soapy©

i think its just that you hear of more of the young ones getting caught. theres a much higher chance of them being pulled over.

about 80% of the people that i see are over 40
this is not all over oz but just in the gold coast area

turtletom

Yes they do brag about it. I have been told certaqin ways to drive home if i have had 2 much to drink (which i would never ever do and never ever have) Its cool to drink and drive i think. Its the new in.

soapy©

i was watching the telly here once and they were doing a big thing about drinking then driving. they had and expert on telling people that they could have two drinks then one every other hour

people here think this is true and cant understan why they are over the limit

Fat Bloke

Aye, it only works if they are double whiskys but. :-)

Geordie George

I'd agree with you, R. I think that drink driving here is more culturally acceptable. While there are drunk drivers both here and in the UK, it seems to be more the norm here.

And it's certainly not just p-platers hooning about. There are 8 people in my office. Two of the older chaps (in their fifties/sixties) regularly drink and drive after office drinks. After one leaving do, one of the blokes was so drunk he crashed his car on the way home. He was lucky that it was only minor and nobody was hurt. Has it been a wake-up call to him? No.

Siren & Brian

I pressume the speed limit is 100km/h so whats the problem. They take up all three lanes and break the law by not keeping left, or you break the law by speeding. Whats the difference??

Ozzidoc

Yes - 2 "drinks" in the first hour then one thereafter for males. 1 drink in the first hour and 1 per hour thereafter for females.

The definition of "drink" is one unit which is 8 grams of alcohol . ie half a pint of beer. So, a bloke drinking a pint an hour is drinking double the recommended to remain below the blood alcohol limit. A pint of cider has 4 units.

soapy©

they never learn. most people go right back to their car after getting out of the lock up. it scares the shit out of me.

soapy©

i see this as the problem here. if you dont have a drink and drive you are fine.
but a lot of people cant add when they have been drinking lol

an hour and 15 mins becomes an hour lol then they have had a few and think one for the road.

Ozzidoc

lol - yes, you are right

JackTheLad

I read constantly of people being stopped repeatedly on the same night for drink driving. What the hell are they doing giving people back their car keys when they are still pissed?

Am I missing something? I thought in the UK you cold be done for drunk driving if you were in possesion of your car keys while over the limit. Okay thinking about that one, it might be a myth, but still, releasing someone from a police station while they are still over the limit and giving them their keys back is just asking them to do it again surely?

JTL

soapy©

you are spot on mate

i remember a mate of mine in glasgow a few years ago now.
he was a taxi driver and the place of change over was at a local pub. he finished on a friday for the week and would have a few beers before heading home (on foot)
he had about 4 beers then remembered he had forgotten to gas up(oh shit im all aussie now)anyway.
he nipped outside to stick a note in the cab for the other driven, when the police turned up.
he was charged with "drunk in charge"
dont ever remember him braggin' lol
only a few close friends knew what happened that day because he was so scared people would look at him as a drunk driver.

vicsa

speed limit is 110

sasbear

You really should not get in the car with him then Turtletom!!! Use your own car - it is sitting just outside the house.

Surely you value your own life??

I do - I ban you from accepting a lift from him now- ok?

bridie

It's bizarre isnt it?

I dont think they are tough enough when they do catch people drink driving - the fines are just so pathetic nobody seems to care.

I also dont understand why they make such a fuss about seatbelts, if someone's stupid enough to not belt themselves in then why should we worry?