had a pint last night?

[Bri w]

I don't tempt fate, especially in December. I was out with the lads on Saturday night, as designated driver. Orange J20 - ar5se thought it had been on a curry night after half a doz .

Don't people talk sh!t3 after a few beers

Originally Posted by Bri w

Don't people talk sh!t3 after a few beers

yes and me the the rest of us shall take great pleasure in proving that on the 12th

i went to meet some mates i was on the bike, and i had one, they talked me into a second and third. so the end of the night as they had a fag i pushed my bike to the nearest lamp post and started chaining it up outside the pub and a copper pulls over and thinking im about to ride off they breathalise me, after only just finishing drink a few minutes ago i knew i was going to fail, also knew they couldnt do me as i had been riding i was completely shocked to find i passed the test!!!

3 pints of cider and i still passed a breath test but then about a month later i also found out that local anesthesia's dont effect me, so surgery hurts me more than it should

Originally Posted by sunshine

i went to meet some mates i was on the bike, and i had one, they talked me into a second and third. so the end of the night as they had a fag i pushed my bike to the nearest lamp post and started chaining it up outside the pub and a copper pulls over and thinking im about to ride off they breathalise me, after only just finishing drink a few minutes ago i knew i was going to fail, also knew they couldnt do me as i had been riding i was completely shocked to find i passed the test!!!

3 pints of cider and i still passed a breath test but then about a month later i also found out that local anesthesia's dont effect me, so surgery hurts me more than it should

oh yes they can sorry mate if you have the means motive and opertunity your in the dock my boy

Originally Posted by davepreston

oh yes they can sorry mate if you have the means motive and opertunity your in the dock my boy

Hang on so your saying that you can still get done if they think your about to drive/ride off when your next to your vehicle?

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by metalhead19

Hang on so your saying that you can still get done if they think your about to drive/ride off when your next to your vehicle?

Not sure about bikes but if you're ****ed and in possession of your key and in your car you can be done..
Technically sunshine could have been done anyway for pushing his bike whilst under the influence as it counts as being drunk and incharge of a vehicle (I think!)

Originally Posted by husky03

go have two pints and then drive your car 6-7 hours later and see how confident you are when you need to blow.

Pretty confident I think.

1) You can't convert units of alcohol to mg of alcohol per mg of blood because lots of things influence the outcome; gender, weight, hydration levels, food eaten etc

and

2) You can't calculate the elimination rate of alcohol because that also varies wildy. I studied this at the college of knowledge and the rates differed from .6 of a unit per hour (your aunt who only drinks sherry at Christmas aunt) to 1.8 units per hour (you uncle who drinks 5 pints at lunchtime and 10 at night)

but

3) You only need to lose 2 units of the roughly 5 you consumed to be under the limit. Over 6-7 hours even your aunt can crack that.

Here's a poorly reproduced picture from a pamphlet produced by our good friends at the Transport and Road Research Laboratory

Drinking and driving might not be big and clever, but it's not illegal.

Originally Posted by Dave20046

Not sure about bikes but if you're ****ed and in possession of your key and in your car you can be done..
Technically sunshine could have been done anyway for pushing his bike whilst under the influence as it counts as being drunk and incharge of a vehicle (I think!)

Correct. This has been done to death though.

And it's not because the cops "think" you mgiht drive, it's because you are drunk and IN CHARGE of a motor vehicle.

[Biker Biggles]

So if you live in a camper van you could never legally get drunk at home?

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

So if you live in a camper van you could never legally get drunk at home?

You could you would just have to give your key to someone who isn't drinking or secure it outside the vehicle somewhere.