Drink Driving
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ronk said:Kermit, That's a canny swallow of boozeand it's a point well made re the day after !
ronk just to show that having a few,it was a quite day out. Over the full day out & early night. It's the next day hat can cause the problem. Will be interesting to see what you blow after a big day out on the swalley
No what I meant was what is the point of having one alcoholic drink ever even if not driving?ronk said:
Seems a bit pointless.
Surely there are other better tasting drinks to have instead of an alcoholic one.
And Sars I dont understand what is worrisome about what I said. If you think its maybe because I drink to get drunk, I havnt had ANY alcoholic drink since the turn of the year and before that very rarely as I have to drive a lot.
Because some drinks vary so much on what makes up one unit, I never drank alcohol if I had the car with me. Nothing to do with holier than thou, I'm a complete lightweight where drink is concerned!
So much of a lightweight that I stopped drinking on the 31st December 2013.
So much of a lightweight that I stopped drinking on the 31st December 2013.
We're all adults , we all know the rules , its a fine line that pardon the pun is blurry from the moment you take the keys after consuming any alcohol
I'm in the 1 drink is ok ( the max i will ever risk ) camp BUT i always factor in the actual drive home , is it difficult ? is it lenghty ? is it easy ? & i always drive ultra cautiously after the 1 drink .
That said i am fortunate in mrs not being a drinker so i get to drive there & be driven back
I'm in the 1 drink is ok ( the max i will ever risk ) camp BUT i always factor in the actual drive home , is it difficult ? is it lenghty ? is it easy ? & i always drive ultra cautiously after the 1 drink .
That said i am fortunate in mrs not being a drinker so i get to drive there & be driven back
mr wilks said:
I don't understand this "logic"... so you recognise that one way or the other your driving\reactions etc are effected by that one drink you had, otherwise you wouldn't go through that risk analysis in your head, right?? So if it's an easy drive home (whatever that is) you'll take the risk?????
gwatson said:
Yeah if it was a lenghty drive home via town ,country & motorway then i wouldn't have alcohol :?
If it was a easy 3 miles then i'd have a pint & home ? No sweat but i would drive ultra cautious by means of speed limit & extra wary at traffic lights & junctions
No one could say you aren't affected by even one drink but the law is the law & by having 1 & driving home i'm not doing anything illegal
Paulwirral
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I'll stick my oar in again , most people who have chipped in on this subject have answered exactly the same as all drink drivers do , ie , they are more concerned about getting pulled over by the police and losing their licence than they are about having an accident.
If I've not had a drink and run someone over I know I've done my best to avoid that accident , if I'd had a beer and the same happened I couldn't forgive myself .
Can anyone honestly say after maybe running someone over after a having had a drink ,I passed the breath test so it's ok ?
and put yourself in the other camp , someone drives down your road after a pint , runs your kid over , would you really turn round and say , don't worry mate , you've obviously had a drink but you passed the breath test , it's ok with me my kids in a wheelchair or worse ?
I'm not in the holier than thou brigade by the way , I just do my best to avoid any problems .
If I've not had a drink and run someone over I know I've done my best to avoid that accident , if I'd had a beer and the same happened I couldn't forgive myself .
Can anyone honestly say after maybe running someone over after a having had a drink ,I passed the breath test so it's ok ?
and put yourself in the other camp , someone drives down your road after a pint , runs your kid over , would you really turn round and say , don't worry mate , you've obviously had a drink but you passed the breath test , it's ok with me my kids in a wheelchair or worse ?
I'm not in the holier than thou brigade by the way , I just do my best to avoid any problems .
Not drink driving but this has just popped up on the news.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-34438129
If this proves to be true, then it shows just how little regard this man has for anyone other than himself. A completey selfish man, even after killing 6 people and ruining the lives of many others he still decided he was above the law.
Surely an indefinite ban is the only way but that doesn't stop him having access to a car unfortunately
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-34438129
If this proves to be true, then it shows just how little regard this man has for anyone other than himself. A completey selfish man, even after killing 6 people and ruining the lives of many others he still decided he was above the law.
Surely an indefinite ban is the only way but that doesn't stop him having access to a car unfortunately
Wow this thread has been an eye opener.
Maybe some people just wont comment as its not very PC to admit to having a drink and driving ?
I am in Mr Wilks considered mindset for over 25 years of accident/incident free motoring.(Apart from being crashed into while stationary x2)
We all have responsibility for our actions on the road after having one drink or none.
I take more care when I have had a drink or on hands-free phone or feel tired as all can be distracting.
Maybe some people just wont comment as its not very PC to admit to having a drink and driving ?
I am in Mr Wilks considered mindset for over 25 years of accident/incident free motoring.(Apart from being crashed into while stationary x2)
We all have responsibility for our actions on the road after having one drink or none.
I take more care when I have had a drink or on hands-free phone or feel tired as all can be distracting.
This is all a bit silly.
The law is set the way it is because it's common sense. There are far, far greater priorities for road safety than stopping people with so little alcohol in their blood. As I said before there are many more dangers than that. Parents with unruly kids playing up in the back seat for example. Shall we ban children from the car? That might save 6.6 lives over 19.2 years if we did!
I wonder how many of you are on prescription medicine that might have an influence on your reactions or have dodgy knees or feet or hips which might impair your driving?
The law is fine as it is.
The law is set the way it is because it's common sense. There are far, far greater priorities for road safety than stopping people with so little alcohol in their blood. As I said before there are many more dangers than that. Parents with unruly kids playing up in the back seat for example. Shall we ban children from the car? That might save 6.6 lives over 19.2 years if we did!
I wonder how many of you are on prescription medicine that might have an influence on your reactions or have dodgy knees or feet or hips which might impair your driving?
The law is fine as it is.
Taz said:
Me too on both counts