Drink drivers

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2DDav

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685 posts

153 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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Precisley what the fk is it that makes these sub human s think they can jump in a car after 8pints and drive home!

Heading home from work last night and I came up behind a car at a set of lights. Pulled off and it was apparent something wasnt right, slow acceleration, wandering and kept jamming the brakes on when any oncoming traffic appeared.
As we progressed it became worse, and on 2 occasions he wandered onto the worng side of the road with oncoming traffic, then as we approached a lorry that was parked in a layby he indicated and went straight over into the path of an oncoming car just swerving at the last minute.
Finally we came side by side at the next traffic lights where upon the guy looked over and he wasnt a little drunk, he was completely fked. One eye was going to Tesco whilst the other was going to Asda.
Pulled over as soon as I could and done 999 but what the utter fk.

ben5732

763 posts

156 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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You don't have to pull over to ring 999 but good on you calling it in. Don't see why people risk it especially in that state.

Shaw Tarse

31,543 posts

203 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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ben5732 said:
Don't see why people risk it especially in that state.
Impaired judgement?
Years ago I was talking to a bloke, he always took his van home before having a drink.
He said he wouldn't drive after a pint.
But if he'd had several drunkdriving

simoid

19,772 posts

158 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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Personally I don't do much thinking after 8 pints.

Good on you for phoning it in.

heebeegeetee

28,723 posts

248 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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2DDav said:
Precisley what the fk is it that makes these sub human s think they can jump in a car after 8pints and drive home!

The alcohol?

Craphouserat

1,496 posts

201 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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If anyone suspects a drink driver call 999 or 101 whilst driving - you will not get done for this. Have vechile details and direction of travel. These details are passed out and cops do get into the area. Sometimes they are right and it is a drink driver sometimes not - always best to be cautious.

simoid

19,772 posts

158 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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Craphouserat said:
If anyone suspects a drink driver call 999 or 101 whilst driving - you will not get done for this. Have vechile details and direction of travel. These details are passed out and cops do get into the area. Sometimes they are right and it is a drink driver sometimes not - always best to be cautious.
IIRC you should stop/pull over unless it's unsafe...?

I'd pull over in an urban area or into a lay by, but not a motorway hard shoulder.

Willy Nilly

12,511 posts

167 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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He had to drive, he was far too drunk to walk.

Shaw Tarse

31,543 posts

203 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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Willy Nilly said:
He had to drive, he was far too drunk to walk.
I took a bus home last night drunk
I'll return it later

g3org3y

20,627 posts

191 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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I'm sure he was in the 'dangerous' 50-80mg/100ml range.

McWigglebum4th

32,414 posts

204 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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g3org3y said:
I'm sure he was in the 'dangerous' 50-80mg/100ml range.
Yep we were completely powerless to stop drunk driving up here in scotland because of english oppression

Hoofy

76,351 posts

282 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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g3org3y said:
I'm sure he was in the 'dangerous' 50-80mg/100ml range.
I think he was in the dangerous wrong lane.

missingbadly999

348 posts

115 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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Scotland is nuts. Their lowering the limit means drinkers can't have one pint - they should have set the bar at one pints worth what do people do?- leave a third in the glas FFS? No one will do that.
I know some naive people will say 'well they shouldn't have a pint then la di da blah blah' but it's not human nature and it should have been set at zero then.
I have a PhD in this matter from a previous life - PissHeadDestruction so stick that up ya Jacksie. It's either zero or one pint not this lily livered euro compliant wishy washy half hearted no mans land.

cootuk

918 posts

123 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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Possibly a diabetic as an alternative answer, in which case getting police/paramedics to them might be lifesaving.

http://www.8newsnow.com/story/7107333/dui-like-war...

crankedup

25,764 posts

243 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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cootuk said:
Possibly a diabetic as an alternative answer, in which case getting police/paramedics to them might be lifesaving.

http://www.8newsnow.com/story/7107333/dui-like-war...
Or drugs, either way fortunately most people use their brains and don't drink drive. The biggest problem is after a heavy night people think they are OK to drive but still be way over the limit.

Hoofy

76,351 posts

282 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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missingbadly999 said:
Scotland is nuts. Their lowering the limit means drinkers can't have one pint - they should have set the bar at one pints worth what do people do?- leave a third in the glas FFS? No one will do that.
I know some naive people will say 'well they shouldn't have a pint then la di da blah blah' but it's not human nature and it should have been set at zero then.
I have a PhD in this matter from a previous life - PissHeadDestruction so stick that up ya Jacksie. It's either zero or one pint not this lily livered euro compliant wishy washy half hearted no mans land.
I think the issue with zero is that there's trace alcohol in certain drugs eg cough medicine. Atchoo. Hic.

anonymous-user

54 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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missingbadly999 said:
Scotland is nuts. Their lowering the limit means drinkers can't have one pint - they should have set the bar at one pints worth what do people do?........t's either zero or one pint not this lily livered euro compliant wishy washy half hearted no mans land.
Look at it this way.....
Drinkers will be over the limit after one pint, which effectively means abstaining.
But the limit hasn't been set to absolute zero.....that'd be like the Gubnent controlling what you can or can't do. wink
Geddit now?

missingbadly999

348 posts

115 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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Crossflow Kid said:
Look at it this way.....
Drinkers will be over the limit after one pint, which effectively means abstaining.
But the limit hasn't been set to absolute zero.....that'd be like the Gubnent controlling what you can or can't do. wink
Geddit now?
Oh yeah. Get it. Lke we the Govt trying to control everybody? That would never happen would it - my mum says they are great. And the police. They always get it right.

2DDav

Original Poster:

685 posts

153 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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ben5732 said:
You don't have to pull over to ring 999 but good on you calling it in. Don't see why people risk it especially in that state.
See I wasnt overly sure as to whether you should or shouldnt.

2DDav

Original Poster:

685 posts

153 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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heebeegeetee said:
The alcohol?
Cool answer.