Drink driving advice please..........

[MFS Electrical]

Got you all with some click bait there eh? Bet you all thought I’d been drinking and driving

Anyway I’ll get to the point look at this wee beauty I found on Facebook

 

[Rosco]

There was me thinking it was five and drive

 

[Pete999]

So Simple really DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE

 

[The Ghost]

I remember when I was young and the annual works party happened. The boss went out drunk got in his car and drove off. Newsflash! NO-ONE died nobody had an accident nobody gave a flying you know what. Everybody thought it was a laugh. Even my Dad was going round and round in circles on his bike to everyones amusement. It was a great time for all. Nowadays you would be socially sequestrated pilloried reviled fined imprisoned exiled for daring to have such "fun"

 

[Pete999]

If you have ever sen the results of some nutter who decided to drive home after drinking in the Pub, at a Party or whatever you wouldn't even contemplate doing, I have driven whilst I had been drinking, many years ago in a different country, and seen the results of such stupidity here in the UK and overseas, not a pretty sight, especially when other people are involved, including Children, don't do it, get a taxi home or walk, or get a hotel room, apart from the indignity of losing your licence, you could have the memory of killing or injuring some innocent driver, or pedestrian, how do you think you would feel then, for the rest of your life, if you could call it a life, murder in any other world.

 

[static zap]

Cars are more economical / efficient / light - FI / TD mini rockets
-- Dangerous when half cut !
I remember needing full throttle well in advance for hill near my parents in a 1.6l petrol.

 

[Pete999]

Cars are more economical / efficient / light - FI / TD mini rockets
-- Dangerous when half cut !
I remember needing full throttle well in advance for hill near my parents in a 1.6l petrol.

What "Time Machine, hang glider"

 

[static zap]

Hang gliders , never looked a safe idea - but still get to see microlites !

 

[Andy78]

Hard to believe that 4 pints was acceptable as a driving limit. Depends a lot on what the average abv was back then though. Being a glint in my daddies eye in 1972 I wouldn't know.

It's become very difficult nowadays to find "session" strength beers of around 3-3.5%, the majority will be over 5% in most bars.

 

[Pete999]

On a purely personal note anyone who considers drinking and driving need s shooting.

 

[Andy78]

On a purely personal note anyone who considers drinking and driving need s shooting.

I agree that drinking and driving shouldn't happen. I've found it is usually better to inform the police and get the offender banned than to resort to murder with firearms though.

 

[littlespark]

Tell us what you think @Pete999 , don't sit on the fence.
Whats your views on this?

 

[Pete999]

Tell us what you think @Pete999 , don't sit on the fence.
Whats your views on this?

You have had my views LS

 

[littlespark]

I should have inserted an "ironic" emoji in there somewhere

 

[Silly Sausage]

You have had my views LS

An interesting story from a fairly highly ranked police officer, when Barbara Castle first introduced the drink driving limits, she was considering the limit should be half of what it currently is. But she was 'informed' by the big boss of Guinness at the time, if she doesn't set it a 5 units, she'll be looking for a new job next year.

 

[buzzlightyear]

eat a loaf of bread before hand., before drinking a Barrel of beer .

 

[Rosco]

I’m too scared to have a beer and drive just in case someone who’s on their phone crashes into me then it’ll be my fault.......... not risking that

 

[camerabloke]

So Simple really DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE

Yeah cuz u might spill it

 

[Pete999]

I remember when I was young and the annual works party happened. The boss went out drunk got in his car and drove off. Newsflash! NO-ONE died nobody had an accident nobody gave a flying you know what. Everybody thought it was a laugh. Even my Dad was going round and round in circles on his bike to everyones amusement. It was a great time for all. Nowadays you would be socially sequestrated pilloried reviled fined imprisoned exiled for daring to have such "fun"

Drink driving isn't fun Vorti, it's criminal

 

[sparkdog]

Don't think many cars had five gears in the 1970s.

 

[Pete999]

Don't think many cars had five gears in the 1970s.

You're right mine had 4 and 1 reverse till they fell out on the road, you should know you're my age mate. Any how what has that got to do with drink driving?

 

[sparkdog]

Think it was 4 & overdrive if you had a Jag.

 

[The Ghost]

Drink driving isn't fun

I truly know that @Pete999 it was more really a comment(s) on changing times and social mores from then to now. How things have changed in so many ways.

 

[Squid]

An interesting story from a fairly highly ranked police officer, when Barbara Castle first introduced the drink driving limits, she was considering the limit should be half of what it currently is. But she was 'informed' by the big boss of Guinness at the time, if she doesn't set it a 5 units, she'll be looking for a new job next year.

Any proof of this?

