True drunk driving story.

[Simon Mason]

Following on from the alcoholics thread, a great true story just sprung to
mind. Going to a very strict Catholic school meant that a lot of my mates
were tee total (as opposed to the nuns and priests who stank of the stuff).
This was great when we left school and passed our driving tests and went
around all the country pubs. I had a pal that would happily drive his 4
mates (me included) around and we would keep him in ginger ale, or whatever
stuff he was on for the night. Perfect symbiosis.

In 1987, we went out for a few jars around the place and he was driving us
home at around 2330. Blue light appears in mirror and Plod pulls us over. My
mate opens the window and the copper's eyes light up as a cloud of booze
envelops his head. He gets all excited about a major collar on his patch,
but first he has to go through all the formalities.

"Have you been drinking"? he says to my mate.

"Yes" he says.

And when was your last drink?

Comic pause.

"1976" !

(he had had sherry at a christening or something when his guardian angel was
distracted)

HAHAHA

On a similar note a Catholic colleague ate a bacon sarnie on Good Friday
morning shift. When I pointed this out he looked at me in horror, until he
relaxed and said "It's OK - no one will know".
--
Simon M.

 

[dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers]

>I had a pal that would happily drive his 4
>mates (me included) around and we would keep him in ginger ale, or whatever
>stuff he was on for the night. Perfect symbiosis.

The crowd I hung out in, whoever drove, the rest of us would keep supplied with
the alcohol-free stuff all evening. I've never had a problem not drinking &
driving. As far as I'm concerned, it's a no-no. If someone else is driving,
I'll happily consume a few glasses of the fermented juice of grape, but I will
not drink/drive or cycle/drive.

Cheers, helen s



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[Danny Colyer]

> Going to a very strict Catholic school meant that a lot of my mates
> were tee total

Having lived with a houseload of Catholics at university (I even joined
the Catholic society as a social member), the idea of a teetotal
Catholic seems quite unbelievable to me.

> (as opposed to the nuns and priests who stank of the stuff).

That sounds about right, though

> On a similar note a Catholic colleague ate a bacon sarnie on Good Friday
> morning shift. When I pointed this out he looked at me in horror, until he
> relaxed and said "It's OK - no one will know".

Why should you always invite two Methodists to a party?

If you only invite one, he'll drink all your beer.

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[Rick]

"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
> >I had a pal that would happily drive his 4
> >mates (me included) around and we would keep him in ginger ale, or
whatever
> >stuff he was on for the night. Perfect symbiosis.
>
> The crowd I hung out in, whoever drove, the rest of us would keep supplied
with
> the alcohol-free stuff all evening. I've never had a problem not drinking
&
> driving. As far as I'm concerned, it's a no-no. If someone else is
driving,
> I'll happily consume a few glasses of the fermented juice of grape, but I
will
> not drink/drive or cycle/drive.

Yes, I don't cycle/drive either. I find it's the devil's own job to pedal
while also controlling the accelerator and brake on the car.

 

[Al C-F]

On 20 May 2004 16:34:05 GMT, [email protected]omcom
(dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) wrote:

>but I will
>not drink/drive or cycle/drive.

You find cycling affects your ability to drive?

 

[dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers]

>>but I will
>>not drink/drive or cycle/drive.
>
>You find cycling affects your ability to drive?

Glad you spotted my deliberate error to see if readers are awake ;-)

Of course it should be drink/cycle

Cheers, helen s




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[erics]

"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
> >>but I will
> >>not drink/drive or cycle/drive.
> >
> >You find cycling affects your ability to drive?
>
> Glad you spotted my deliberate error to see if readers are awake ;-)
>
> Of course it should be drink/cycle
>
> Cheers, helen s
>

Is it a criminal offense to ride a bike while under the influence of
alchohol?

 

[dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers]

>Is it a criminal offense to ride a bike while under the influence of
>alchohol?

Whether it is or isn't matters not to me. Alcohol does adversely affect
judgement, reflexes etc., and I really don't wnt to be drunk on a bike and
wobble into the path of a vehicle, or pedestrian, other cyclist... tree...
ditch... bed of nettles...

