Drink Driving - Page 3

norwich stanley · 02-03-2007, 16:28

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Originally Posted by Crabby

Stuff the soap box I know what I mean so do the majority of the working population

I know what you mean Crabby,if i have 2 pints at the pub at 6pm,then walk home,but drive to work at 6am,there could be a minute amount of alcohol in my system-does that make me a criminal?Surely some of you who go to the meets have cars,does that mean you dont drive for two days?

accymel · 02-03-2007, 16:34

It takes 24hrs from the last drink for alcohol to clear your system

lancsdave · 02-03-2007, 16:41

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Originally Posted by Crabby

Stuff the soap box I know what I mean so do the majority of the working population

According to the RAC -
Over 1 in 3 strongly agreed that the legal drink-drive limit should be reduced to ‘no alcohol at all’

They must not have asked the working population

slinky · 02-03-2007, 16:41

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Originally Posted by norwich stanley

Surely some of you who go to the meets have cars,does that mean you dont drive for two days?

How very dare you insinuate that we drink alcohol when we go to the meet.

Alcohol is very wrong and makes you say and do silly things.

lancsdave · 02-03-2007, 16:45

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Originally Posted by chav1

not so long ago the legal level was 2 pints which if i am honest is hitting dodgy ground for some people who cant handle alchol but they did a lot tests and research which showed that 1 pint is ok so no matter how right you think you are there is a lot of research by people who actualy know what they are talking about that shows you are wrong

Earlier in the thread somebody said they wouldn't drink after half a lager because they didn't think they would be fit enough.

I don't even recall anywhere in this thread saying I'm right or wrong, merely expressing an opinion that I think it should be zero limit.

accymel · 02-03-2007, 16:49

Where does it stop tho thats the trouble with this country, its no drink & drive policy but u are allowed to have a pint or 2

thats like saying for the future no smoking ban that you're ok to have half a fag before u is fined

, if its a no go then its a no go end of.

chav1 · 02-03-2007, 16:50

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Originally Posted by norwich stanley

Surely some of you who go to the meets have cars,does that mean you dont drive for two days?

you have a valid point because when i go to collect my car the other people who left their cars have already taken theirs way before ive even got out of bed probably .

half teh peopel who are disagreeing with you dont drive and the ones that do drive i will bet my last pound that they drive the day after a meet or other night out

chav1 · 02-03-2007, 16:53

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

Earlier in the thread somebody said they wouldn't drink after half a lager because they didn't think they would be fit enough.

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who was that then?

thats their choice if they now they have a low tollerance to alchol then they did teh right thing but just because 1 person has a low tollerance it dosnt mean everyone else has

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i assume you meant drive after half a larger ?

***Mr D*** · 02-03-2007, 16:56

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Originally Posted by accymel

It takes 24hrs from the last drink for alcohol to clear your system

Providing you have a healthy liver, it will take one hour for your liver to remove one unit of alcohol. So if you drink heavily in the evening you may still be over the legal drink drive limit the following morning.

Suppose it depends how Much you have Drunk.

but 24 Hours, must be a binge session.

accymel · 02-03-2007, 16:57

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Originally Posted by ***Mr D***

Providing you have a healthy liver, it will take one hour for your liver to remove one unit of alcohol. So if you drink heavily in the evening you may still be over the legal drink drive limit the following morning.

Suppose it depends how Much you have Drunk.

but 24 Hours, must be a binge session.

Im just going off medical advice they say 24hrs to completely leave the system

lancsdave · 02-03-2007, 17:00

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Originally Posted by chav1

who was that then?

thats their choice if they now they have a low tollerance to alchol then they did teh right thing but just because 1 person has a low tollerance it dosnt mean everyone else has

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i assume you meant drive after half a larger ?

Isn't that the biggest problem though, people not knowing their limits. The limit set for legal reasons is not that scientific because people have different tolerance levels. It's more of a well know fact that drink gives people confidence and bravado, they then believe they are fit to drive when they actually aren't. Some people drink to the legal limit rather than the common sense limit

chav1 · 02-03-2007, 17:04

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Originally Posted by ***Mr D***

Providing you have a healthy liver, it will take one hour for your liver to remove one unit of alcohol. So if you drink heavily in the evening you may still be over the legal drink drive limit the following morning.

Suppose it depends how Much you have Drunk.

but 24 Hours, must be a binge session.

you see the topics getting shifted again , the orgional point is that 1 pint does not make you a drunk driver but poeple insist on bringing up a heavy nights drinking and other factors regarding a lot of alchol consumtion and everyone knows that drunk driving is bad but not one person against the 1 pint limit has yet to provide any evidence or half decent proof what so ever that 1 pint makes you unfit to be in control of a car

they cant prove their point so they argue a totaly different one so please when replying to this post for the love of god prove your point that you are not ok to drive after 1 pint because the govenment spent millions reseaching the effects of alchol on a lot of various people of all ages and sex and came to teh conclusion that 1 pint is ok.

just because you disagree it dosnt make you right - research and testing does

jambutty · 02-03-2007, 17:06

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

Earlier in the thread somebody said they wouldn't drink after half a lager because they didn't think they would be fit enough.

I don't even recall anywhere in this thread saying I'm right or wrong, merely expressing an opinion that I think it should be zero limit.

A zero limit wouldn’t be practical lancsdave as someone has already pointed out that certain products contain a small amount of alcohol.

A lower amount equating to one pint of normal beer would be about right.

lancsdave · 02-03-2007, 17:07

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Originally Posted by chav1

you see the topics getting shifted again , the orgional point is that 1 pint does not make you a drunk driver but poeple insist on bringing up a heavy nights drinking and other factors regarding a lot of alchol consumtion and everyone knows that drunk driving is bad but not one person against the 1 pint limit has yet to provide any evidence or half decent proof what so ever that 1 pint makes you unfit to be in control of a car

they cant prove their point so they argue a totaly different one so please when replying to this post for the love of god prove your point that you are not ok to drive after 1 pint because the govenment spent millions reseaching the effects of alchol on a lot of various people of all ages and sex and came to teh conclusion that 1 pint is ok.

just because you disagree it dosnt make you right - research and testing does

The original point never mentioned 1 pint, you dragged that one in to it

lancsdave · 02-03-2007, 17:09

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Originally Posted by jambutty

A zero limit wouldn’t be practical lancsdave as someone has already pointed out that certain products contain a small amount of alcohol.

A lower amount equating to one pint of normal beer would be about right.

I would accept that as a valid point if somebody comes back with a list of products that you can consume in the time it takes to drink a pint and still contain the same level of alchohol