Drinking then driving
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Topic: Drinking then driving
Posted By: _H_
Subject: Drinking then driving
Date Posted: 04 December 2010 at 7:42am
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So Xmas time has got me thinking and Im interested to find out how much people will drink and then drive
I personally dont drink anything if im driving but this is only because i dont normally drink so it goes straight to my head  ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Kellyfer
Date Posted: 04 December 2010 at 8:19am
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Usually, only 1 glass of wine. But since having DS I wouldn't drive after anything coz even just 1 glass has me a little on the tipsy side!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 04 December 2010 at 8:28am
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I am the same, I don't drink at all if I am driving. I prefer DH not to drink at all if he is driving either but he will sometimes have a beer or two if we are out for dinner and ther a while ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: AngieBabe
Date Posted: 04 December 2010 at 8:32am
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Yep me too, usually nothing or maybe one glass of wine if I'm around at my Mums or something 'cause usually I'm there a while gasbagging! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: rachelsea
Date Posted: 04 December 2010 at 8:34am
I don't have any drinks if I know I'm going to be driving because my tolerance is quite embarassing 
Mind you I haven't drunk anything since before DD was conceived (so well over two years LOL) so would probably just have to look at a drink to get tipsy these days ------------- DD 4yrs DS 2yrs http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: kiwi2
Date Posted: 04 December 2010 at 9:18am
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To be honest in the past 1 or 2 wines. Depends on if a meal is involved or how long we are there. If we are there for 5 ish hours with a meal then 2 glasses. If a quick meal and less time only 1.
However now I don't drink so I am the sober driver all the time with no stress as to whether I will be just over the limit. |
Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 04 December 2010 at 9:38am
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I wont drink if im out somewhere and im expected to drive home or be sober driver
Sometimes i have popped down to get dinner or to the dairy down the road after having one beer or wine -------------  
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Posted By: My3Sons
Date Posted: 04 December 2010 at 9:58am
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I wouldnt drive after drinking anything because I dont drink very often so when I do it goes straight to my head lol and I wouldnt trust my judgement ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4 
 
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 04 December 2010 at 10:12am
It depends. Sometimes I can have 2 RTDs and be pretty tiddly, but then other times I can have 2 RTDs and be completely fine. Depends on my mood, how much I've eaten, what I've been doing and where I am. So I take all of that into consideration when I decide whether or not to drive, but usually I end up staying somewhere, just in case 
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Posted By: MrsEmma
Date Posted: 04 December 2010 at 10:52am
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If I'm driving then I won't touch any alcohol, my thinking is that I'd rather have all my wits about me.. a few friends think it's a bit OTT lol but it's just one of those things I've always done.
DH will have one or maybe two beers at the most and that's it. Though he's extremely happy that for two years in a row now, he can go for gold at this time of year and he has a sober driver ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Babykatnz
Date Posted: 04 December 2010 at 1:19pm
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I normally set myself a limit of one drink for each 2 hour block, but wouldnt drink wine as that goes straight through me, RTDs or self-mixed are really all I drink unless I'm home (although this year for obvious reasons I wont be drinking anything!)
I always make sure I have something in my stomach before going anywhere that I may end up having a drink though ------------- Brandon - 05/12/2003  
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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 04 December 2010 at 4:13pm
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Depends, if i sign up as sober driver and go out knowing i am driving i don't drink at all but i will drive if i've been sitting at home, had a (as in one) drink and decide to pop out to the shops. If i've had one drink at home and then decide to go into town to meet friends i may have one more if i'm out over a long period of time - ie. hours.
I'm not comfortable drinking anything then driving kids - obviously not my own yet, but other peoples kids as well. You're just that little bit more responsible in my head. I have broken the laws in other ways though - taken an extra passengar without a seatbelt for example - in a situation where them not being in the car would leave a very very drunk young woman alone in an isolated area for up to an hour if i were making two trips. Or when some of the boys were insisting they'd drive themselves if they didnt go RIGHT NOW. I'd rather have four drunks in the backseat then three drunks and a friend injured/killed. Off topic much!? |
Posted By: HuntersMama
Date Posted: 04 December 2010 at 9:28pm
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Id have one glass of wine, but would want to be driving a wee bit after that - im such a light weight now! If I have a drink with dinner, and then wait a few hours before driving im fine ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 04 December 2010 at 9:38pm
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I have drunk 1/2 a bottle of wine and driven. I was totally fine as I had eaten but I wouldn't do it again. I have a friend who drunk 1 dozen beer + 6 double rums and was under the limit but there was no way he would of driven, the cop was blown away when the reading came back (we used to have a cop play in our band and he brought the the full test machine into band to test us all one night). He had a driver so it was fine but still he had so much to drink and still under the limit. Now I can have 1 drink and I am fine (usually a woody) but no more these days. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: FullHouse
Date Posted: 04 December 2010 at 9:58pm
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I've had maybe 1 or 2 drinks since having my first child. Even tho there are reletivly large age gaps with my kids I breastfeed them all for a long time. Youngest was the shortest but he self weaned due to pregnancy..I was 16 when I had my first so I was only on my learners before that! My DH will have 1 or 2 beers before driving but will have zero if he has to drive with one of the kids. I usually drive when it comes to family outtings so that he can enjoy a few beers. ------------- Proud & busy mama of four earth walkers & two angels. About to get even busier! 
