The result of drink driving.

[renault12ts]

I didn't say zero........I said "don't drink and drive" there is a world of difference between having a few glasses and eating your Sherry trifle, then again I am not sure what kind of serivng you deem normal in the pudding stakes?

No, you didn't say zero...but responded to a poster talking about it...ergo...

 

[boxbrownie]

Also is it zero? Or a little bit over? How much is a little? The current limit would seem low to some.

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It would be zero to the public, drive and you do not drink.....no leeway, but as for the detection there has to be a small margin at very low levels, it might be just 5mg or 7.5mg....I do not know.

I just know it would be better if people had it in there thick heads that driving means NO drinking.

 

[boxbrownie]

No, you didn't say zero...but responded to a poster talking about it...ergo...

Good I am glad you agree I did not say zero.........

 

[brucemillar]

The current limit is ineffective and not policed. So how would a change in a limit have an impact?

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[Dieselman]

Another thread now being ruined by endless debate about something we have no influence over and no facts about.

A driver that is obviously very inebriated crashes a car so we get sanctimonious about people having a glass of wine.

The UK limit is 35mg per 100ml of blood. The powers that be deem this as right, so either accept it, or petition your MP.

 

[Meldrew2]

Thats ok, no one got killed, we live and learn, dont we?

The snag is, the driver in this incident probably won't learn, and next time, someone might get killed.


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[Colin_b]

The snag is, the driver in this incident probably won't learn, and next time, someone might get killed.

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The driver was 4 times the limit, way beyond a rational error, so probably an alcoholic or grossly irresponsible.

Either way, any penalty imposed as a result is likely to be at least partially ignored. Alcoholics don't become sober just because they lose their licence, the irresponsible don't become responsible.

Drink driving hazard is not really about having a glass of wine or a pint and driving. It is the problem drinker who can't or wont associate risk with drink and driving - they really don't care about licences, insurance, legality or consequences.

Alcohol has implications way beyond driving.

 

[moonloops]

The snag is, the driver in this incident probably won't learn, and next time, someone might get killed.


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How about we kill everyone in order to stop everyone being killed by each other

 

[developer]

The snag is, the driver in this incident probably won't learn, and next time, someone might get killed.
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I spent some time with a guy who'd killed a breakdown man, whilst drunk, by squashing him between his Shogun and the car the breakdown guy was trying to fix.

At no time, during various conversations about the incident, did he refer to the guy he killed, or show any remorse about the incident.

I don't know whether he'd learnt, but I suspect not.

 

[Meldrew2]

How about we kill everyone in order to stop everyone being killed by each other

That's not what I am suggesting at all.

 

[moonloops]

That's not what I am suggesting at all.

Good

 

[Druk]

I *think* Cinek was being sarcastic.

I think so too, just couldn't resist the connection. Only us old timers know .

 

[SportsCoupeRich]

I spent some time with a guy who'd killed a breakdown man, whilst drunk, by squashing him between his Shogun and the car the breakdown guy was trying to fix.

At no time, during various conversations about the incident, did he refer to the guy he killed, or show any remorse about the incident.

I don't know whether he'd learnt, but I suspect not.

You cowboy landlords get the best cell mates....

 

[cinek]

The UK limit is 35mg per 100ml of blood. The powers that be deem this as right, so either accept it, or petition your MP.

I would be quite happy with 35mg in 100ml blood, only UK limit is 80mg in 100ml blood, or, 35mg in 100ml breath

 

[markjay]

Drink driving is not a problem associated only with criminals or illegal immigrants etc.

Over the years I have seen quite a few of my neighbours - respected middle-class professionals - drink a 'few' pints at the local and then drive away.

I have never ever been stopped by police for a random breathalyser test, not have I ever seen this done (in London, at least).

I am not suggesting that the Police never carry-out spot checks, but they are apparently rare enough to allow too many people to habitually drink and drive and never get caught (unless they hit someone obviously).

 

[HB]

I think it should be zero tolerance. Get caught , get the jail. The guy in the seat is an awful bawbag

 

[poormansporsche]

Drink driving is not a problem associated only with criminals or illegal immigrants etc.

Over the years I have seen quite a few of my neighbours - respected middle-class professionals - drink a 'few' pints at the local and then drive away.

Ditto - crash into your own garage on new years eve drunk as a skunk no problem but turn your nose up if your neighbour has the audacity to have a bit of red oxide primer on their car for a while or horror of horrors park a van outside their house !

 

[Druk]

The guy in the seat is an affy bawbag

Fixed that for you Harry.

 

[Druk]

Ditto - crash into your own garage on new years eve drunk as a skunk no problem but turn your nose up if your neighbour has the audacity to have a bit of red oxide primer on their car for a while or horror of horrors park a van outside their house !

Do we detect a whiff of neighbourly disharmony?

 

[poormansporsche]

Not from me ! But if the inhabitants of snobville want to take offence to me not joining in their silly one upmanship games that's their business