Memo to the driver: when can you drive after drinking?

Modern bicycles and distances

A bike with amazing suspension, reliable braking system and gears can handle a distance of 50-60 km. And this is on an asphalt, flat road. A cyclist on such a horse can easily cover less distance in a few hours. Amateurs, namely city residents, often organize similar runs with friends, trying to think through the route in advance and return home before sunset. But how long do you travel, say, with your spouse or friend? This question is often about age rather than technique.

Mountain modifications are a real gift for all those who want to actively relax in forest or mountainous areas. And in this option, the distance per day can even exceed 80 km.

Is it possible to take extra hours?

Above we wrote how many hours you need to go to a driving school according to the rules. Those. This is exactly what is provided for in the state education program. If you drive less than this amount, you simply will not be allowed to take the practical exam. It will be considered that you have not completed the course completely.

Conclusion

Those who want to become drivers often do not know all the details of training. In particular, one of the questions that may be of interest to potential candidates is: how many hours do you need to drive in a driving school?

If necessary, it is possible to adjust both the training period and the cost of the service. The simplest and most suitable way for everyone is to choose a car with a manual transmission for training. In this case, the cost is usually lower. If you already have rights to another category, you can save time and money by paying only for the theory course.

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How to shorten your training period

The theoretical part no longer includes a full first aid course; it has been reduced from 24 to 16 hours. Material on the differences between automatic and manual transmissions has also been reduced.

My instructor doesn’t want to study! He was sick for a week or two, then he came and it’s like he’s not going to work these hours! According to the program, he has to skate with me for 56 hours, but in a month he skated 26 hours, is this normal? And in a couple of days we have an exam in the traffic police. At the driving school they said that until we get these hours back, there won’t be an exam, what do you think? The exam is on the 20th at 8 am, it will be a bayonet, but I don’t really know how to drive

Yana, greetings! Naturally, it’s a lie on his part, but by signing 4 hours in advance, you complicated the situation for yourself. First, read: Mistake in choosing a driving school, what to do if problems began during the training process or at the internal exam of a driving school Signs of fraud when studying at a driving school and what can be done in such a situation It is critical to understand this is the initiative of a particular instructor or the driving school as a whole. Did I understand correctly that there were 12 lessons of 2 hours each and that was it? How many of them are on site, how many are in the city. In what city does this take place and how much did the driving school course cost and what does retaking the internal exam look like?

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How many hours of driving does it take to learn to drive/pass the test?

At the beginning of 2021, traffic rules (traffic rules) changed once again. According to the new edition of the traffic rules, any driving training, except for training in a driving school by a driving school instructor along a pre-agreed route, is illegal. Unauthorized study may be punished by fines of 35-45,000 rubles (30,000 rubles for an instructor, 5-150,000 rubles for a student). While this is more of a theory, it is not clear what the practice will be, but there are certain risks here.

A small educational program for those who want to buy a car with a manual transmission) Most people here, of course, are confused, but it will help someone. At least, not everyone is lucky with good teachers and sometimes you have to figure it out on your own.

This technique will reduce the load on your gearbox, especially on synchronizers, and will also SIGNIFICANTLY increase your driving safety during active driving, especially in winter. In mechanics it is simply necessary to be able to do this. The S5 is particularly enjoyable to throttle with, given its sound.

* After using the coaster when driving downhill, at the end of it it is necessary to “re-throttle” in order to avoid premature wear of the clutch and gearbox. This is necessary in order to equalize the rotation speed of the wheels with the rotation speed of the crankshaft of the engine, which is idling at this time. You need to depress the clutch pedal, bring the engine speed up to the expected speed for the combination of the current speed and the intended gear, and engage this higher gear. For example, after coasting down a hill, the car speed is 60 km/h; you need to figure out which gear is best suited for this speed, for example 4th gear, and then what speed the engine will develop in 4th gear at a speed of 60 km/h (about 2000 rpm), and “re-throttle” the engine up to these revolutions (an experienced driver does this “by eye” at the automatic level). * It is necessary to constantly check the oil level in the manual transmission crankcase and replace it in a timely manner, since during prolonged operation in the gearbox the oil turns into an abrasive due to an increase in the content of metal particles, which inevitably separate from the gears during their natural wear, which in turn significantly accelerates wear ; * On foreign-made cars, follow the brand of lubricating oil specified in the instructions; some manual transmissions of foreign cars require special materials, for example, hypoid oil or ATF.

