Drink driving limits

[Brennan]

This would be fine if the limit was set low enough that it didn't allow anyone to drink enough to increase their chance of an accident by 400%. But it isn't.

The whole reason for legislating against drink driving is based on the causational link between drinking alcohol and diminishing driving ability, yet the limit is set at one single level for everybody and for a significant number of people that level is WAY too high.

To back this up, i've had two pints before now and been well under the drink drive limit (used one of those miniature test devices you can get). Didn't drive, for the record. Clearly i'd have been impacted for driving though.

 

[Blue 1]

Don't they also have to then take you to a police station and do a further test before they can actually charge you ? By which time a lot of people who were slightly over may read under.

I think that changed a few years back and you can now be charged at the roadside but I'm not 100% sure on that.

 

[Brennan]

I think that changed a few years back and you can now be charged at the roadside but I'm not 100% sure on that.

According to www.gov.uk if you fail at the roadside you're taken to a station and tested again. Only if you fail that will you be charged !

 

[Blue 1]

According to www.gov.uk if you fail at the roadside you're taken to a station and tested again. Only if you fail that will you be charged !

Ok. Thanks for clearing that up.

 

[Lids1978]

@ brennan..why bother with one pint thats not self control its just nonsense lad. have ten or none self control lol

 

[Lids1978]

Issues have already been raised though. Its not about drinking on the night, it's the morning after aspect.

Mate of mine got done morning after by police literally driving out his estate going to work 8:30am. year ban.

 

[welshtoffee]

Voted zero as lost my dad many years ago who was killed by a drunk driver