Driving when wasted?

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Guest2 said:
:rolleyes: sorry. I meant anything that you dont usually get arrested for. ie drink driving or drug driving. Coffee is a drug but I dont think you can lose your licence for having 10 espressos
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I think the point was that if you're under the influence of something that alters your ability to drive with due care and attention, legal or not, you shouldn't be driving.
 
silvercut said:
Durrrr - I know that - my point implied that when he got the driving licence he was completely mentally able but let's say recently he has become a retard ...
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If a person became mentally incapacitated, the license would be taken off him. Police won't take your story unless there's been a prior medical examination and if confirmed true, this 'retard' (nice choice of words by the way) shouldn't be driving at all, as the license would have been revoked. People who become mentally incapacitated don't keep their driving licences.
 
silvercut said:
You could just say on behalf of your mate that he has recently lost his mental abilities - the cops wont do him for driving while being a retard as I don't think there is legislature for that.
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lol. Half of the people in south yorkshire probably fall under that category! We were out a couple of saturday ago and he drove sunday morning. I could tell he was still wasted but his driving was fine. Just like he'd had a lot of coffee
 
mjt said:
As long as you crash and only injure yourself, hopefully fatally, then driving whilst under the influence is fine.

Unfortunately, this rarely happens.
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That's extremely harsh. This happened to my friend. Everyone makes mistakes and they are much easier to make when you are drunk.

I know driving under the influence is wrong but to say it is worthy of death is ridiculous in my opinion. There are people who make far worse sober decisions every day.
 
Mat said:
I think the point was that if you're under the influence of something that alters your ability to drive with due care and attention, legal or not, you shouldn't be driving.
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yes this...

but he said wasted, so for me wasted is 10 pints, how many espressos? im not sure but when i start twiching randomly i would probably say another 10 of them?

dont edit my posts *****
 
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Sounds like half of South Yorkshire need to have their licence taken away. :rolleyes:

Your friends seem like a charming bunch of people. I hope they never harm an innocent bystander.
 
Mat said:
I think the point was that if you're under the influence of something that alters your ability to drive with due care and attention, legal or not, you shouldn't be driving.
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Playing with the radio/cd player, doing makeup and not having much sleep alters the ability to drive. Lots of people still do it
 
platinum87 said:
yes this...

but he said wasted, so for me wasted is 1 fish finger, how many espressos? im not sure but when i start twiching randomly i would probably say another 10 of them?
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I have known people in the past to have had large quantities of ecstasy then driven home in the morning, sometimes hundreds of miles. If anything they said they were more aware and cautious than usual. Having 10 pints is a different type of wasted to some illegal/legal drugs... personally i dont drive (or can but havent in 7 years now)
 
Guest2 said:
What would you get done for if you were pulled over and were wasted when driving but the high was legal?
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I wouldn't be in the car.

If you’re under the influence of anything, legal and illegal don’t drive a car. Your mate is a fool.

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i'd imagine he'd be screwed if he got pulled over. under the influence and driving isn't too clever
 
anticonscience said:
I hope they never harm an innocent bystander.
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Unfortunately all too often people dont change their ways until they have actually harmed an innocent bystander. They all too often take the "well I've done it dozens of times without any troubles" attitude, not realising that it only takes that 1 time to deprive someone of their future.
 
Without wanting to condone it, I'd hope that simply having alcohol or drugs in your system wouldn't lead to a prosecution.

Being pulled over because you were swerving round at 90mph driving the wrong way up the motorway should definitely be prosecuted - whether you did it for the lulz or because you were stoned doesn't matter, you were doing it.
But if you were pulled over for a random check and then are tested and found having a substance in your system it should not be prosecuted - who cares what you had in your system, as long as your standard of driving was acceptable then it doesn't matter.
 
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Guest2 said:
I have known people in the past to have had large quantities of ecstasy then driven home in the morning, sometimes hundreds of miles. If anything they said they were more aware and cautious than usual. Having 10 pints is a different type of wasted to some illegal/legal drugs... personally i dont drive (or can but havent in 7 years now)
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Wow quick everyone should take this then - drugs definitely make you a better driver! [/sarcasm]

People take drugs to alter there state - if it didn't do anything to you then peopel wouldn't take them.

Having anything be it legal or illegal is stupid. Personally I would like to see an end to any alcohol and driving. In my opinion if I have a pint I know my reactions are slower. People who have been on any influence and killed someone don't deserve to live imho.


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Westyfield2 said:
Without wanting to condone it, I'd hope that simply having alcohol or drugs in your system wouldn't lead to a prosecution.

Being pulled over because you were swerving round at 90mph driving the wrong way up the motorway should definitely be prosecuted - whether you did it for the lulz or because you were stoned doesn't matter, you were doing it.
But if you were pulled over because a bulb was out and then are tested and found having a substance in your system it should not be prosecuted - who cares what you had in your system, as long as your standard of driving was acceptable then it doesn't matter.
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You have to be joking right? What you are basically saying is that car could be unroadworthy, have no insurance, no tax, etc. but because the standard of driving is fine then let them go on there merry way. They may have had 9 pints, a quick injection of cocaine and away you go - but make sure you get that bulb repaired.

What a naive thing to say.


M.
 
m4cc45 said:
You have to be joking right? What you are basically saying is that car could be unroadworthy, have no insurance, no tax, etc. but because the standard of driving is fine then let them go on there merry way. They may have had 9 pints, a quick injection of cocaine and away you go - but make sure you get that bulb repaired.

What a naive thing to say.


M.
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Ah yep my bad, bulb out was a bad example. Random spotcheck would be better.

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Not having insurance is illegal so ofcourse it should be prosecuted. The point I was getting at is that having over xx of substance yy in your body shouldn't matter if it's not affecting your driving.
 
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Westyfield2 said:
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But if you were pulled over because a bulb was out and then are tested and found having a substance in your system it should not be prosecuted - who cares what you had in your system, as long as your standard of driving was acceptable then it doesn't matter.
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I think the same, but i dont think police would see it like that. Like if someone crashed into you and you were found to be drunk. It would still be your fault i think

Everyone keeps on saying 'under the influence' but under the influence of what?

Can you be 'under the influence' of anything that changes you?
 
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