If the number of errors is less than that which ensures failure of the exam, you are considered to have successfully passed the test and are allowed to take part in the third part of the exam - practical driving in urban traffic conditions. As an examination exercise, you will be asked to drive a certain distance along a road route in the city.

A classic that is always in our memory

What about the Ural or the Chinese Skif? What is this technology capable of? The distance that can be covered during the day depends on several factors:

1. Bike condition.
2. Moral and physical attitude of the cyclist.
3. Route.

Sometimes even on such seemingly useless units, they cover up to 40 km by midnight. This is not difficult to achieve; it is enough just to get lost in the thicket of the forest, and after a while a person gets a second, and then a third wind. Asphalt, rural sandy road, ditches and all the other riches of the road system are invisible if the sun is setting, and it’s still a long drive to get to your home or dacha.

Of course, you won’t be able to go hiking on bicycles using Soviet technology, but repairing such a vehicle is very easy, even for a schoolchild. You can drive no more than 15 km on any road without getting tired, because speed alone does not relieve your legs. And this is important for the process.

Officially, how long can a driver drive per day?

In modern traffic rules there are no requirements regarding the duration of driving for owners of private vehicles. Commercial vehicles cannot travel more than 500 km per day if the vehicle is driven by one driver. Tachographs are gradually appearing on trucks, which record the route traveled and engine operating time. If the time is more than 8 hours and the mileage is over 500 km, the driver and owner of the car will receive fines from the traffic police. But this does not apply to ordinary motorists, so you can relax about this.

But it is worth remembering these features:

• spending too long behind the wheel leads to loss of concentration, which means that the motorist can no longer drive the car well and react to the road situation;
• if your reaction is reduced due to a long period of driving, you should carefully choose the speed limit and generally think about stopping and resting, this is vital;
• Each person has an individual threshold for fatigue, so it is enough for one person to travel 200 km a day, while another can cover a distance of 2000 km without much harm to their health;
• it all depends on the road situation, you need to take into account the quality of the road surface and the scope of use of your car; in the city you will not drive long distances per day;
• we need to take into account the season and other circumstances; often the road forces us to deviate from our plans and change routes, or even refuse to travel at a certain stage.

Everything is individual, so you need to know yourself and take into account your own condition. Sometimes a long car ride is a great pleasure and allows you to have a good time. But often for a motorist this is real torture. This is worth considering before planning large moves. It is very likely that your car will not be able to provide decent comfort and drive several hundred kilometers a day. It is important to realize that safety on the road comes first, so it is not worth risking your life, no matter what the goals of your trip are driving you forward at top speed.

Cycling and distances

For such a hobby, it is indeed important to know the norm, because tourist groups often recruit teenagers. In this case, the distance is automatically calculated as for beginners - no more than 50 km, preferably with one stop.

But adult companies with equipment for overnight stays cover up to 140 km per day. Moreover, such guys try not for speed, but for their own pleasure. Which means quiet movement and good working order of bicycles. It is important. You need to be able to repair an expensive brand in the field, so before the route they try to know for sure all the weak points of the bike.

For cycling tourism, routes have been described and tested in suitable places. Therefore, keeping within the distance standards is not so important if you have a few days left before going to work. And on weekends or holidays, you can easily visit a neighboring region or remote vacation spots. There's something special about it compared to going out on an off-road bike because a simple mountain bike can go anywhere. This makes it possible to get to places where even local villagers are too lazy to go.

Maximum driving time

When accounting for working hours on a regular basis in urban and suburban traffic, the duration of daily (between shifts) rest can be reduced from 12 hours to no more than three hours, taking into account the remoteness of the employee’s place of rest, with the provision of daily (between shifts) rest of at least 48 hours immediately after the end of the work shift following the reduced daily (between shifts) rest, upon the written application of the employee, in agreement with the elected body of the primary trade union organization, and in its absence - by another representative body of workers.

Reducing daily rest with cumulative accounting

If a break is established between two parts of the working day later than four hours after the start of the working day, bus drivers working on regular city and suburban bus routes are provided with special breaks to rest from driving while driving, lasting at least 15 minutes in the period before the break is provided between two parts of the working day.

Indeed, applying for category “B” and wanting to skate 56 hours, if you choose a driving school with academic hours, then in reality you will skate not 56, but 56 * 0.75 = 42 hours. Can you imagine? With your own hands, shorten your training program by 14 hours!

