Couple of beers after work on a Friday, where's the problem with that? As long as you're under the limit you're sweet - that's why it's called a limit.

Under the limit=not driving drunk.

Did you actually read my post?

I did and I didn't quote you Champ.

I find people here more likely to consider drinking themselves right up to the limit (or what they think it is anyway) and then driving.....how often does someone tell you "2 drinks in the first hour and 1 per hour after that" as they're knocking them back? That might have started as a safety message but it's treated too loosely now.

In places I've worked there seems to be very little shame attached to DD. I can honestly say I don't remember anyone admitting to it in the UK. Here we might all go out for a beer after work on a Friday which turns into a several hour session. You ask someone how they got home on Monday and they say they drove - and most people have a good laugh about it!

You're replying in a thread where I talk about people drink driving over the limit. In your reply you ask what the problem is with people being under the limit. Which was in no way what my original point was about....

What's this 'Champ' thing?

Yeah i used have a good laugh about it too when i was bagging and tagging the dumb farks for the mortuary,they laughed no more

I'm posting in a thread about drink driving and don't really care what your original post was about - I'm just contributing to the discussion.

Would you prefer 'Sport' or even 'Mr Pedantic'?

Actually looking at some statistics on breath test results, it does make you wonder if they are all drinking light beers....

From those figures:

1. In Surfers Paradise it was 1 over the limit driver in every 30
   
2. In QLD, just before Christmas, it was 1 over the limit driver out of every 127
   
3. In South Australia it was 1 out of every 230 on one Public Holiday, but 1 in every 360 on another public day.

Now now kids lets all be friends

Loss of drivers permit doesnt put anyone off, I wonder what will?

Lots of my colleagues do it, it does seem to be the norm here.

Im afraid I do not feel sorry for those without transport that justify their drink/driving.

No excuses whatsoever.

People are more likely to drink and drive here, no question. I personally have a one beer limit and stick to it.
Never mind losing your license and all that stuff, quite simply, I couldn't live with myself if I hurt someone......

From what I've heard, they don't lose their licences if caught either. If they do, it's only for a short period (3 months I think). Not sure how correct it is, but heard if you need your car for work purposes, you can have a restricted licenece. If this is true, then there's not a deterent is there? Lose your licence for a minumum of 12 months for the first offence, issue a huge fine and use the scary, horrible, anti DD adverts we had in the Uk to hit home the effects.

Just a thought but DDers are rightly condemned but what about idiots on mobiles, reading magazines etc? They are no more in control of the vehicle than drinkers....

I think you'll find there's a graduation of penalties. So if you are caught between 0.05 and 0.07 (which is still below the UK dd limit) then the penalty is less than if you are caught over 0.07 which in turn is less than what you get over 0.15.

Yes, that's true, you can have a licence that allows you to drive to work and back etc, so that you don't lose your job. Always struck me as a bit odd.