Driving the day after drinking

if i finish drinking say 3am i wont drive untill the following evening if that day at all. usually dont drive the following day. no need to unless im working :P
 
Ususally I have a long sleep when I drink lots, and sleep magically sobers me up, and if I sleep for about 10 hours, have breakfast for an hour, so probably about 11 hours.

However if for some reason I was drunk in the early morning, I wouldn't drive at all that day, just in case.
 
I work out how many units I've consumed then subtract the number of hours since I started drinking then add a couple of hours to that to give me a "safe" time to drive.
 
I go by the rule of thumb of 1 unit per hour. So if I've had 6 beers (12 units), I won't drive until at least 12 hours after finishing the last one. I'm a bigger than average chap and am a fairly experienced drinker, so I can sober up a lot more quickly than the average. So 1 unit per hour is definitely safe for me.
 
Depends on how much i've drunk the night before! If i've had a very moderate night like Saturday was, i'll normally be fine by 11ish. If it's been a very heavy night it's usually until 3pm.
 
Depending on "lots" you may be best leaving it most/all of next day.

IIRC the police do get a fair few people who have left it 12 hours and are still over the limit, certainly from what i've read they get quite a few who have been drinking until late/early on the way to work/family etc..
 
It does really depend on you metabolism, size, and amount of food and drink. It's almost impossible to predict really. You can get an intoximeter that can test you (like a road side test) but not sure how accurate they are.

Just be sensible. The cops are on higher alert at this time of the year, so don't take any chances. What's more important, being a bit late, taking a train or being inconvenienced slightly, or potentially losing your licence?
 
I have never thought about it to be honest, it is rare i would have a heavy session and need to drive the next morning, but if i got ****ed tonight and stopped at 2/3am i doubt it would cross my mind not to drive to work.
 
Freefaller said:
It does really depend on you metabolism, size, and amount of food and drink. It's almost impossible to predict really. You can get an intoximeter that can test you (like a road side test) but not sure how accurate they are.
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I keep looking at those things and keep deciding against them, how accurate are they is the question. It would be great to be able to test yourself at home.
 
When "Phil Mitchell" got pulled and had consumed 10 double vodkas his sentence was very lenient. The judge commented for all intents and purposes he was quite sober.
 
By "intoximeter" do you mean breathalyser? Because those things are notoriously inaccurate. And yet you can be convicted of a motoring offence on the basis of the result of one of those tests.
 
AcidHell2 said:
I keep looking at those things and keep deciding against them, how accurate are they is the question. It would be great to be able to test yourself at home.
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Some are pretty good. Of course there are different types, saliva tests, urine tests.. (but they take a few minutes to give you a result) but the more expensive option but more accurate option is the actual breathalyser.

However, I can count the number of times I drink in a year and so for me it's not an issue, however if you're often out after work, or as with worth and you drink a bit, it might be worthwhile? It's a balance of cost vs risk. :)
 
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