We increase personal indicators correctly

The usual speed for a modern bicycle is 15-20 km/h. It turns out that the usual 50 kilometers is not that long. However, here it is important to stay in good shape upon arrival, because it’s exactly the same time home, and a taxi or ride is unlikely to give you a lift.

How to increase bike speed

To avoid such stupidity, it is advisable to take your equipment out for a walk every day for 30-40 minutes. Then it will be more common to walk a distance of 50 km, and then it’s not far from a hundred. What’s interesting is that the figure of 100 km itself is a psychological bar that often frightens rather than represents a real difficult task for the cyclist. Think about it: we drive 50 km along the highway, rest, have a snack and return to the city. This is the same 100 km, but with the standard already met.

To increase the distance, it is easy to make several stops, but not for rest, but more to tune in to the distance. Then it will be a joy to walk 140 km with the whole group. But health is much more important, because bicycles that are not configured correctly are not “for you” - this is a dangerous thing for your joints. There is a possibility of damaging the knee joints, so running in the city is very important, primarily for convenience. In the saddle, the slightest feeling of discomfort is not a reason to sell the equipment, but a hint for its adjustment. After all, everyone’s legs are different, and the really comfortable speed for the distance is individual.

Sober up - and get behind the wheel: how long does it take? Is it possible to speed up the process?

If you have the slightest doubt about your own sobriety, you should not drive. We hope all readers agree with this. But on holidays it can be difficult to keep track of compliance with “your norm”: you wake up in the morning and are not entirely sure whether you can go yet? And if not, when will it be possible?

Let us remind you that the punishment for driving drunk in Russia is very serious: one and a half to two years of “horseless” life and a fine of 30,000 rubles. If a “disenfranchised” gets behind the wheel, he faces up to 15 days of arrest. Repeated (within a year after the expiration of the punishment) violation is even more expensive; here criminal liability already arises under Article 264.1 of the Criminal Code: a fine of 200-300 thousand rubles, or compulsory work for up to 480 hours, or forced labor for up to 2 years, or imprisonment freedom for up to 2 years.

Neither classical nor traditional medicine has yet invented a magical remedy that quickly turns a drunk into a sober one. To determine when you can get behind the wheel, you should first assess your condition.

Now I’ll find a breathalyzer...

If you have a breathalyzer, great. Only with it can you establish the real degree of intoxication and estimate how long it will take to sober up. Let us recall the current standards in Russia: if a breathalyzer shows no more than 0.16 mg of alcohol per liter in exhaled air (which approximately corresponds to 0.3 ppm in the blood), then it is permitted to drive a vehicle, but if more, there are no options: it is necessary to remove alcohol from body. Even if you slept well and feel completely sober.

Let's say the breathalyzer shows 0.26 mg/l. Everything is simple here: you just have to wait. According to some studies, men eliminate alcohol from the body at a rate of 0.1 ppm per hour, while women detoxify at about 10% slower. All such calculations can be used only as indicative ones, since a lot depends on body weight, age, health status and other individual characteristics.

If you test yourself with a breathalyzer, say, once an hour, then you certainly won’t miss the moment when you can already get behind the wheel...

I don't have a breathalyzer!

There are various formulas and calculators that can help you calculate the time it takes to get sober. One of the most common calculation methods is based on the formula of the Swedish chemist Erik Widmark, which takes into account body weight, gender, height and amount of drink. As a result, you will find out the alcohol content in the blood (and in the exhaled air) at the peak of intoxication and how long it will take to remove this amount of alcohol from the body. Here, for example, is such a calculator.

The following table is also often used:

* - these calculations show the approximate time for complete elimination of alcohol from the body

But here we must take into account that the dose dependence is nonlinear. For example, if 100 grams of cognac disappears without a trace from the body of a 70-kilogram person in 5 hours and 15 minutes, then 300 grams takes 26 hours. This means that after drinking 300 grams of cognac the next day it is dangerous to drive.

However, narcologists treat various tables and formulas with some distrust. Victoria Shchepeleva, a specialist at the Astra-detox clinic, warns: the actual time it takes to remove alcohol from the body greatly depends not only on weight and age, but also on a number of other individual characteristics. For example, the presence of certain diseases (which the driver, by the way, may not know about), regularity of drinking alcohol, etc.

How to quickly recover with the help of medicine?

