drink driving limits

[romperstomper]

I like a drink but want to stay within the legal driving limit ,typically I will have 1.5 units around 5pm ,then drive at 8.30 then have up to 3 units between 9-10.30 and drive again .

Now your suppose to lose 1 unit per hour so I should be fine but after reading about the guy on here that lost his licence after only 3 pints of fosters over 5
hours and lost his licence it seems it not so clear cut .

Just wondered if anyone has considered buying one of these

http://www.ukbreathalysers.com/full_range.htm

have tried the cheap ones which are useless ,the fuel cell ones are the best but £200 (a bit steep) was thinking maybe around the £90 mark .They need to be calibrated every 6 months too ,no idea how you do that .

no lectures about not drinking at all please

 

[romperstomper]

are you saying you have 3 units then right after drive?

isnt that over the limit?>

I have heard its 4 units .

The police use this or similar I believe http://www.ukbreathalysers.com/products/premiere/pt500.htm

 

[romperstomper]

When its our children you knock over and kill because your ****** we have every right to lecture you in a thread.

Sorry to sound harsh but its true.

the idea is to stay within the driving legal limit ,not to be ******

 

[romperstomper]

Here's an idea...

GET A TAXI

would cost about £60 , and I do this most nights .

 

[romperstomper]

Just out of interest what do you (and anyone else here) regard as one unit?

1/2 pint of stella is 1.5 units

 

[romperstomper]

Is that a problem then?

£300 a week on taxi's erm yeah .

 

[romperstomper]

Spot on and lets not forget the people that have to tell families that there loved ones have been killed by a driver over the limit, funnily enough a friend of mine had to do that that last week.

Thats what the thread is about though making sure I'm Not over the limit .

Its 1 pint of beer not 6 .

For those that think thats wrong then you should be trying to get the law changed .I believe its currently being considered to drop the limit soon anyway .

 

[romperstomper]

Then you romperstomper have a serious problem.
To be willing to spend £60 most nights just so you can have a drink is madness.

Read the whole thread .

 

[romperstomper]

And then you have another 2-3 between the hours of 9 and 10pm.

Or so your OP suggests.

2-3 units as stated, which is up to 1 pint .

 

[romperstomper]

May I ask why the cheaper ones you've had are 'useless'? Did they not give you the reading you expected / wanted?

They gave a different result each time ,often saying I was over the limit when I had not had a drink for a couple of days

This was a £20 job though and not from the web link .

 

[romperstomper]

never understood someone saying "I really need a beer/drink/glass of wine". Surely that's alchoholism?

I suppose it is really to a mild extent ,its just a bad habit I've got into ,always have a pint every evening and yes I do feel that I need one .

I guess if it becomes a regular habit the body feels it needs its hit the same as coffee /chocolate /smoking etc.

I think smoking should not be allowed at the wheel either .

 

[romperstomper]

I think i remember it being 2 units which is one pint of normal strength lager and that will put you just over.

3 units for mr average

 

[romperstomper]

Aparantly we're both wrong. Its 80mg which cant easily be converted into units due to peoples build etc. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3178029.stm

Its pretty obvious people react differently to alcohol and the 80mg is only of use if you have your own breathalysers .

 

[romperstomper]

if you are drinking 4 pints in an evening and driving then you had better hope you don't get stopped or more importantly don't have an accident.

I wish some of you would read the op instead of skip reading ,how many more times