Re: Drinking & driving

In article <dpefum$ch$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Brimstone" <brimstone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Mark Foster wrote:
> > In article <dpeeb7$hb8$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > "David Knowles" <david.knowles@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> "Conor" <conor.turton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:MPG.1e24b6f6a0b9a57298b9dd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> In article <dpe4e9$gj9$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, David Knowles says...
> >>>
> >>>> This topic has however brought out some additional things for us
> >>>> to take account of, so perhaps some good will emerge.
> >>>
> >>> Yeah, you might not drive drunk.
> >>
> >> Has it really been clearly established beyond all reasonable doubt
> >> that I drove in a drunken state?
> >
> > Based on what "evidence" there is, almost certainly yes.
>
> Would you care to summarise that evidence, I'm a bit lost.

The "evidence" is his own description of how much he had drunk (two
pints of Stella? approx 4-5 units) and the admission that he had been
"unsteady whilst walking".

I call that unfit to drive. YMMV.

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"There are no such useless words as...'I didn't have a chance.'"
[Driving, HMSO]
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