Re: "I don't know; I was really drunk at the Time"

On 15 Nov, 17:36, Tony Raven <j...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In article <473c6b7e$0$21085$da0fe...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, d...@xxxxxxxxxx
says...






The interesting difference though is he fessed up completely - yes I was
drunk, yes it was my fault - rather than the usual motorist response of
blaming everyone but themselves and lawyering up to try to get away with
it.

--
Tony

Leaving aside the somewhat question-begging 'usual' there, another
difference is that the cyclist didn't stand to lose much by admitting
that he was drunk.
In fact, such a plea would be taen into consideration to reduce any
sentence passed, whereas for a driver the licence would almost always
be forfeit, whatever other penalty was imposed.
.

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