Drinking Drivers - what do you do

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Complete rubbish.

What if you drink it because you actually like the taste of it?

The a pint, or two, or maybe just a half is not a case of "aren't really worth it."

If you only drink to get off your face, then maybe you should look at WHY you need to get so drunk instead of just drinking.

Then stay at home at drink, or if your out catch a cab. Simple really. Why should anyone else be put at risk due to the drinkers ignorence, arrogence, and stupiditty.

I'll have a shandy, thats it. Otherwise, OJ, coke, and those J20 things spread out do the job. Either that, or I bite the cost bullet, get a ride out, drink, and either crash at a friends or fork for the cab home.

I won't put others at risk, but then im a decent bloke, many are not.

[timwilky]

Originally Posted by metalmonkey

From having a quick read I don't think anyone has mentioned drugs...

It doesn't matter wheter its legal or not, if you have taken something that makes you high, dopy or whatever that is still an offence just as serious.

So would you pass information about someone who regular takes precribe painkillers lets say Tramadol and then drives a car or rides a bike?

Just a thought.

I take Tramadol when I need it. If I am physically able to drive I will. Why phone the plod for somebody who probably is constipated out their skulls? I don't think they need that sh*t even if I could

Originally Posted by metalmonkey

From having a quick read I don't think anyone has mentioned drugs...

It doesn't matter wheter its legal or not, if you have taken something that makes you high, dopy or whatever that is still an offence just as serious.

So would you pass information about someone who regular takes precribe painkillers lets say Tramadol and then drives a car or rides a bike?

Just a thought.

No, you don't know what dosage, how as a person they react to it, and whether or not their doctor has deemed them safe to drive.

ok first me getting run over by a drunk driver (karma a hear you say)
a car at a bike rally reversed into 2 parked bikes, i ran over as she tried to drive away and i stopped her , i ask for her insurance details at which point , with her head rolling about and slurred speach she to me to f off , i walked to front of car to get reg and told someone else to call plod, then screch of tyres dave airborne dislocated knee she does one and police fail to attend the scene but thats a different story
as for my idiocy
i just got back from a particularly bad tour and had just put 3 of my mates in the ground so i necked a bottle of brandy and went for a drive , hit a gas tank at 70 then knocked the door of the farmer whos supply it was informed them to turn out all naked flames and prob electric sat and waited for the fire and ploice

p.s the statements above are no way an excuse for my actions just there to give a complete picture
dave

[Bri w]

Grass 'em up!!

It may be your partner/mum/dad/sister/bruv they hit on the way home. It may even be a complete stranger but you could have stopped it happening.

As to drugs; read the label, ask the doc.

Do pubs still do free soft drinks for the nominated driver of a group?

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Do pubs still do free soft drinks for the nominated driver of a group?

in certain areas they still do but not sure where

TGI Friday were one for doing that. Not sure if they still do. Be advertising it soon for Christmas though I should think.

[Biker Biggles]

Now Im against drink driving too,but I sometimes wonder if we overdo the angst to the exclusion of other issues.Someone mentioned drug driving but what about fatigue and, IMO the most serious of all,bad attitude.Sober people driving badly are some of the most dangerous on the road.

[timwilky]

Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

Now Im against drink driving too,but I sometimes wonder if we overdo the angst to the exclusion of other issues.Someone mentioned drug driving but what about fatigue and, IMO the most serious of all,bad attitude.Sober people driving badly are some of the most dangerous on the road.

Some years ago, I knew I was falling asleep as I crawled up the M6 at stupid O'clock. I did the sensible thing, pulled off at the next exit, pulled into a layby, tipped the seat back and....

Bloody hell broke out, car rocking violently, torches being shone in. Cops what are you doing here. I tried to explain and was told I cannot park there. A layby, big sign saying parking, I argued how could a couple of hours at 3 in the morning break the rules, but rules are rules. I agreed not to be there when they returned in 2 hours.