Late night driving - WARNING
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A word of warning.
I'd been to my friend's house for a bbq last weekend and was travelling back home about midnight from Dorking to Guildford. My girlfriend was driving as she'd only had a glass of wine and I'd been hitting the beers.
Just before Gomshall a police car pulled out behind us and pulled us over. I asked why and they said it was a "stealable car". They then proceeded to radio check the address and details we gave and asked my girlfriend if she had been drinking. She said she'd had a glass of wine so was breathalised. All ok although we were both worried just in case.
I wouldn't normally mention this but it turns out a work colleague was pulled over 3 days later near Epsom and was also breathalised. Thought I would let you all know to be careful with having "just a couple" as it appears Surrey police are suddenly increasing random checks late at night.
Neil
I'd been to my friend's house for a bbq last weekend and was travelling back home about midnight from Dorking to Guildford. My girlfriend was driving as she'd only had a glass of wine and I'd been hitting the beers.
Just before Gomshall a police car pulled out behind us and pulled us over. I asked why and they said it was a "stealable car". They then proceeded to radio check the address and details we gave and asked my girlfriend if she had been drinking. She said she'd had a glass of wine so was breathalised. All ok although we were both worried just in case.
I wouldn't normally mention this but it turns out a work colleague was pulled over 3 days later near Epsom and was also breathalised. Thought I would let you all know to be careful with having "just a couple" as it appears Surrey police are suddenly increasing random checks late at night.
Neil
Sorry but I don't see what message you're trying to convey here?
Wouldn't normally respond to something like this but just wanted to say that i'm glad the BiB are out and about, and not just sitting in the back of a camera van! No-one should drive if they've had too much.
I'm sure i'm not the only one that's known people/heard of people who've suffered from someone else's drink-driving, but I for one don't have any sympathy for people being caught.
Not meaning to sound arsey, maybe i'm reading your post wrong??
Wouldn't normally respond to something like this but just wanted to say that i'm glad the BiB are out and about, and not just sitting in the back of a camera van! No-one should drive if they've had too much.
I'm sure i'm not the only one that's known people/heard of people who've suffered from someone else's drink-driving, but I for one don't have any sympathy for people being caught.
Not meaning to sound arsey, maybe i'm reading your post wrong??
Edited by MrChips on Friday 1st May 22:08
The point I was making is that we (me and my girlfriend) are always very sensible when driving and will never have more than one drink if so. Hence why she (and as it turns out my workmate, who'd only had one glass of wine also) were fine.
I was trying to let people know not to be tempted to have "just a couple", as many people do and as the adverts used to draw attention to, and then drive. Simple as that. That was my point Mr Chips.
Edit: just seen Flimper's response, spot on old chap.
I was trying to let people know not to be tempted to have "just a couple", as many people do and as the adverts used to draw attention to, and then drive. Simple as that. That was my point Mr Chips.
Edit: just seen Flimper's response, spot on old chap.
Edited by beergibbon on Friday 1st May 22:15
beergibbon said:
The point I was making is that we (me and my girlfriend) are always very sensible when driving and will never have more than one drink if so. Hence why she (and as it turns out my workmate, who'd only had one glass of wine also) were fine.
I was trying to let people know not to be tempted to have "just a couple", as many people do and as the adverts used to draw attention to, and then drive. Simple as that. That was my point Mr Chips.
Edit: just seen Flimper's response, spot on old chap.
Fair enough, I just originally read it slightly differently. I guess anything to stop people being tempted to have the extra 1/2 or whatever is a good thing. If it takes the reminder that the BiB are not all yellow and mounted on posts then so be it! I was trying to let people know not to be tempted to have "just a couple", as many people do and as the adverts used to draw attention to, and then drive. Simple as that. That was my point Mr Chips.
Edit: just seen Flimper's response, spot on old chap.
I honestly think we should have a zero limit. Number of people i know who will "have a couple" and then still drive. Scares the s
te out of me. If i know 'm driving I will have nothing but soft drinks.
1 drink does nothing except lower your inhebitions(or the correct word here). this means you take more risks, have slower raction times etc.
Is it coincidence that UK has the highest tolerance and the highest accident rate regards alcohol?
Not preaching. Just my opinion.
te out of me. If i know 'm driving I will have nothing but soft drinks.1 drink does nothing except lower your inhebitions(or the correct word here). this means you take more risks, have slower raction times etc.
Is it coincidence that UK has the highest tolerance and the highest accident rate regards alcohol?
Not preaching. Just my opinion.
What is the limit in England? Here it is 0.05% BAC, used to be 0.08%.
Not proud to say that when I started driving (OK it was 30 years ago
) it was very much the Aussie "done thing" to go to the pub, get legless and drive home... well we were in no state to walk...
