Will I be ok to drive in the morning after 2 cans?

kaji

This probably sounds stupid, but I just passed my test and I'd hate to be caught, so is there any chance that the alcohol will still be in my system in the morning? 2 cans of bud at 11pm-12pm and I'm driving at 8am? Pls help cos I dont want to take a risk

Danbo!

kaji wrote: »

This probably sounds stupid, but I just passed my test and I'd hate to be caught, so is there any chance that the alcohol will still be in my system in the morning? 2 cans of bud at 11pm-12pm and I'm driving at 8am? Pls help cos I dont want to take a risk

You'll be grand.

Guy:Incognito

Do you weigh more than the 2 cans?

YouTookMyName

Only if you get to sleep in the next 10 mins!

homer90

YouTookMyName wrote: »

Only if you get to sleep in the next 10 mins!

..... brush your teeth & have a big bowl of porridge in the morning .....

You should be fine, no more than two tho

Voodoomelon

It takes the body roughly one hour to remove 285ml of "regular strength beer" from the body. You'll be fine.

Gene Hunt

Well most people would say it depends on your size ,weight etc. and whether you have eaten before you drank the beer but if you do intend driving in the morning ,it wouldn't do any harm to drink a pint of water now....but personally from a fella that used to have few scoops and drive home, no , i wouldn't risk it ...it's not worth it believe me I know!

kaji

God, might just get a taxi to work so. What a waste of money, didnt even want the 2 cans but felt that I had to drink them cos a flatmate (who i barely know) was leaving.

Voodoomelon

Bloody hell, does no one really know this?
Don't get a taxi, you'll be well under the limit.

Link: http://www.drinkaware.ie/index.php?sid=7&pid=84

pappyodaniel

Ah here you'll be grand. 2 cans is nought, they'll be out of your system in a couple of hours. Drink some water and get to bed now young man.

e04bf0c8

Don't worry about it, you'll be fine. Will be well out of your system by the morn. by 3-4 am you will be fine to pass a breath test so def fine by 8 am

highlydebased

By 8am you will be perfectly legal to operate a vehicle after 2 cans.

e04bf0c8

Voodoomelon wrote: »

It takes the body roughly one hour to remove 285ml of alcohol from the body. You'll be fine.

I am no expert but if you were to drink 285 ml of "alcohol" im pretty sure that would cause some serious health problems. I think you mean alcoholic beverage maybe?

Fighting Irish

Gene Hunt wrote: »

Well most people would say it depends on your size ,weight etc. and whether you have eaten before you drank the beer but if you do intend driving in the morning ,it wouldn't do any harm to drink a pint of water now....but personally from a fella that used to have few scoops and drive home, no , i wouldn't risk it ...it's not worth it believe me I know!

:rolleyes:

Voodoomelon

e04bf0c8 wrote: »

I am no expert but if you were to drink 285 ml of "alcohol" im pretty sure that would cause some serious health problems. I think you mean alcoholic beverage maybe?

No, I meant 100% Ethanol that we all drink in pubs.

e04bf0c8

Voodoomelon wrote: »

No, I meant 100% Ethanol that we all drink in pubs.

Cool. Thanks for clearing that up.

btw where are these pubs that you speak off?

Alkers

I once drank two cans and then decided a night out wasn't for me and after an hour drove home, was breathalised on the way home but passed. I'm only about ten stone. While I'm not suggesting you can safely do that, you'll be grand in the morning!

CiniO

Voodoomelon wrote: »

No, I meant 100% Ethanol that we all drink in pubs.

So 285ml of alcohol would be about the content of 0.7 litre bottle of vodka.

Are you saying that you can drink whole bottle of vodka, and be sober after an hour?

Voodoomelon

Fine, ill say it.

Beer.

CiniO

Simona1986 wrote: »

I once drank two cans and then decided a night out wasn't for me and after an hour drove home, was breathalised on the way home but passed. I'm only about ten stone. While I'm not suggesting you can safely do that, you'll be grand in the morning!

That's all because legal limit in Ireland is very high. The highest in Europe.

CiniO

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Fine, ill say it.

Beer.

That's still very not precise.
Beer can contain 3% of alcohol, the same as 8%.
2 pints of 3% stuff, will be still less than 1 pint of 8% beer.

Voodoomelon

Hence "roughly". See the DrinkAware website.

Jimbob 83

You could drink 6 cans and be finished them at 12pm and still be grand, seriously read up on this if its worrying you

CiniO

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

You could drink 6 cans and be finished them at 12pm and still be grand, seriously read up on this if its worrying you

I just check on http://www.rupissed.com/

If I drank 6 pints at 11pm, of 4.9% alc vol. beer, I would be over the limit.
If it was 5, a 8 in the morning I would be below limit.

But I definitly wouldn't trust that website so much.

rocky

CiniO wrote: »

Originally Posted by Voodoomelon View Post
No, I meant 100% Ethanol that we all drink in pubs.

So 285ml of alcohol would be about the content of 0.7 litre bottle of vodka.

Are you saying that you can drink whole bottle of vodka, and be sober after an hour?