Beijing News reporter Liu Huan, editor Li Yan, proofreader Zhai Yongjun.
Many people choose to travel by car on New Year's Day. In this case, it is especially necessary to pay attention to dietary choices, if you eat lychee, longan and other fruits with high sugar content, fermented foods, you may be tested for "drunk driving". What the hell is going on?
Eating lychees may be detected as "drunk driving".
According to the data, the Shenzhen traffic police have tested, after eating a few lychees, immediately conduct a breath alcohol test, the result is 30mg 100ml, which meets the standard for drunk driving, but after 10 minutes of retesting, the "drunk driving" state will be lifted, which is often called "fake drunk driving". Previously, a reporter from the Beijing News also did a test, and after eating two lychees, he immediately tested it with a breathalyzer, and the result met the standard for drunk driving.
Lichee. Photo by Beijing News reporter Liu Huan.
Ruan Guangfeng, director of the Science and Technology Department of the Kexin Food and Nutrition Information Exchange Center, previously explained to a reporter from the Beijing News that lychees have a high sugar content, and ice cubes will be added and sealed during transportation and storage. In a closed environment, lychees are easy to ferment to produce alcohol and carbon dioxide, and after people eat lychees, alcohol will remain in their mouths, and driving at this time may be detected as "drunk driving".
Not only lychees, but also an article on the "Popular Science China" platform pointed out that eating durian, longan and other fruits with high sugar content may also be detected as "drunk driving".
Fermented foods and snacks are also risky.
In addition to fruits, some fermented foods may also cause the risk of drunk driving, such as wine-stuffed balls, tofu, etc. This type of food is fermented during the production process, which is prone to alcohol, which may lead to "strokes" after eating.
In addition, there are similar potential risks associated with pastry foods, such as tiramisu and Swiss rolls, which are high in sugar, and may contain alcohol. Driving immediately after eating these snacks can also be tested for "drunk driving".
Being drunk driving" has a solution.
If you have consumed these foods before driving, you should not be overly anxious. Ruan Guangfeng explained that as long as you stay for more than ten minutes before going on the road, you can also drink saliva and rinse your mouth before the test, at this time, the alcohol content in the mouth will drop significantly, and it will not be detected as "drunk driving".
Of course, if you are mistakenly detected as "drunk driving" because of eating the above-mentioned food, you can promptly submit it to the traffic police for a second test 10 minutes later. In general, the alcohol in the mouth will naturally dissipate in a short period of time, and the insufflation value will drop sharply to a safe range, or even return to zero. If the situation is still not resolved, a blood sampling test can be offered to measure the alcohol content in the blood.
It is important to stress that the consumption of alcoholic food is not the same as the consumption of alcohol, and if it is a drunk test, even after a few minutes, the test result will not decrease, but may increase, so do not leave it to chance.
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