Re: Drinking & driving

David Knowles wrote:

Ah good evening Silk, I trust you are well. :-)

I'm fine David, thanks for asking. 

No, I'm not joking.  On that evening my drinking was done over a period of
between two and three hours, and it was combined with a fairly substantial
and leisurely meal.  All very pleasant in fact.

I still say you would be well over the limit. 

I can assure you I am neither a hardened drinker, nor a big fat ***.
Average height and weight and fairly slim would probably be a fair
description.  As to whether or not I would have been over the limit that
evening, I simply don't know, but it's a fair question.

Who knows for sure but why take the chance? Me, I would never take the chance. A DD conviction would mean the loss of my cushy job and the prospect of having to do real work for half the wages. 

To be honest I do not think my driving style is appreciably affected by the
moderate drinking that I do.


How would you know?


The question I am asking you to consider is  -  Which driver do you reckon
presents the most serious problem in terms of safety?  The one who sometimes
reduces his safety level for brief periods by virtue of his drinking, or the
one who never even reaches that lower standard at any time?

I would argue that a good driver would not wish to compromise safety by drinking alcohol. A driver who does not care about drinking and driving is more likely to be in the latter category, even when the consumption of alcool makes hime believe he's in the former.
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