Lower drink-drive limit supported
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From: Dave Plowman on 19 Mar 2010 06:38 In article <hnvh5e$m32$1(a)heffalump.dur.ac.uk>, Albert T Cone <a.k.kirby(a)durham.ac.uk> wrote: > Indeed. The reduction of the alcohol content of your blood is an > exponential decay - i.e. it 'tends' to zero, but never actually gets > there. If you have one drink there will be *some* alcohol content a > week later, although it will clearly have no significant impact on your > driving. Using a specific threshold is the only logical approach. A standard police roadside unit will read zero if you haven't consumed any alcohol for a few days. -- *I'm not being rude. You're just insignificant Dave Plowman dave(a)davesound.co.uk London SW 12
From: Man at B&Q on 19 Mar 2010 06:49 On Mar 19, 9:33 am, Bod <bodro...(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > On 19/03/2010 09:27, Man at B&Q wrote:> On Mar 17, 9:22 am, Bod<bodro...(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > >> I personally think the limit that we have now is strict enough. > >> Any lower and a lot of restaurants/pubs etc will all be closing en > >> masse, this due to diners being terrified at having even just one glass > >> of wine > >> with a meal. > > >> Most folk I know (including me) will only risk having one pint or 1 > >> glass of wine, as it stands now. > > > Do you always take risks when driving? > > > MBQ > > > > > > After one glass of wine with a meal, there is no risk. So why did you say "Most folk I know (including me) will only risk" if it not a risk? Your ability to assess risk is seriously inmpaired. is it because of the alcohol? MBQ
From: Adrian on 19 Mar 2010 06:50 Bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>> Yes - anyone over the limit the next day has had a skinful. If it were >>> a one off - fair enough - but who other than one with a drink problem >>> would do this if they knew they had to drive first thing the next day? >> You seem to be assuming that they were doing it at home - and not at a >> party or similar. > What difference would that make? (assuming the drinker got a lift home > after a party). Do you never stay over after parties? Do you only ever go to parties local to your house?
From: Ret. on 19 Mar 2010 07:17 Adrian wrote: > Bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they > were saying: > >> But the breathalyser is the only tool to gauge alcohol content at >> the moment, as I see it. > > There's the US-style "field sobriety test"... As used in the UK, > AIUI, to detect impairment through drugs, no? > > But, on balance, I think I prefer the breathalyser. Absolutely. You have to pretty well sozzled to fail the FST - but were probably unsafe to drive before reaching that point. I agree with you that the breathalyser is preferable. Kev Kev
From: Brimstone on 19 Mar 2010 07:27
"Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:80h38iFo7tU13(a)mid.individual.net... > Bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: > >>>> Yes - anyone over the limit the next day has had a skinful. If it were >>>> a one off - fair enough - but who other than one with a drink problem >>>> would do this if they knew they had to drive first thing the next day? > >>> You seem to be assuming that they were doing it at home - and not at a >>> party or similar. > >> What difference would that make? (assuming the drinker got a lift home >> after a party). > > Do you never stay over after parties? Do you only ever go to parties > local to your house? What makes you think he goes to parties? |