Soldato
I don't drive after 1 pint to be on the safe side, but I think 2 or 3 would probably be ok for me personally.
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So... who is right about drink driving?
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Stingray
I don't care how crap the engines are or the handling, old American muscle cars are faptastic
I don't care how crap the engines are or the handling, old American muscle cars are faptastic
Stingray
I don't care how crap the engines are or the handling, old American muscle cars are faptastic
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Look, go around calling yourself a seasoned drinker by all means. But coming from an 18 year old it is nothing short of hilarious.
Soldato
I think people who drink and then go driving (bar the small glass of wine with a meal, for example) are crazy.
So what if you're under the limit? Could you live with the question - "Would I have reacted quicker if I didn't have that drink?" hanging over your head if you hit a child who ran out in the road?
So what if you're under the limit? Could you live with the question - "Would I have reacted quicker if I didn't have that drink?" hanging over your head if you hit a child who ran out in the road?
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Stingray
I don't care how crap the engines are or the handling, old American muscle cars are faptastic
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One too many it seems? Obviously doesnt know his limits
Man of Honour
Actually that's to allow for the time it takes to pass alcohol from your stomach to your blood. For a while after you stop drinking your blood (and breath) alcohol levels continue to rise. The police want to make sure that you are at maximum or on the way down. If you pass, it would a seem a bit silly if ten minutes later you were then over the limit.
No, the way they stop interference from mouth alcohol (which lasts less than two minutes anyway), a) talking to you for a couple of minutes, and b) asking you to KEEP blowing. The new tests aren't as bad as the old ones where you went on for so long you thought you were going to faint, but they still sample air from the lungs, and not the mouth. Lung air is unaffected by shots, mouth washes, etc.
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Caporegime
What has this got to do with real life? You don't base your decision whether to have a few drinks and then get in your car (or not) on TV shows, do you?
I'll have one drink but no more. If I want to get mullered then I'll get a cab or walk.
Soldato
Goodness, how old are you?
1) How many drunk people on US TV shows have you seen where it isn't that "big of a deal"?
2) How many people drive in America?
3) TV shows: Do or do they not create shows about things that are extraordinary to get viewer attention?
I'm not saying the TV shows are based on reality, I'm just saying its weird how often you see it and it's not condemned.
You wouldn't see a comedy show here where someone drove home plastered and everyone was ok with it would you?
Family Guy & The Simpsons are two shows in particular where drink driving is a constant theme with hardly any repercussions.
Caporegime
the evil in america is underage drinking
much more than drink driving. At least thats the public perception...
I cant believe its walmarts policy to ID anybody who looks under the age of 40 !!
But if your over 21, then thats fine. They dont give a damn if you go and drink and drive, just as long as your over 21
much more than drink driving. At least thats the public perception...
I cant believe its walmarts policy to ID anybody who looks under the age of 40 !!
But if your over 21, then thats fine. They dont give a damn if you go and drink and drive, just as long as your over 21
Trust me. It really isn't a big deal in America. Was out on a night out where the DD was just having a 'few' but go so drunk he started vomiting. So another girl who had been drinking incredibly hard all night was 'I can drive good enough not to crash' so she did.
Many a times have I been in cars in America where the driver has had at least 10-15 standard units of alcohol in a drinking session. It's just accepted as normal - much like speeding is here.
The swiss/danes/australians probably have threads about everyone else in the world who are crazy enough to speed!
Caporegime
Is there any empirical evidence that dropping the limit (in any form) would significantly impact accident statistics? Or that a significant number of accidents involve people with alcohol in their breath sample but in the 50-80 range (or 0-80 range if we're talking zero tolerance)?
It seems to me that the current situation is pretty reasonable, and there isn't any compelling reason to change it, but I'm willing to be convinced by solid evidence.