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For revelers behind the wheel, its an unwise line to say to police officers
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What she ommited to tell them was she had been drinking cranberry juice "all night long". When they found out she was stone cold sober they got a bit nasty. So even the truth doesnt go down well sometimes.
However, the moral of this story is "designate a driver" and have a safe and Happy New Year!
designate a driver
Haha, if it weren't for designated drivers, DUI lawyeres would go broke. For some reason, people think that "designated driver" means the least drunk person in the group.
When in doubt, call a cab.
When in doubt, call a cab.
Problem is, of course, the person in question is usually too drunk to doubt.
Someone needs to not drink - period.
I will never say "only 2 beers" again after reading that article.
How about 1 glass of wine with dinner? You wont be impaired in that situation. I thought it was all about affecting your driving skills.
This can be reached with one glass of wine - at least for a short period of time.
While chances are you won't notice any difference and will be able to drive without problems under normal circumstances the small reduction of the field of vision may be what makes the difference.
For example you might notice the car with the other drunk ignoring the red light just a millisecond too late to be able to avoid an accident.
It takes about 30-60 minutes until the alcohol is absorbed. Then the blood alcohol level drops about 1.5 parts per thousand in one hour. So you won't have any problems when not driving directly after having your glass of wine to diner.
And now, since I do not have to drive anymore today I think I will put the theorie to the test and see if I can get drunk until midnight...
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Problem less impaired than someone with the flu, or a little tired, or on a cell phone, or eating a cheeseburger, lighting a cigarette, or adjusting the radio, or a million other things that happen in a moving car.
Was once stopped for speeding on a Saturtday night the copper didnt believe I was stone cold sober, gave me a reall 'yeah right' look.
You could have knocked him over witha feather when the machine came back nil. Still the dog wasnt happy with this in revenge he made my passenger get out and give ID asked if he could search the car (no you cant) and went around inspecting the tires.
I was in a very expensive borrowed car at the time, so in mitigation I imagine he thought we were up to non good.
Hmmmm . . .
Anyway, I've been a lot more careful since then...
And the "consequences" they mention? Oh no! Higher premiums, or a little fine?! Never mind the fact that you could very well kill someone with your stupidity...
Maybe it's a cultural thing, or maybe it's just a dumb article.
I liked PhraSEOlogy's missus' line about the Cranberry juice, though :-D
Gotta say, I didn't really like the tone of the article. The implication seemed to be that it's OK to be incapacitated, <paraphrasing>just as long as you aren't silly enough to incriminate yourself, or let the cop reveal that you're incapable of driving safely</paraphrasing>.
They must've served you up a different article than the one I read.
I only meant to hurt him a little bit.
Should have kept your mouth shut, defense lawyers say.
Hmmph. Maybe I'm suffering from New Year Sense of Humour Failure (TM).
The only things most people know about their rights come from Dirty Harry movies. Should defendants be kept in the dark about their rights?
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Cheers.
Bravo!
Always question authority.
What she ommited to tell them was she had been drinking cranberry juice "all night long"
That's the funniest thing I've read all day. I've always tutted silently at anti-'drink driving' campaigns. I don't recall one which clearly specified that the warnings only applied to Alcoholic drinks.
Pregnant wife = Built in designated driver.
Unfortunatly there are a few downsides (moodyness, I'm her slave, me having to be overly sensative, etc...) but hey, gotta look at the bright side.
I drink very very rarely, once in a blue moon. My boyfriend doesn't drink at all. So we never have to worry about that for ourselves.
But, we often find ourselves in a position where I'll drive a friend home in his or her car because they've had too much to drink. In which case my boyfriend follows to pick me up. We do that often and I NEVER mind because I could not live with knowing that friend drove drunk when we were both sober in one car.
