Drink Driving....Literally

[2volvos]

Not sure if this belongs here or not...but here goes.

This morning's commute on the M5 north to Birmingham. Going past the M42 junction where the motorways merge. I move to middle lane to allow battered red Peugeot 306 to join M5. Lad inside driving with left hand on steering wheel, in his right hand...a can of Stella. This was at about 8.15am. Nice.

So many levels, so many levels...

[Cara van man]

you should have taken his registration and phoned the cops immediately.

Obviously after you have stopped or use hands free

[sleep envy]

the fact that he's drinking beer isn't illegal under DD laws (as long as he's below the limit) but he could be done for driving with undue care and attention

[Vipers]

Cara van man said:

you should have taken his registration and phoned the cops immediately.

Obviously after you have stopped or use hands free

I would have thought this would be classed one of those incidents when you are allowed to use the phone hand held?

[Ozone]

A report on midlands evening news a couple of days ago showed the police stopping people on one road in Birmingham for various things including a guy who was doing the same, and he passed the breath test!! I bet they were gutted...

It may have been the same person......

[fivesixseven8]

sleep envy said:

the fact that he's drinking beer isn't illegal under DD laws (as long as he's below the limit) but he could be done for driving with undue care and attention

IIRC having open alcohol containers in the car is? I may have just made that up though?

[V8mate]

It may have had coffee in it and he just liked the can.

[sleep envy]

fivesixseven8 said:

sleep envy said:

the fact that he's drinking beer isn't illegal under DD laws (as long as he's below the limit) but he could be done for driving with undue care and attention

IIRC having open alcohol containers in the car is? I may have just made that up though?

have been stopped when I was a passenger on the way back from a shopping trip

hot day, open can of lager, no problems

[sleep envy]

V8mate said:

It may have had coffee in it and he just liked the can.

possibly

when I was at uni we'd often sit on the roof of the house on a hot day and use empty vodka bottle to drink water from - the neighbour called the old bill saying there were youths on the roof downing bottles of vodka

[fivesixseven8]

sleep envy said:

fivesixseven8 said:

sleep envy said:

the fact that he's drinking beer isn't illegal under DD laws (as long as he's below the limit) but he could be done for driving with undue care and attention

IIRC having open alcohol containers in the car is? I may have just made that up though?

have been stopped when I was a passenger on the way back from a shopping trip

hot day, open can of lager, no problems

Ah, I had the opposite experience. Stopped as a "yoof", some mates in the back had a few beers on the go. Made them throw them away before letting us go. No ticket or charge though so maybe they just didn't like the cut of our jib(s).

[V8mate]

sleep envy said:

V8mate said:

It may have had coffee in it and he just liked the can.

possibly

when I was at uni we'd often sit on the roof of the house on a hot day and use empty vodka bottle to drink water from - the neighbour called the old bill saying there were youths on the roof downing bottles of vodka

Yup. No different to the chavs and bums sitting in parks all day with White Lightning bottles full of Irn Bru.

[sleep envy]

V8mate said:

sleep envy said:

V8mate said:

It may have had coffee in it and he just liked the can.

possibly

when I was at uni we'd often sit on the roof of the house on a hot day and use empty vodka bottle to drink water from - the neighbour called the old bill saying there were youths on the roof downing bottles of vodka

Yup. No different to the chavs and bums sitting in parks all day with White Lightning bottles full of Irn Bru.

I know what you're suggesting...

[sleep envy]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

At a recent mates 40th, he mentioned to me casually one of his mates from 'down sarf' drove from Colchester to Teeside and had a bottle of Red on the way.

Sounds alarming, but to be fair, very relaxing I am sure.

One bottle of Red, 5 hour Journey, drive relaxed, arrived relaxed.

Could he be onto something?

in france they sell some really nice cider that's only 1.75%

it's a very nice driving tipple

[Los Palmas 7]

Oh, I see.

So, drinking non-alcoholic drinks from alcohol containers = acceptable

Me turning up for work with a Starbucks cup full of JD & Coke = unacceptable


It's one rule for some, and some rules for some ones others. Or something.

[Famous Graham]

Scum. Subhuman scum.

[cottonfoo]

A bloke I went to school with used to carry a bottle of 'Coke' around with him, full of Guinness

[bazking69]

I remember years ago being stood at a crossing and see some guy drive past in an Mr2 with a can of Stella in his hand. It was the Friday drive home granted but no more acceptable.

[XMES RUS]

Los Palmas 7 said:

Oh, I see.

So, drinking non-alcoholic drinks from alcohol containers = acceptable

Me turning up for work with a Starbucks cup full of JD & Coke = unacceptable


It's one rule for some, and some rules for some ones others. Or something.

Do you write for the Viz comic by any chance?

Top Tip:-

Save yourself £2.50 by reading Los Palmas 7 etc etc posts instead of buying the viz comic.

[anonymous-user]

Famous Graham said:

Scum. Subhuman scum.

My thoughts exactly, lager out of a can indeed

[Los Palmas 7]

XMES RUS said:

Do you write for the Viz comic by any chance?

No. If I did, I'd know that Viz costs £3 these days.