Cheers, helen s


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[Simon Mason]

"erics" <eric@No_SpaMthe-stannards.co.uk_Thanks> wrote in message
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>
> Is it a criminal offense to ride a bike while under the influence of
> alchohol?

It is, yes. You would though have to be falling off or wobbling about
alarmingly to get done . Whether you are drunk is entirely subjective and
up the police officer, as no breathalyser test is allowed. You cannot have
any driving licence endorsement either. Riding whilst drunk is obviously
very silly, but I have been to the pub on my bike, had a couple and ridden
home OK, but I agree it's best not to.
--
Simon M.

 

[Helen Deborah Vecht]

"erics" <eric@No_SpaMthe-stannards.co.uk_Thanks>typed



> "dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" <[email protected]> wrote in
> message news:[email protected]...
> > >>but I will
> > >>not drink/drive or cycle/drive.
> > >
> > >You find cycling affects your ability to drive?
> >
> > Glad you spotted my deliberate error to see if readers are awake ;-)
> >
> > Of course it should be drink/cycle
> >
> > Cheers, helen s
> >

> Is it a criminal offense to ride a bike while under the influence of
> alchohol?


It is to be *drunk* in charge of a carriage (of which a bicycle is one).
Drunk usually implies a higher level of intoxication than the
drink/drive limit.

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Edgware.

 

[Just zis Guy, you know?]

erics wrote:

> Is it a criminal offense to ride a bike while under the influence of
> alchohol?

Yes, but:

- there is no absolute limit as for driving
- your driving licence cannot be affected by a conviction for cycling while
drunk

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[Richard]

Simon Mason wrote:
> Following on from the alcoholics thread,

A police patrol saw a car driving just a little erratically, and pulled
it over. The policeman asked the driver, a retired major type, when he
last had a drink.

"1950," boomed the major dramatically.

The policeman apologised, and was about to let the major go, when the
major glanced at his watch and continued,

"...and it's already nearly 20:15, mustn't be late for my nightcap."

 

[Roger Hughes]

erics wrote:

> Is it a criminal offense to ride a bike while under the influence of
> alchohol?
>

Yep, but under the pre-breathalyser road laws - the offence is to be
arbitrarily drunk, not to have a blood alcohol level above a set amount.

(normal IANAL caveats apply)

Roger

 

[zardoz]

Now I know a chap, who shall remain nameless but is a bit of a black
sheep and has frequented Her Majesty's Correctional Facilities, who
apparently avoided a drink drive charge recently.

The copper had pulled him over and they were standing beside the squad
car discussing the boozy smell on his breath. I think something must
have distracted the policmen for a second because this chap leaned
into the squad car whilst the copper wasn't looking and half-inched
the breathalyser (stuffing it up his jumper.). PC subsequently can't
find the breathalyser and lets this guy go.

I hear that he regularly breathalyses himself with said stolen goods
following a night on the tiles to see if he's within the driving
limit. And apparently if you've eaten recently you can get away with a
good few pints and get away with it.

Scary.

 

[Simon Brooke]

in message <[email protected]>, erics
('eric@No_SpaMthe-stannards.co.uk_Thanks') wrote:

>
> "dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" <[email protected]> wrote
> in message news:[email protected]...
>> >>but I will
>> >>not drink/drive or cycle/drive.
>> >
>> >You find cycling affects your ability to drive?
>>
>> Glad you spotted my deliberate error to see if readers are awake ;-)
>>
>> Of course it should be drink/cycle
>>
>> Cheers, helen s
>>
>
> Is it a criminal offense to ride a bike while under the influence of
> alchohol?

Certainly in Scotland. The offence is being 'drunk in charge of a
_vehicle_', and a friend of mine was once so charged as a result of
pushing a child's perambulator (with another adult friend in it) down
Princes Street in Edinburgh after a rather jolly night on the town.
Can't remember whether he plead guilty or was found guilty but he was
certainly fined.

