I got stopped and breathalysed once. I was a little unfamiliar with the particular neighbourhood and I was looking for an off licence to get supplies for a friend's house warming party, at which I had drunk a can of Swan Light (remember that?) low alcohol beer, 0.5% by volume if I recall correctly. I had drunk one small can of this, I think a 330ml size can. I had drawn the short straw and been sent out mid party when various things ran low.
At a roundabout, I took a turning which turned out to be a cul-de-sac, and so pulled up at the kerb to do a three point turn. A police car had followed me, and turned on his blinky lights to alert me.
To my surprise and enormous concern, the breathalyser registered half way between the green and red, I seem to remember there being a kind of orange light on it indicating a level of alcohol on my breath, but not sufficient to be at or over the limit.
I was sent on my way with much disappointment in the voice of the officer.
I have never since risked taking even a single low alcohol drink when driving.
This was around 20 years ago.
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