How many pints can you drink before driving ?

[L00b]

I'll have one pint at the beginning of the night then stick to pop.

Same here.

 

In an ideal world, every trainee driver should be made to undergo a simulation of driving whilst under the influence as a compulsory part of their training.

 

It's one thing to stick to the sensible and commonsensical view, these days quite widely respected in practice.

 

It's quite another to have 'lived through it', and be lucky enough to have injured no-one after the fact, and to still be around to realise how momentously stupid that was, and to swear never to do anything so stupid, ever again.

[biotechpete]

thought it was 35 ...... or at least 35 is a number quoted on those police interceptor programmes.

 

35/100ml is the breath equivalent for the road-side test, which is not evidential. I believe, currently at least, you are able to insist on a blood reading.

[stifflersmom]

I would like to share a personal experience with you about drinking and driving. Two days ago I was out for an evening with friends and had several beers. Feeling jolly I still had the sense to know that I may be slightly over the limit. That's when I did something that I've never done before - I took a taxi home. Sure enough on the way home I saw a police car but since it was a taxi they waved it past. I arrived home safely without incident. This was a real surprise as I had never driven a taxi before, I don't know where I got it and now that it's in my garage I don't know what to do with it!

[Nagel]

The only safe number is zero, just have a soft drink.

 

Why? What's wrong with having one pint?

 

I know people say that the limit equates to around 2 pints for men, that's for beer at 3.5% ABV which is what it commonly was when drink driving limits were introduced, but beer is more commonly 5% ABV now, often more with IPA type craft beers.

 

So I stick to a limit of one pint.

[Stoned]

How many pints of beer can you drink before driving ? My neighbour asked me but I didn't know as I don't drink and drive.

 

None is the ideal amount if considering driving however tell your neighbour to get themselves down to Halfords for a DIY testing kit then he or she will have a much better idea

[Solitaire]

There is no simple way to work it out as larger folks can consume more than smaller folks and still be under the limit. A larger gentleman might be under the limit after 4 pints but a teeny female might be over after a pint.

 

Simplest answer is don't risk it. Strange question for a neighbour to ask though, how does that even pop up in conversation?

 

What DB said. Took the words right out of my mouth.

 

S

[geared]

Why? What's wrong with having one pint?

 

I know people say that the limit equates to around 2 pints for men, that's for beer at 3.5% ABV which is what it commonly was when drink driving limits were introduced, but beer is more commonly 5% ABV now, often more with IPA type craft beers.

 

So I stick to a limit of one pint.

 

because there are so many variables:

 

body size

food consumption

metabolism

alcohol content in the drink

 

You can't just say "oh 2 pints is fine" because inevitably there will be a situation where 2 pints is too many for one person.

[buck]

I am lucky as well, my wife is a competent sober driver , but I don't put on good nature and share the driving . I drive to the pub and the wife drives us home .

My wife handles her Kia Minivan like its at least a Mustang in heat. She does not go into pubs though she's a native of County Clare. I drive myself, and if there's a possible problem I can let my pal Kink drive me home. He'll probably have more than I, but he's just a kid of 71 years old. I taught him all about football, so he even knows what an offside is, and that Sheffield Wednesday is England's greatest club, kept out of the Premier by Arab money in Manchester, and the SU.

[kingdom]

The problem is that pubs lack an interesting range of non alcoholic drinks coke or lemonade at £3 a pint just gets boring

[sgtkate]

Why? What's wrong with having one pint?

 

I know people say that the limit equates to around 2 pints for men, that's for beer at 3.5% ABV which is what it commonly was when drink driving limits were introduced, but beer is more commonly 5% ABV now, often more with IPA type craft beers.

 

So I stick to a limit of one pint.

 

Noone is saying the YOU shouldn't have a pint, just saying that some of us don't want to. As long as you are fit to drive and below the legal limit then there should be no further judgement unless you choose to put one upon yourself.

 

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The problem is that pubs lack an interesting range of non alcoholic drinks coke or lemonade at £3 a pint just gets boring

 

Until recently I'd have said the same, but now most pubs I go into (tend to be real ale types ones) almost always have a couple of 'nice' non-alco beers to choose from, and if I go out with mates from work and end up slumming it in Vodka Rev, they've started to do alcohol free cocktails that are frankly amazing and I never thought I'd say that.