I seriously wonder how we survived into our 20's. These days I'm very careful not to have more than the recommended 2 drinks in the first hour then 1 per hour if I have to drive. Glad to have finally moved to a nice spot with a good local pub within walking distance, very unusual here, there really is no alternative to driving, crap pubic transport and non existant (ie queue for 3 hours) taxis.
Not proud to say that when I started driving (OK it was 30 years ago
) it was very much the Aussie "done thing" to go to the pub, get legless and drive home... well we were in no state to walk...I seriously wonder how we survived into our 20's. These days I'm very careful not to have more than the recommended 2 drinks in the first hour then 1 per hour if I have to drive. Glad to have finally moved to a nice spot with a good local pub within walking distance, very unusual here, there really is no alternative to driving, crap pubic transport and non existant (ie queue for 3 hours) taxis.
tim the pool man said:
What is the limit in England? Here it is 0.05% BAC, used to be 0.08%.
Not proud to say that when I started driving (OK it was 30 years ago ) it was very much the Aussie "done thing" to go to the pub, get legless and drive home... well we were in no state to walk...
I seriously wonder how we survived into our 20's. These days I'm very careful not to have more than the recommended 2 drinks in the first hour then 1 per hour if I have to drive. Glad to have finally moved to a nice spot with a good local pub within walking distance, very unusual here, there really is no alternative to driving, crap pubic transport and non existant (ie queue for 3 hours) taxis.
Mate, I think you might need to do some more research into what is 'recommended'... Not proud to say that when I started driving (OK it was 30 years ago
) it was very much the Aussie "done thing" to go to the pub, get legless and drive home... well we were in no state to walk...I seriously wonder how we survived into our 20's. These days I'm very careful not to have more than the recommended 2 drinks in the first hour then 1 per hour if I have to drive. Glad to have finally moved to a nice spot with a good local pub within walking distance, very unusual here, there really is no alternative to driving, crap pubic transport and non existant (ie queue for 3 hours) taxis.
Sounds like you're playing a very dangerous game regarding the time it takes your body to process alcohol. If you ever get pulled over after drinking to these guidelines, I'd bet my house that you'd be over the limit ....
tim the pool man said:
What is the limit in England? Here it is 0.05% BAC, used to be 0.08%.
It's 0.08% here. Highest in Europe. Most of europe is 0.05% but the rest is 0.00%(nothing)I really think its our driving attitudes and habits that need work, not lowering speed limits. That helps no one. Just means they can catch more speeders and make more money.
Revs_Addiction said:
Mate, I think you might need to do some more research into what is 'recommended'...
Sounds like you're playing a very dangerous game regarding the time it takes your body to process alcohol. If you ever get pulled over after drinking to these guidelines, I'd bet my house that you'd be over the limit ....
You might want to research before commenting actually mate...Sounds like you're playing a very dangerous game regarding the time it takes your body to process alcohol. If you ever get pulled over after drinking to these guidelines, I'd bet my house that you'd be over the limit ....
Qld police website said:
Most people are unaware of how much alcohol it could take before they reach the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit of .05. The following can be used as a GUIDE for most people. However, everyone is different and other factors such as weight, age, medication and whether you have eaten can also affect your BAC.
MEN - 2 standard drinks in the first hour and only one standard drink every hour thereafter.
WOMEN - 1 standard drink in the first hour and only one standard drink every hour thereafter
HTHMEN - 2 standard drinks in the first hour and only one standard drink every hour thereafter.
WOMEN - 1 standard drink in the first hour and only one standard drink every hour thereafter
tim the pool man said:
Revs_Addiction said:
Mate, I think you might need to do some more research into what is 'recommended'...
Sounds like you're playing a very dangerous game regarding the time it takes your body to process alcohol. If you ever get pulled over after drinking to these guidelines, I'd bet my house that you'd be over the limit ....
You might want to research before commenting actually mate...Sounds like you're playing a very dangerous game regarding the time it takes your body to process alcohol. If you ever get pulled over after drinking to these guidelines, I'd bet my house that you'd be over the limit ....
Qld police website said:
Most people are unaware of how much alcohol it could take before they reach the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit of .05. The following can be used as a GUIDE for most people. However, everyone is different and other factors such as weight, age, medication and whether you have eaten can also affect your BAC.
MEN - 2 standard drinks in the first hour and only one standard drink every hour thereafter.
WOMEN - 1 standard drink in the first hour and only one standard drink every hour thereafter
HTHMEN - 2 standard drinks in the first hour and only one standard drink every hour thereafter.
WOMEN - 1 standard drink in the first hour and only one standard drink every hour thereafter
The only thing that is different there with the alcohol is the beer is generally lower alcohol (only 4%) and mostly drunk from 'stubbie' 330ml bottles not pints, wine is served in 125ml measures, and nips are 25ml.
kiwifraser said:
I know this sounds crazy, but it was the same in NZ while I was there. Posters in bars had this message.
