Drink driving - now up in court

neas

Deserves everything coming to her.

Figured she could just drive.... without a licence... which is an offence in itself... and 2ndly under the influence of alchohol.

Good job nobody was killed.... too lazy to walk... now she pays for it... Fair justice imo and i hope the judge isn't too lenient.

ChasingButterflies

redrabbit29 wrote: »

NEVER?

So an 17 year old, newly legal driver and out with friends, stupidly has 2 bottles of stella. The legal limit is 34mg of alcohol in the blood, and he ends up with 40. 17 year old then drives mates home but gets randomly stopped as he has just pulled out of a pub.

You think he should get banned for life, for the next 70 years? No ability to transport himself to work to college?

I understand you having a strong view on it, but I think it's really over the top or rash to spout stuff like you have.

thanks for the giggle!

If he was 17 then legally he *shouldn't* have any alcohol in his blood imho if they are "adult" enough to drink or drive then they are big enough to take the penalty that doing both envolve - I really do not understand the mentality for people not being responsible for their actions. They know the rules if they don't play fair then they should take what is coming to them and most of the time is is less than they deserve... and if they don't know the rules why are they behind the wheel in the first place?

celyn90

redrabbit29 wrote: »

NEVER?

So an 17 year old, newly legal driver and out with friends, stupidly has 2 bottles of stella. The legal limit is 34mg of alcohol in the blood, and he ends up with 40. 17 year old then drives mates home but gets randomly stopped as he has just pulled out of a pub.

You think he should get banned for life, for the next 70 years? No ability to transport himself to work to college?

I understand you having a strong view on it, but I think it's really over the top or rash to spout stuff like you have.

As someone who has lost friends to drink drivers, I don't think would unreasonable to have more punative sentances so I'd be more inclined to agree with dippychick. I consider driving as a privilidge that should only be extended to those who can prove themselves responsible, and drinking then getting behind the wheel negates that for me. I don't think there is any excuse for it I'm afraid.

mountainofdebt

Well whilst I don't know what penalties the OP's friend will incur and agree that she was stupid to drive after drinking, I'm sure that she realises now how lucky she was not to injure anyone, especially after the incident with the goalkeeper.

However I wonder how many of us have got up after a night out and driven and if stopped would still be over the limit? Many police forces now conduct random breath tests in the morning, especially during Christmas, for this very reason.

Also another thing to consider is that there can be alcohol in the food we eat, which can also added to the total intake without it being even considered.

Having said that though if I go out I either don't drink or get a lift.

katiesmummy

people who drink and drive deserve everything that they get in my opinion. if they do it once and get away with it, how many of them will risk it again? not to mention the people that are caught time and time again.

my fil is an alcoholic (on the wagon for 3 years) and he once told me that he could drive himself home after drinking a whole bottle of whiskey. how he never killed anyone is totally beyond me and i told him so. even now, he seems to be under the impression that its alright for some people and i can argue with him till i'm blue in the face, he still wont change his opinion

sorry but a ban and small fine are not enough imo

Paparika

mountainofdebt wrote: »

Well whilst I don't know what penalties the OP's friend will incur and agree that she was stupid to drive after drinking, I'm sure that she realises now how lucky she was not to injure anyone, especially after the incident with the goalkeeper.

However I wonder how many of us have got up after a night out and driven and if stopped would still be over the limit? Many police forces now conduct random breath tests in the morning, especially during Christmas, for this very reason.

Also another thing to consider is that there can be alcohol in the food we eat, which can also added to the total intake without it being even considered.

Having said that though if I go out I either don't drink or get a lift.

if i drink i leave the car home, if i drive i refuse alcoholic drinks.
not even a sip of a alcoholic drink. (i always know before hand if i am DES or not)

I'm privileged to have passed my test 05/06/06, i need my car, and i will not do anything stupid to loose it.


I love this idea tho http://www.designateddrivers.co.uk/

Clive_Woody

A good friend lost his mum to a drink driver when he was a young boy, he had to grow up with no mum to cuddle and love him.

If these idiots are stupid enough to do it once then I do not doubt for one minute they would do it again. I would ban them for life and let them suffer the joys of public transport. I don't believe this selfish attitude she has displayed will ever change, she thought she could get away with it, thank goodness she was caught.

rocketdog_2

I don't normally comment - just lurk. But I can't hold back here. :mad:

How can anyone drive 1) without passing their test 2) without insurance amd 3) drunk?!

I would personally lock her up if I was the magistrate.
My parents were hit by a drunk driver.

Errata

Driving requires a bit more brain power than the ability to understand 'don't drink and drive'. Anyone who can't understand that simple instruction won't have the intelligence to understand the more complex things involved in driving a vehicle.

Mips

redrabbit29 wrote: »

NEVER?

So an 17 year old, newly legal driver and out with friends, stupidly has 2 bottles of stella. The legal limit is 34mg of alcohol in the blood, and he ends up with 40. 17 year old then drives mates home but gets randomly stopped as he has just pulled out of a pub.

You think he should get banned for life, for the next 70 years? No ability to transport himself to work to college?

I understand you having a strong view on it, but I think it's really over the top or rash to spout stuff like you have.

Well if 17yr olds aren't responsible enough to REALISE that drinking EVEN 2 Bottles of Stella would class them as a drink driver - then they shouldn't be driving in the first place.

Drink driving is inexcusable. Like I said... about killing children when drunk.

I wonder if that same 17 yr old killed YOUR child - would that be OK? You would forgive and forget feeling sorry for the poor 17yr old because he had only had 2 Stella?