Pharmacies sell many anti-hangover drugs, most of which only relieve some unpleasant symptoms - eliminate headaches and slightly mask the fumes from the mouth. But insidious ppm remain in the body.

You can often find recommendations to drink activated charcoal, but this can only have some significance in the first hours after drinking alcohol, when it is still possible to remove toxins from the intestines and stomach. In the morning there are already a tiny amount of them there, and activated carbon will not affect the further condition in any way.

At home, doctors recommend using only over-the-counter painkillers, and not just any kind. For example, paracetamol (and, accordingly, any drugs containing it) is contraindicated in combination with alcohol. And, for example, ibuprofen, which is part of many drugs, has no such contraindications.

According to doctors, the best thing is to drink plenty of soda with lemon (it helps remove the toxin acetaldehyde) and B vitamins. If it’s really bad, you should drink plenty of fluids and take diuretics (diuretics). Chinese shu puer tea has a good effect - it sobers up and speeds up metabolism.

Widely advertised drugs that support the liver (hepatoprotectors) are mostly ineffective in this situation, but there are exceptions. Consult your doctor.

Medical nutrition

Firstly, we must take into account that even hours after the feast, part of what is drunk remains in the stomach. If you prevent this alcohol from entering your bloodstream, you will sober up faster. Drinking large amounts of water, even to the point of vomiting, helps cleanse the stomach. In any case, the intake of large amounts of fluid leads to a beneficial diuretic effect. By the way, some “anti-hangover medications” contain this very function.

At the stage when a hangover has already occurred, doctors recommend drinking juices, sports drinks and vegetable broths. Products with a high fructose content are useful - apples, bananas, oranges, grapes, pears. If fruit is a problem, chocolate or sweet tea will do. A positive effect is possible from decoctions of mint, St. John's wort, and chamomile.

A hangover, among other things, is dangerous because a person lacks potassium, which complicates the functioning of the heart and kidneys. Bananas, potatoes, dates, avocados, greens, beans, dried apricots, prunes, and salmon provide a significant dose of potassium.

Fermented milk products rich in amino acids and beneficial bacteria that stimulate metabolism are also useful.

Experienced people recommend fatty foods. Yes, indeed, this one eliminates toxins. But there is also the other side of the coin: fat loads the liver, which is already plowing like Stakhanov at the slaughter. In general, it is better to take care of yourself.

Exercise stress

Popular wisdom recommends sweating, as this releases harmful substances through the skin. A warm bath will do. Many are convinced of the healing properties of the bath, but doctors warn about the danger of combining a steam room with alcohol or a hangover due to the high load on the heart.

If you want to recover faster, then do not lie down. It is healthier to take a short walk or give yourself other light physical activity. There is an opinion about the benefits of sex in such a situation - it improves metabolism, and sweating is pleasant and beneficial for the body! However, the load on the heart may be excessive.

To put yourself in order, it is best to use an integrated approach. However, treat your body with care! He is already traumatized by alcohol and is not ready for serious tests.

Understand the mechanics and dimensions

Feeling the clutch is the most important thing at the initial stage, this skill is not achieved by simply saying “don’t drop the pedal.” This is muscle memory, a reflex that can only be achieved through repeated practice.

. And the big unprofessionals are the instructors who yell at the “deaf” cadets. Yelling won't help here - the person must calmly practice the skill. You need to be able to start both on a slope and on a level surface, you need to be able to do this “without gas” and only with the “clutch”, but this can only be achieved through repeated practice.

Think and notice the signs

You also need to be able to change gears. For example, when entering a corner, you should downshift in advance. Do not put in neutral when approaching a traffic light. Hold the lever correctly so as not to confuse the speeds and not to loosen the slide. Intuitively, without looking down, change gear depending on the speed and load of the engine. Understand what engine braking is on descent and ascent. This is also achieved only by working out, for 10-15 hours, at least. And let the drivers who believe that they know how to drive continue to smile. In practice, more than half drive incorrectly, which creates a danger to other road users and leads to transmission and gearbox breakdowns.

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First of all, the requirements for driving schools themselves were tightened. Thus, “gray” educational institutions operating without the appropriate licenses disappeared from the market. The quality of education in most of them - as you might guess - left much to be desired. Now only licensed institutions that have their own program approved by the Ministry of Education and the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate have the right to conduct educational activities. Teachers can be taught by specialists with appropriate permits.