A new caffeine-based drink designed specifically to prevent drivers from
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falling asleep at the wheel has been launched by the RAC. The fruit flavoured drink, RAC 124, contains the same amount of caffeine as two cups of strong coffee and will be available from mid-August.
Responding to the health concerns raised by other high energy drinks such as Red Bull, which is under investigation in Sweden following reports
that three people have died after drinking it, a RAC spokeswoman says,'At
the moment there is no research to suggest that drinks such as Red Bull cause health problems. However, we will take the findings of any new research seriously. We consider a safe level for RAC 124 to be one can a day."
The institute of Road Safety Officers is supporting the drink. It says it will help to "significantly reduce the number of UK road casualties".
RAC 124, developed in conjunction with Loughborough University, will be sold at service stations.