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Posted By: MyLilSquishy
Date Posted: 04 December 2010 at 10:32pm
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if im eating (going out for dinner) i have one drink. thats it.
if im not eating (going around to someones place 'for drinks') then i wont. if im sober driver then wont touch it. but if im having a meal, i also make sure i have time after it (eg. have one drink with my meal, then leave an hour or 2 later.... like having a yarn at mum n dads lol) |
Posted By: _H_
Date Posted: 04 December 2010 at 10:45pm
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i must say it was a nice suprise to see that most people wont drink or will only have a couple when they are driving. maybe its because most (just about all) of you are parents
I work with people (most of whom are females) that will have 3+ wines or beers at work drinks (1 and a half hours at the most) and then drive home  I know im a bit of a prude when it comes to drinking but i just dont think its worth the risk of something happening.
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 04 December 2010 at 10:50pm
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Oh my,I couldn't, Im such a lightweight, seriously one superwine biscuit and im toasted!
(Plus i'll be pregnant over christmas so can't anyway ) ------------- 
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Posted By: NovemberMum
Date Posted: 04 December 2010 at 11:12pm
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I dont drink anyway.
I got breath tested at 9am in the morning..I wonder how many at the time were over the limit!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 04 December 2010 at 11:50pm
LOL Rach ! Ditto for me too re the drinking and driving ! ------------- Our Angel July 08  Gone but not forgotten
And to complete our family, our princess has arrived 
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rachelsea wrote:Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 05 December 2010 at 12:01am
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Probably heaps. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 05 December 2010 at 10:17am
^^ I was going to say the same. My brother comes home at 5am sometimes so wrecked he can't walk straight, sleeps for an hour and goes to work at 8am. Can't imagine he'd pass a breath-test then but in his mind its ok because he was drinking "yesterday". 
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Posted By: MerlinFluff
Date Posted: 05 December 2010 at 11:42am
glad you are all being sensible! 
I don't drink at all when I drive mostly coz it mixes with my antidepressants and sedatives and makes me lightheaded *soooo* easily. But I've pestered poor DH so much that when he drives (tho it's usually me and he gets to indulge!) he just drinks one low-alcohol beer. Poor brow beaten man ------------- ***Elly***  
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Posted By: fattykat
Date Posted: 05 December 2010 at 10:02pm
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I used to have two or three wines...BUT got pulled over one night after being out at a friends. DP thought I was driving, I thought he was driving...I decided it was much safer for me to drive than him and got pulled over about two blocks from home and was 16mg over the limited.
I actually didn't feel tipsy as it was over a couple of hours, with a 3 course meal so felt completly comfortable driving. Needless to say, now I make sure the whole who is driving thing is clear at the beginning of the evening. Or if it is just me and I'm out for a meal, one drink. If there is no food involved its a taxi for me. Going into greater detail here...but I can't believe that some people are so tight that they would rather drive (when they feel they are border line) than pay the teeny tiny about a taxi costs in the overall scheme of things Edited to add: I lost my license for 6 months and had a $780 fine which I think is fair. My fault for driving. But some of the people in court (which is a whole experience in itself) were on there 3rd or 4th or even more conviction and just didn't seem to care |
Posted By: mrsturtle
Date Posted: 05 December 2010 at 10:14pm
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I wont drive if ive had anything. I like my licence far too much. Hubby and i usually take being the sober 1 plus when we are home we have 2 girls to look after!
Re the early morning testing - they do that quite a bit and catch out tons who have been out drinking the "night" before. There used to be an add on tv for it. Ive been tested before at 7am on my way to work (in ambulance uniform lol) |
Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 06 December 2010 at 9:44am
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Obviously this year it will be nothing. Before getting pg I'd have 1 or 2 drinks and drive home. DH will have 2 beers or if it is over an extended period of time will have 3. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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