Monday, 2 October 2017

Day 1514: A very Swedish theory test question


This question came up on my practice theory test:

A person has been drinking a lot of alcohol until very late at night. What should he or she think about the following day?
  1. If he runs a lap he will burn more alcohol and therefore drive without risk in the afternoon
  2. If he drinks lots of water and then has a sauna he will burn more alcohol and therefore drive without risk in the afternoon
  3. Since he can't affect the amount of alcohol he burns he should not drive for safety's sake 
As far as I know, there is no focus in the English theory test on alcohol (or how to best drive to reduce environmental impact). There is definitely no mention of running a lap (who outside Sweden stays up all night drinking and then goes for a run in the morning?!) or having a bloody sauna (In Stockholm you're never more than 6 feet from a sauna, while in London it's 6 feet from a rat.)

Furthermore, most commercial passenger vehicles like taxis, buses, logistics trucks and even my learner driver car are fitted with "alcolås" or alcohol lock, and the engine will not start if the driver fails an alcohol breath test!

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