Am I over the limit to drive?

[Man of Harveys]

OK - this lunchtime, with my sausage, I had a bottle of Pils, followed by two halves of Koelsch - both were around the usual 5%. The last one was consumed at about 2pm. Am I safe to drive legally at about 7.30pm this evening? I'm of, er, let's say above average build (i.e. a bit chubby) and fairly tall. I feel fine.

 

[dwayne]

halves?

 

[cardboard]

yes, you are ok to drive

 

[BUTTERBALL]

The limit is roughly one and a half pints so you SHOULD be okay. Best have a couple of cups of tea to be sure!

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Just in case you want a balanced view. This is footage of MoH hot off the.....press.


Is MoH safe to drive?

 

[aftershavedave]

alcohol takes 6 hours to pass through the body so i doubt very much that that relatively modest intake would be hanging about.

 

[Man of Harveys]

halves?

No-one, but no-one drinks Koelsch by the pint - that's heresy. The locals drink it out of test tubes containing 0.2 of a litre (but lots of them).

 

[hitony]

The limit is roughly one and a half pints so you SHOULD be okay. Best have a couple of cups of tea to be sure!

why ?? tea wont get into the blood stream

 

[hitony]

i do find it a bit ironic that the same person who is pro speed cameras is now asking a message board if he is ok to drive after drinking alcohol....

 

[Trufflehound]

1 bottle pils = 1.5 units
2 halves kölsch = 3 units ish

Total = 4.5 units @ 1 hour per unit for body to process = body cleared in 4 and a half hours. Stopped drinking at 2, therefore clear by 6.30 pm.

Hope that helps...

 

[Man of Harveys]

i do find it a bit ironic that the same person who is pro speed cameras is now asking a message board if he is ok to drive after drinking alcohol....

Simple things, doing what they do, I guess...

Presumably the sort of person who speeds everywhere without any regard for the dangers posed to other people has a similar lack of remorse driving when they're properly pissed, as opposed to potentially close to the limit. Although personally, it takes more than three halves in this case.

 

[Man of Harveys]

1 bottle pils = 1.5 units
2 halves kölsch = 3 units ish

Total = 4.5 units @ 1 hour per unit for body to process = body cleared in 4 and a half hours. Stopped drinking at 2, therefore clear by 6.30 pm.

Hope that helps...

That was the sort of calculation I had dimly in my mind somewhere. You da MAN, as my life's inspiration Richard Blackwood used to say. Thanks.

 

[fatboy]

Don't risk it.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Don't risk it.

I think you're right, I won't. It's not urgent anyway.

 

[tedebear]

Are you wearing a pink shirt?

 

[Man of Harveys]

Are you wearing a pink shirt?

Well hello! You tell me what you're wearing first...

Sort of red and white, actually - I'm nervous now.

 

[tedebear]

Well hello! You tell me what you're wearing first...

Sort of red and white, actually - I'm nervous now.

What I am wearing has no consequence - only if I'm wearing something, which I'm not, well I was but I'm off to the shower, oh bollocks

anyhow - since you're not wearing pink and you had sausage for lunch and its thursday not Tuesday in a month with a R, then you're fine!!

Capische?

 

[hitony]

Simple things, doing what they do, I guess...

Presumably the sort of person who speeds everywhere without any regard for the dangers posed to other people has a similar lack of remorse driving when they're properly pissed, as opposed to potentially close to the limit. Although personally, it takes more than three halves in this case.

But how can you confidently state that 3 halves and your "potentially" safe ? alcohol will affect everyone in differant ways, and thats a medical fact, how many units etc is nothing more than a guideline, and is no way a basis on, if to drive or not, in my opinion if you have had a drink, dont take the chance to drive, and also all these so called remedys, ie,coffee, greasy breakfast, shower etc, none of them will work as none of them can get into your blood stream to cancel out the alcohol, i agree they might make you feel a bit better, but they will not decrease the alcohol levels in your body.

and i dont recall saying i speed everywhere, that was your assumption, just cos i have an opinion about speed cameras, does not make me a habitual driver who enjoys breaking the law.

 

[The Large One]

Units drunk can be calculated roughly thus...

Quantity (in litres) x strength (in % abv) = No. of units

For instance
330ml of 5% abv lager = .33 x 5 = 1.65 units
250ml of 12% abv wine = .25 x 12 = 3 units

 

[Man of Harveys]

What I am wearing has no consequence - only if I'm wearing something, which I'm not, well I was but I'm off to the shower, oh bollocks

anyhow - since you're not wearing pink and you had sausage for lunch and its thursday not Tuesday in a month with a R, then you're fine!!

Capische?

I don't know, I couldn't read beyond the first line... Ahem.