Drinking and driving? Opinions?

Hey all, while working in the drive thru this past week, I've seen two different people come through drinking beers... one guy had a Heineken (sp?) in a brown paper bag, and the other had a Bud Ice w/a straw :P

This was in broad daylight too... really dumb if a cop stops em...

Just got me thinking... how many of you drive drunk/have driven drunk?

I have driven after one beer, but it was like an hour or two after... thats bout it tho...

*shrugs* Seeing two people come through in one week just got me thinking...

-Grendel

Never have, never will. I usually don't have even a single alcoholic drink if I'm driving. There is plenty of research to show that it impairs your reactions well before you're drunk, or at the limit or whatever. Maybe not much, but a bit.

As for actual drunk driving, they should have their licences taken away for life. There's never an excuse. There are taxis, dial-a-driver, buses, friends, whatever. There is no excuse for driving drunk, as far as I'm concerned.

If you drink then drive you are a bloody http://forums.off-topic.net/images/smilies/asshole.gif .

All you do is risk killing not only yourself but everyone else around you and in your car. Personally I think there should be ZERO amounts of alcohol allowed in your system if you are driving full stop.

I hope that nobody I know is naive to think that drink/driving is acceptable in any form.

Uhhhhhh, no way Jose. ;) :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

So I guess everyone so far is in agreement eh?

On another note, what do you all think of people who drive high? I'm not talking about people tripping on mushrooms or acid or anything, just weed...

-Grendel

Well, looks like I'm in the majority here. Drinking and driving is nothing to play with. I will say that I've driven after having a drink or two several hours beforehand, thus allowing at least an hour per drink. But even then I was very careful to drive. I hope never to have to do so again.

As for driving while high... I've been in a car with a guy who was high on weed. I hope his spastic driving was chemically induced and he doesn't always drive like he did then. I was truly scared and darn near told him to stop the car. I only stayed in because it was a very short ride and I was fully buckled in.

Drinking and driving is STUPID.

Since I work in the automotive industry we have a policy at work about drink driving.

Drink Driving = No Licence = No Job.

I don't drink & drive!!!

The Panda hate's Drunk's that Drive!!!

Originally posted by Razorgtst
If you drink then drive you are a bloody http://forums.off-topic.net/images/smilies/asshole.gif .

All you do is risk killing not only yourself but everyone else around you and in your car. Personally I think there should be ZERO amounts of alcohol allowed in your system if you are driving full stop.

Or make it easier. Only drinks allowed on the roads between 11pm and 1am. That way if they crash, who cares coz they are only gonna do themselves in, or hit another drunk (win win situation).

Also, does drinking Coke while driving count??? If so, call me bad!:rolleyes:

Antz

I get a buzz just walking through the food line at a winery! I don't drink anymore, as I never saw any benefits from it.

I used to smoke 3 packs a day and quit 12 years ago on the day Sammy Davis Jr. died, I admired him alot. It was May 15, 1990, I still remember the day.

Here in California, we have a 3 strikes and you serve a long jail sentence for committing a felony, such as drunk driving causing injury or death. I think it should be cut to 2, after the second time I'm sure a person won't change.

Years ago when i was young and stupid i done it a few times and wonder how the hell i ever got home some nights totally pissed.
I look back now and think how fuckin stupid it was, not only to myself but to the halm i may have caused to other people. I guess i can say i've been one of the lucky ones that done it and was lucky enough to get away with it.....nothing to be proud off.
Now days.....i wont even think about driving even after 1 beer. It's just not worth it.

Originally posted by Nemesis

Also, does drinking Coke while driving count??? If so, call me bad!:rolleyes:

Antz

I dunno about drinking coke... but watch out while drinking from a water bottle...

I took a sip of my water, put the cap on and set it down, I took my eyes off the road for like 1 sec, then when I looked up, I was almost off the road...

I turned the wheel, the rear end slid out to the right, I turned the opposite way, it slid out to the left... and I stoped completely sideways in the road a foot or two from a fence... I was lucky... :)

-Grendel

Originally posted by Nemesis


Or make it easier. Only drinks allowed on the roads between 11pm and 1am. That way if they crash, who cares coz they are only gonna do themselves in, or hit another drunk (win win situation).

I like that idea :D (In principle anyway; it'd make it a bit difficult for me f'rinstance when I'm working nights, but hey, if I'm not allowed out of the house, I just won't be able to go to work. Oh damn :p )

I never drink and drive ever. Even after 1 drink I just don’t feel as alert. No way that I’d risk it. It's not worth it.

As for driving high, at actaully makes one too aware of his/her surroundings. At least in my case, it makes me paranoid and i drive at aobut 5 below the limit and drive careful. Wouldn't want to get pulled over. As long as i dont have any distractions such as the radio or whatnot, i feel almost normal and my driving is fine. Never drove drunk, never will, cause that's an entirley different monster.

that actually has been shown to be the case, too. The big problkem comes when pot is mixed with alcohol (or other drugs). That ends up worse than booze alone.

Heh, another guy came through the drive thru drinkin again, had a case of MGD on the seat next to him and one in his hand... ordered 10 39cent cheeseburgers...

Nothing like 39cent cheeseburgers to bring out the white trash of the town I say...

-Grendel

Impaired drivers should be shot at high noon in the center of town. It is a lack of respect to other people, themselves, and their cars. They place public property, their own lives, and the lives of others at risk. A car is a lethal weapon and should be treated with respect.