Re: Drinking & driving



Mark Foster wrote:
> 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.

IIRC the number of units has no relevance to intoxication and the cause of
his unsteadyness is not automatically connected with the amount of alcohol
consumed. You are also failing to take into account the time period over
which this was comsumed and the amount of food taken in over the same
period.


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