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Safe drivingQuestion 117 of 202

You drank alcohol and now you drink strong coffee. What does this do?

  1. It makes you sober in an hour
  2. It makes you sober if you eat food too
  3. It lowers your BAC to zero
  4. Nothing, because only time makes you sober
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Correct answer: Nothing, because only time makes you sober

Coffee does not remove alcohol from the body. Only time does this.

Source: Driver's Manual: A guide to safely operate cars and light trucks (Government of the Northwest Territories, revised August 2022), Chapter 9, Impaired driving and the law, page 146

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026