Re: Drinking & driving

"Brimstone" <brimstone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> 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.
>
Without wishing to presume too much, it appears there might be some
justification for reconsidering the seriousness of my 'crime.'

Best wishes all,
Dave.


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