Drink Driving

[Stevenj214]

It's 11:58am and my new gadget has only now told me I am legal to drive after a drinking session which finished at 3am. It's really making me think about how many people are still 'under the influence' the morning after the night before, yet still drive.

Edited by Stevenj214 on Saturday 6th February 12:03

[soad]

That's true, alkohol stays with you for a long time.
I can still feel it on most mornings after a good drinking session.

I'm doing my best to cut down my alkohol intake lately...

[911motorsport]

I would say there's definitely quite a few drivers on the roads in the morning that are still well over the limit. You only need some prat to drive into you and then you've got BIG problems.

[sday12]

I been told by police and pilots not to trust those cheap ones.

The (reliable) ones they use cost in excess of £500.

Bin it.

[anonymous-user]

sday12 said:

I been told by police and pilots not to trust those cheap ones.

The (reliable) ones they use cost in excess of £500.

Bin it.

+1
I would never trust one of those things, the one i got would give me differant readings one after the other.
Yeh there are loads of people driving over the limit in the morning, general rule i would say is dont drive before lunch if you have had a heavy session.

[ZOLLAR]

I would just like to say thumbs up to OP for checking when its ok to drive after drinking very sensible!.

[Hell27]

911motorsport said:

I would say there's definitely quite a few drivers on the roads in the morning that are still well over the limit. You only need some prat to drive into you and then you've got BIG problems.

Just clicked your profile - Love the freaky picture, very clever.

[911motorsport]

Hell27 said:

911motorsport said:

I would say there's definitely quite a few drivers on the roads in the morning that are still well over the limit. You only need some prat to drive into you and then you've got BIG problems.

Just clicked your profile - Love the freaky picture, very clever.

I told ya!

[ZOLLAR]

911motorsport said:

Hell27 said:

911motorsport said:

I would say there's definitely quite a few drivers on the roads in the morning that are still well over the limit. You only need some prat to drive into you and then you've got BIG problems.

Just clicked your profile - Love the freaky picture, very clever.

I told ya!

Ow your picture has just givin me a headache after staring at it for 5 minutes! (very cool though may get it as wallpaper on work computer to annoy every one )

[Stevenj214]

sday12 said:

I been told by police and pilots not to trust those cheap ones.

The (reliable) ones they use cost in excess of £500.

Bin it.

Would it stand up in court? No. Does it give a better indication than "I'm feeling ok now and my headache's gone, I must be ok to drive"? Certainly.

I can't afford £500+, so I'm happy to let my £60 gadget guide me.

Infact, it made me refuse a request for a lift at 11:30am because it was saying I was still slightly over. In other circumstances without the AlcoSense, I would have probably driven.

[sday12]

Stevenj214 said:

sday12 said:

I been told by police and pilots not to trust those cheap ones.

The (reliable) ones they use cost in excess of £500.

Bin it.

Does it give a better indication than "I'm feeling ok now and my headache's gone, I must be ok to drive"? No

What you've bought is a toy at best, they are scarily inaccurate, the only way to ensure you are fit to drive is to not drink.

[robsti]

sday12 said:

Stevenj214 said:

sday12 said:

I been told by police and pilots not to trust those cheap ones.

The (reliable) ones they use cost in excess of £500.

Bin it.

Does it give a better indication than "I'm feeling ok now and my headache's gone, I must be ok to drive"? No

What you've bought is a toy at best, they are scarily inaccurate, the only way to ensure you are fit to drive is to not drink.

talk about stating the bleeding obvious!

[kambites]

It is possible to tell whether you're too drunk to drive safely (as opposed to legally, which is impossible without the proper equipment). There are plenty of objective ways to test reactions and coordination if you really want to.

[eldar]

sday12 said:

Stevenj214 said:

sday12 said:

I been told by police and pilots not to trust those cheap ones.

The (reliable) ones they use cost in excess of £500.

Bin it.

Does it give a better indication than "I'm feeling ok now and my headache's gone, I must be ok to drive"? No

What you've bought is a toy at best, they are scarily inaccurate, the only way to ensure you are fit to drive is to not drink.

Bugger, I had a shandy 14 years ago.

[Stevenj214]

sday12 said:

Stevenj214 said:

sday12 said:

I been told by police and pilots not to trust those cheap ones.

The (reliable) ones they use cost in excess of £500.

Bin it.

Does it give a better indication than "I'm feeling ok now and my headache's gone, I must be ok to drive"? No

What you've bought is a toy at best, they are scarily inaccurate, the only way to ensure you are fit to drive is to not drink.

However on the presumption that a large proportion of the population do have a drink on occasion are you saying that a "toy" like this doesn't help at all with the decision of when someone is ok legally and physically to drive the next day?

Edited by Stevenj214 on Saturday 6th February 14:11

[Stevenj214]

kambites said:

It is possible to tell whether you're too drunk to drive safely (as opposed to legally, which is impossible without the proper equipment). There are plenty of objective ways to test reactions and coordination if you really want to.

I'd be interested to learn more if you have details or links?

[ZOLLAR]

Stevenj214 said:

kambites said:

It is possible to tell whether you're too drunk to drive safely (as opposed to legally, which is impossible without the proper equipment). There are plenty of objective ways to test reactions and coordination if you really want to.

I'd be interested to learn more if you have details or links?

Its probably best to use the methods Kambites mentions AND Op's alcohol detector that should be a pretty reliable way of knowing.

[dcb]

Stevenj214 said:

It's 11:58am and my new gadget has only now told me I am legal to drive after a drinking session which finished at 3am.

Nine hours without drinking would allow an average man to
metabolise about four and a half pints of average beer.

You've only got to get under about two pints of beer
or so to be legal.

So it would appear that there were about six and
a half pints in your system at 3am.

Add in all the drinks you had before midnite that
were gone by 3am, and that's quite a session.

I wouldn't be worrying about driving after a session
like that - I'd be in hospital.

[Farmer]

dcb said:

Stevenj214 said:

It's 11:58am and my new gadget has only now told me I am legal to drive after a drinking session which finished at 3am.

Nine hours without drinking would allow an average man to
metabolise about four and a half pints of average beer.

You've only got to get under about two pints of beer
or so to be legal.

So it would appear that there were about six and
a half pints in your system at 3am.

Add in all the drinks you had before midnite that
were gone by 3am, and that's quite a session.

I wouldn't be worrying about driving after a session
like that - I'd be in hospital.

+1

Never thought drinking to the extreme was as good as driving anywhere. Tried it a few times and always regreted it. BUT top marks for sobbering up responsibly (oh the irony !)

[Patrick Bateman]

That AlcoSense one seems to have an awful lot of good reviews for it to be totally crap.