Author Topic: Ever drink and drive? (Read 1511 times)

davidpt40 · « **on:** March 13, 2003, 03:12:10 AM »

http://www.bordergatewayprotocol.net/~jon/media/because/

You have to be very courageous to go through life looking like that.

Karnak · « **Reply #1 on:** March 13, 2003, 03:35:35 AM »

I have a hard rule:

If I have had anything to drink, I don't drive. End of story.

davidpt40 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 13, 2003, 03:57:19 AM »

Thats a very good idea Karnak. Even if you aren't drunk, they can still nab you on the breathaliser test. First time offenders lose their license for a year I believe.

straffo · « **Reply #3 on:** March 13, 2003, 04:18:10 AM »

same rule for me Karnak

Nash · « **Reply #4 on:** March 13, 2003, 05:13:20 AM »

First time offenders lose their license for a year I believe.

I can personally attest to that.

I did a *ton* of drinkin' and drivin' in my college days... and for all the bad toejam that coulda happened, I reckon losing my license for a year was a lesson that came cheap.

air_guard · « **Reply #5 on:** March 13, 2003, 05:50:53 AM »

never drive when i drink, and the day after i let the car stay until afternoon.
Hangover driving is just as bad.
here we loose the license 2 years + the cost for retaking it (about 2150$) + 10 % of what you earn a year goes to the taxman as a extra ticket

but as nash say that is cheap vs killing somone drunkdriving.
limit is 0,2

Eagler · « **Reply #6 on:** March 13, 2003, 06:54:34 AM »

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Originally posted by air_guard
never drive when i drink, and the day after i let the car stay until afternoon.
Hangover driving is just as bad.
here we loose the license 2 years + the cost for retaking it (about 2150$) + 10 % of what you earn a year goes to the taxman as a extra ticket

but as nash say that is cheap vs killing somone drunkdriving.
limit is 0,2

as the link illustrates, there are fates worse than death...

problem is when ur drunk, you think you're invincible

ANY impaired driving should carry strict and ENFORCED penalties. Riding the city bus for a couple of years would make the lesson sink in...

air_guard · « **Reply #7 on:** March 13, 2003, 07:19:45 AM »

a taxi is cheap vs a life

Curval · « **Reply #8 on:** March 13, 2003, 07:32:29 AM »

How absolutely horrible.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #9 on:** March 13, 2003, 07:49:28 AM »

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Originally posted by Karnak
I have a hard rule:

If I have had anything to drink, I don't drive. End of story.

If I have a couple beers while out for dinner with wife, friends, I'll eat while consuming them, and have coffee after, certainly a good hour or two before getting behind the wheel..but I have to admit, when I was a teenager, I did drink and drive, very stupid, and I'm fortunate I never drank so much that I lost control of the vehicle I was driving.

CyranoAH · « **Reply #10 on:** March 13, 2003, 08:21:32 AM »

Rip, that's why you chose a BMW. The darned thing drives for you

In my case, I don't usually drink and when I do it never exceeds the occasional glass of wine, so...

Daniel

Ripsnort · « **Reply #11 on:** March 13, 2003, 08:24:12 AM »

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Originally posted by CyranoAH
Rip, that's why you chose a BMW. The darned thing drives for you

Daniel

BMW's are one of the few cars that one needs to be at his/her utmost sober state, if you drove one, you'd know what I mean.

CyranoAH · « **Reply #12 on:** March 13, 2003, 08:28:41 AM »

Gimme time Rip, I'm still saving!

Daniel

Nifty · « **Reply #13 on:** March 13, 2003, 08:28:53 AM »

I try to follow the 1 hr rule. 1 hr for each drink consumed after stopping drinking. So 3 beers, means 3 hrs after the last one I'll drive.

I've never gotten behind the wheel drunk before. I have gotten behind the wheel at some awful hour after taking a nap after drinking earlier in the evening. I wasn't "drunk" but I was extremely sleepy. I started falling asleep after going over a 3 mile long bridge. Going into the grass not far after the bridge got enough adrenaline flowing to jerk me awake enough to make it safely home. I was 17 at the time.

Was lucky I didn't hit a mailbox or worse, a tree.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #14 on:** March 13, 2003, 08:30:31 AM »

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Originally posted by CyranoAH
Gimme time Rip, I'm still saving!

Daniel

It took me 27 years! Hopefully you'll beat my record!