Drunk driving. Try this story out

She was probably thinking "I'm the damn prosecutor. What are they gonna do, arrest me?!"

hell of a way to go out

duidui wrote:

How about this story.I'm interested in the opinions of those around here who regularly defend driving "after a few drinks because everyone does it and I can handle it". Do you think this woman was thinking the same thing?

What's your point? Everyone knows that getting hammered and driving is stupid, and there are tons of stories in the papers every day to prove it. What's so significant about THIS story? I could see nothing. And this chick was over THREE times the legal limit at 3:00 in the afternoon. She got bombed in the early afternoon on her day off. She clearly had problem. That's much different than a 175 lb man having two beers over an hour and 1/2 at night and then driving. I do that all the time, and probably right at the legal limit, and no, I don't have a problem with that.

That's what I was gonna say, 0.25 is absolutely hammered.

Totally.

Why would I defend this?

what is your point? wrote:

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I do that all the time, and probably right at the legal limit, and no, I don't have a problem with that.

It seems to me you proved his point. You are part of the problem.

how is driving at the legal limit "part of the problem"

im sure if driving at .08 severely hampered a persons ability to drive they legal limit would be about .05

and we are overlooking one obvious factor, she didnt get into an accident because she was drunk, it was because she was a woman

bigguns wrote:

how is driving at the legal limit "part of the problem"

Simple, you or anyone who thinks they know exactly when they are at or below the legal limit is full of shit. If you are going to drink, don't drive. There's always the time where someone says, "OK one more". And if you are drinking and driving, hopefully it's only around your family and friends so if someone gets hurt, you'll be paying the consequences not someone else. Good luck Mr "driving the legal limit".

I'm drunk right now.

Dare me to drive?

"Simple, you or anyone who thinks they know exactly when they are at or below the legal limit is full of shit."

wrong

"There's always the time where someone says, "OK one more"."

wrong

"And if you are drinking and driving, hopefully it's only around your family and friends so if someone gets hurt, you'll be paying the consequences not someone else."

i dont even know where to begin with this one

how many beers can a 170lb man have in a hour and still be below 0.08. For instance, say I start drinking at 10, and drive somewhere at 11. Would 3 beers be too much? i know its variable, but curious as to what people think.

I think 3 beers in an hour at 170lbs would probably put you over the legal limit, but who knows. In Nebraska a couple of days ago, a 27-year-old woman was driving, went across the center line and hit a policeman on a motorcycle head on and killed him. I can't remember exactly what they said her BAC was but i think it was around .20, which in my opinion is pretty drunk.

You're an idiot. .25 is completely different than .08, or even .10 and you know it. The only "defending" that people have done here that I have seen is poeple like myself that don't feel that having a couple of drinks with dinner and then driving home is a hazardous proposition. I have yet to see one person defend drunk drivers with a BAC over the legal limit. When you come back with a story about a person getting in a wreck and killing someone because they had a .05 BAC after having a glass or two of wine at dinner, then maybe you'll have some credibility. Otherwise you are simply a troll.

Have a nice day.

thick? wrote:

Simple, you or anyone who thinks they know exactly when they are at or below the legal limit is full of shit. If you are going to drink, don't drive.

This is terrible advice. First, it has been proven in study after study that drivers are more alert--with better reaction times--after a drink or two. Second, 99.6% of traffic accidents involve drivers who are completely sober.

It is plainly obvious that soberiety is part of the problem. If anything, people should be lecturing you for *not* drinking before driving.

That's the thing. If you know you're going to be driving, why is it so important you have a drink? Can't someone simply have a pepsi/whatever instead of beer? Is it THAT important to have the alcohol?!

Also, we should be using public transport instead of polluting the air with our cars.

I'd love to see this or similar factory installed with a zero tolerance setting, slightest bit of booze and you're a pedestrian.

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A beautiful 21 year old girl juggling school, a fast growing career as a model and a husband of 10 months. Add one Fredrick Allen Keenan, a couple of shot's, a beer or two and a clear, sunlit, dry street. Mix in two automobiles one driven by the sober young bride, one by Freddy "I'm good to go" Keenan...