The only thing that is different there with the alcohol is the beer is generally lower alcohol (only 4%) and mostly drunk from 'stubbie' 330ml bottles not pints, wine is served in 125ml measures, and nips are 25ml.
Yes this all applies to "standard drinks" which is a different amount depending on what the drink is obviouslyThe only thing that is different there with the alcohol is the beer is generally lower alcohol (only 4%) and mostly drunk from 'stubbie' 330ml bottles not pints, wine is served in 125ml measures, and nips are 25ml.
tim the pool man said:
kiwifraser said:
I know this sounds crazy, but it was the same in NZ while I was there. Posters in bars had this message.
The only thing that is different there with the alcohol is the beer is generally lower alcohol (only 4%) and mostly drunk from 'stubbie' 330ml bottles not pints, wine is served in 125ml measures, and nips are 25ml.
Yes this all applies to "standard drinks" which is a different amount depending on what the drink is obviouslyThe only thing that is different there with the alcohol is the beer is generally lower alcohol (only 4%) and mostly drunk from 'stubbie' 330ml bottles not pints, wine is served in 125ml measures, and nips are 25ml.
As I think quite a few of you will know, I have no issues with having a beer or two especially if it's with a meal and then driving as I really don't see it as an issue.
Everything we do in this life is risky to one extent or another and I don't believe having maybe 1 or 2 pints over a few hours (or a few bottles) actually makes any significant difference to my driving (it's st to start with).
Zero limits are also a bad idea in my opinion as that would mean a good few of us would need to be worried about going to work the following day after a night out, and the thing is unless you brought a breathalyser you just wouldn't know whether you should be okay to drive or not.
I also think we actually enforce the drink drive laws we do have a lot more than a number of other European countries so I'm not sure what the limit is has that big an effect I expect it's more about enforcement / culture.
A mate brought a breathalyser along to the beer festival on Friday and you'd be genuinely surprised at the difference it makes just from have a beer then blowing straight away compared to having a drink of water before blowing which I also found rather eye opening.
Everything we do in this life is risky to one extent or another and I don't believe having maybe 1 or 2 pints over a few hours (or a few bottles) actually makes any significant difference to my driving (it's s
t to start with).Zero limits are also a bad idea in my opinion as that would mean a good few of us would need to be worried about going to work the following day after a night out, and the thing is unless you brought a breathalyser you just wouldn't know whether you should be okay to drive or not.
I also think we actually enforce the drink drive laws we do have a lot more than a number of other European countries so I'm not sure what the limit is has that big an effect I expect it's more about enforcement / culture.
A mate brought a breathalyser along to the beer festival on Friday and you'd be genuinely surprised at the difference it makes just from have a beer then blowing straight away compared to having a drink of water before blowing which I also found rather eye opening.
angryS3owner said:
Zero limits are also a bad idea in my opinion as that would mean a good few of us would need to be worried about going to work the following day after a night out, and the thing is unless you brought a breathalyser you just wouldn't know whether you should be okay to drive or not.
I also think we actually enforce the drink drive laws we do have a lot more than a number of other European countries so I'm not sure what the limit is has that big an effect I expect it's more about enforcement / culture.
Don't attempt that in Slovakia if you ever head that way. They have a zero tolerance policy and if caught with even the meerest smidgen of alcohol, you'll face a hefty fine, your car impounded and a night in clink. As a foreigner you're a rich target and they'll aim to get you just for the hell of it.I also think we actually enforce the drink drive laws we do have a lot more than a number of other European countries so I'm not sure what the limit is has that big an effect I expect it's more about enforcement / culture.
Snoggledog said:
Don't attempt that in Slovakia if you ever head that way. They have a zero tolerance policy and if caught with even the meerest smidgen of alcohol, you'll face a hefty fine, your car impounded and a night in clink. As a foreigner you're a rich target and they'll aim to get you just for the hell of it.
We did last year and I'm pretty sure Neil and myself would have had a positive blood alcohol level, not sure I saw a single police car the whole time we were in Slovakia.Still doesn't address the point that how would we know without getting a breathalyser? Even just one glass of wine or beer etc. with a meal might not be totally out of your system by morning.
angryS3owner said:
Snoggledog said:
Don't attempt that in Slovakia if you ever head that way. They have a zero tolerance policy and if caught with even the meerest smidgen of alcohol, you'll face a hefty fine, your car impounded and a night in clink. As a foreigner you're a rich target and they'll aim to get you just for the hell of it.
We did last year and I'm pretty sure Neil and myself would have had a positive blood alcohol level, not sure I saw a single police car the whole time we were in Slovakia.As for drink driving, I basically have it covered by not driving between Friday 6pm and Monday 9am
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