 

[pirate]

In Scotland we have a lower limit, 50 instead of 80. It fairly makes you think twice, as 50 is very low...so better not to have anything at all really.
Would you pay £50 for a taxi the next day when you got caught and knocked someone down and could wind the clock back? I think so.

I have a breathalyser to check the morning after level and it is very interesting what results you get. I would recommend anyone who likes a drink in the evening to get one...not cheap, but keeps you safe.

BTW, most 0% beers are sh*t, but Nanny State by Brewdog is actually very nice! I buy it for its flavour, which says a lot, imho.

The Duvel triple at 9.5% is pretty tasty too, but it's hard getting out of the chair after a couple of those!

 

[Squid]

In Scotland we have a lower limit, 50 instead of 80. It fairly makes you think twice, as 50 is very low...so better not to have anything at all really.
Would you pay £50 for a taxi the next day when you got caught and knocked someone down and could wind the clock back? I think so.

I have a breathalyser to check the morning after level and it is very interesting what results you get. I would recommend anyone who likes a drink in the evening to get one...not cheap, but keeps you safe.

BTW, most 0% beers are sh*t, but Nanny State by Brewdog is actually very nice! I buy it for its flavour, which says a lot, imho.

The Duvel triple at 9.5% is pretty tasty too, but it's hard getting out of the chair after a couple of those!

You must do a lot of walking......

 

[pirate]

No, I have a chauffeur!

 

[pirate]

Oddly, here in Spain they fine you, heavily, but don't take your licence away...

So I'm told...

but if the police stop you and find you are English they tend to walk away unless you have caused an accident...

Nevertheless, I don't drink and drive here either, for all the reasons Pete said earlier

 

[camerabloke]

So Simple really DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE

Yeah cuz u might spill it

In Scotland we have a lower limit, 50 instead of 80. It fairly makes you think twice, as 50 is very low...so better not to have anything at all really.
Would you pay £50 for a taxi the next day when you got caught and knocked someone down and could wind the clock back? I think so.

I have a breathalyser to check the morning after level and it is very interesting what results you get. I would recommend anyone who likes a drink in the evening to get one...not cheap, but keeps you safe.

BTW, most 0% beers are sh*t, but Nanny State by Brewdog is actually very nice! I buy it for its flavour, which says a lot, imho.

The Duvel triple at 9.5% is pretty tasty too, but it's hard getting out of the chair after a couple of those!

its 35 in england

 

[MFS Electrical]

Yeah cuz u might spill it

its 35 in england

Is that not the blood alchohol level?
our breath alcohol limit is the one that pirate is quoting

Edit: talking Shyte our breath alchohol limit is lower again it’s 22micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath in Scotland now

 

[camerabloke]

Ah fair enough thought I was being smart

 

[MFS Electrical]

Ah fair enough thought I was being smart

I think you were right I made a boo boo

 

[billyblade]

Back in around 1989 whilst sitting in the dining room of my ex-girlfriends one night there was a crunching of the drive gravel and a crashing noise from outside. I shot to the window to see what was happening (my ex-girlfriend never moved). "Bloody hell!" I exclaimed and she said "what's up?" I said "your Dads just parked his car in the privet". The large privet between their house and next door had a Volvo sticking out of it. My ex said "He'll be ----ed again" as though it happened a lot.
Her Dad was in the mounted Police and had returned from a night out at the police club. She later informed me that when he'd had a drink, he drove home with his police hat on the parcel shelf so that he didn't get stopped.

 

[littlespark]

My previous employment on a caravan park, we had a number of customers who would drive back to their vans after a few drinks in the bar. They always tried to reason it as being “on private ground, it’s ok”

It wasn’t ok, and we had to remind them constantly.

One of our customers drove in one day and flattened the entrance sign.

Another time I had to stop a customer teaching her 12 year old grandson how to drive

 

[Squid]

My previous employment on a caravan park, we had a number of customers who would drive back to their vans after a few drinks in the bar. They always tried to reason it as being “on private ground, it’s ok”

It wasn’t ok, and we had to remind them constantly.

One of our customers drove in one day and flattened the entrance sign.

Another time I had to stop a customer teaching her 12 year old grandson how to drive

I used to let my 6 year old drive around the campsite sat on my lap in Broadway.......... he enjoyed the fun.

Barbados has no drink driving laws as I found out when my mate spun his car outside Government building after we celebrated hard and where "initiated" in to the Hash House Harriers and the Police officer just helped him on his way........

 

[Squid]

Ah fair enough thought I was being smart

Be careful you'll get banned for being "too" smart ;o)))))

 

[oracle]

Updated "Life in the UK" exam. Knife Crime, Football hooligans, Binge drinking and *new* Drunk driving.