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[davek]

helen:
> Whether it is or isn't matters not to me. Alcohol does adversely affect
> judgement, reflexes etc., and I really don't wnt to be drunk on a bike and
> wobble into the path of a vehicle, or pedestrian, other cyclist... tree...
> ditch... bed of nettles...

Indeed. A friend of mine once found this out while cycling home from the pub
drunk - broken arm, broken collarbone, numerous cuts and grazes, severe
concussion...

Fortunately, no other vehicles involved - just him and a kerb that wouldn't
stay in its lane.

d.

 

[Pyromancer]

Upon the miasma of midnight, a darkling spirit identified as "Just zis
Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> breathed:
>erics wrote:

>> Is it a criminal offense to ride a bike while under the influence of
>> alchohol?

>Yes, but:
>
>- there is no absolute limit as for driving
>- your driving licence cannot be affected by a conviction for cycling while
>drunk

This seems mostly reasonable, as your ability to kill other people is
rather less on a bike than in motor vehicle - you'd have to be going
rather faster than is usually possible before you could wipe out a
complete bus queue, and your ability to damage property is little
greater than that of a pedestrian.

A drunk cyclist is mostly a hazard to themselves, though they could be
the cause of a different accident. Someone over the limit in charge of
a motor vehicle is a major hazard to people other than themselves, not
to mention their ability to damage property.

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[Pyromancer]

Upon the miasma of midnight, a darkling spirit identified as
dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers <[email protected]> breathed:

>>I had a pal that would happily drive his 4
>>mates (me included) around and we would keep him in ginger ale, or whatever
>>stuff he was on for the night. Perfect symbiosis.

>The crowd I hung out in, whoever drove, the rest of us would keep supplied with
>the alcohol-free stuff all evening. I've never had a problem not drinking &
>driving. As far as I'm concerned, it's a no-no. If someone else is driving,
>I'll happily consume a few glasses of the fermented juice of grape, but I will
>not drink/drive or cycle/drive.

The only thing that bugs me about not drinking is the utter lack of
choice.

Ask a pub what beers they've got and you'll get a long list of lagers,
ales, plus at least one cider (and usually a different one in bottles).

Ask them what low alcohol drinks they've got and they'll grunt "LA" at
you, invariably some horrid lager-based thing. Try to explain to the
barperson that "LA" simply means "low alcohol" and what you want is to
know what choice of low alcohol drinks they've actually got and you'll
get the same look you would if you ordered a deep fried ferret in fresh
badger sauce.

:-(

If only they did tomato and fruit juices at decent prices it wouldn't be
so bad, but if everyone else is drinking pints of ale at 1.70 each, then
if I can't have a low-alcohol version of the same thing (note ale, *not*
lager), I want a pint of orange or tomato juice at the same price, not
some daft fancy version at 2 quid a (small) bottle.

A few places, including my local Goth nightclub, do orange juice in the
form of one litre supermarket UHT cartons from which they'll merrily
sell you a pint for 1.60, which is more than reasonable, but way too
many places don't.

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[Just zis Guy, you know?]

Pyromancer wrote:

> Someone over the limit in charge
> of a motor vehicle is a major hazard to people other than themselves,
> not to mention their ability to damage property.

What always baffles me is that it is seen as perfectly acceptable that the
risk a drunk driver poses is such that an automatic ban is socially
acceptable, yet there is an immediate backlash as soon as it is suggested
that a similar penalty should apply for actually killing someone or causing
serious injury (i.e. the outcome whose risk is considered so unacceptable in
the case of drink-driving).

It seems that the fact that death was an unintended consequence is
sufficient excuse. Although in the case of a drunk the fact that they might
have got home without harming anyone is not. It is most curious.

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[Simon Mason]

"Pyromancer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> If only they did tomato and fruit juices at decent prices it wouldn't be
> so bad, but if everyone else is drinking pints of ale at 1.70 each, then
> if I can't have a low-alcohol version of the same thing (note ale, *not*
> lager), I want a pint of orange or tomato juice at the same price, not
> some daft fancy version at 2 quid a (small) bottle.

When I didn't drink alcohol, I used to ask for orange cordial, diluted with
a pint of water. Cost a hell of a lot less than juices.

Simon M.