Did you ever or do you drink drive?

Chemical Burn

I never drink drive, because I think it is a scummy thing to do as you could seriously injure or kill someone. I think the blase attitude towards it in this country is absolutely astounding. I know many people, who will, at the drop of a hat, get into the car after 5 or 7 pints and drive home. It has even come to the extent that our very own politicians have even suggest being allowed to drink drive if you live in a certain location, how absurd is this? We must be the laughing stock of the world.

Do you or have you ever drink-driven?

judgefudge

I drink drove once technically after having 2 cans because my boyfriend was having an asthma attack and needed his inhaler. Was completely petrified at the time.

I have mates who would drive after drinking, smokin weed or taking pills. Absolutely no respect for them for it though.

irish bloke

I do it, even though it is a scummy thing

Chemical Burn wrote: »

I never drink drive, because I think it is a scummy thing to do as you could seriously injure or kill someone. I think the blase attitude towards it in this country is absolutely astounding. I know many people, who will, at the drop of a hat, get into the car after 5 or 7 pints and drive home. It has even come to the extent that our very own politicians have even suggest being allowed to drink drive if you live in a certain location, how absurd is this? We must be the laughing stock of the world.

Do you or have you ever drink-driven?

No Garda Burn, I never have...

paddy147

I can see where this thread is going......

SV

I'd say I have, the morning after. That's about it though, never feel drunk but am probably over the limit


Came close to doing it one night after a fight with someone at a house party, thankfully one of the more sensible people at the party took my keys off me and stopped me from getting into the car.
Will never understand the people who willingly drive to a pub and get hammered, knowing full well the only way they're getting home is by driving back themselves. Completely irresponsible and so scummy imo.

wmpdd3

Nice try, Gardaí

Never, not in 12 yrs of driving....and my insurance is going up...

shopaholic01

I'm a nervous driver so I always have a couple of gins just to steady my nerves.

tunedout

I did it before and won't do it again (although I don't judge those who do)

Chemical Burn wrote: »

I know many people, who will, at the drop of a hat, get into the car after 5 or 7 pints and drive home.

Don't you mean 5 or 6 pints?

.Henry Sellers.

Nice try, Gardaí

Just a glass of Sherry.............

paddy147

Chemical Burn wrote: »

I never drink drive, because I think it is a scummy thing to do as you could seriously injure or kill someone. I think the blase attitude towards it in this country is absolutely astounding. I know many people, who will, at the drop of a hat, get into the car after 5 or 7 pints and drive home. It has even come to the extent that our very own politicians have even suggest being allowed to drink drive if you live in a certain location, how absurd is this? We must be the laughing stock of the world.

Do you or have you ever drink-driven?

Go down to Kerry and ask Danny Healy Rae.

He will give you an honest straight answer.


http://www.thejournal.ie/kerry-councillors-drink-driving-764005-Jan2013/

Syllabus

I do it, even though it is a scummy thing

did it all the time when i had my first motorbike(aged 19). drove from dunlaoire to ballinteer once after 6/7 pints and dont remember doing it.

never have or will drive a car with a drink taken and havent done it on a bike since aged 20.

totally stupid thing to do i agree

i was young and idiotic

Chemical Burn

Nice try, Gardaí

Hope this thread doesn't get "LOCKED", see what I did there

I actually drive better when drunk.

oppenheimer1

Public poll.

Can't see this discussion going far.

irish bloke

I do it, even though it is a scummy thing

Driving half cut is great Craic though. It feels like you are on a rally stage and can't be beat.

Love it. Whoop, whoop......

honey83

Absolutely not I my country so easy to get caught and once you are to a certain level which could easily be 1 drink you go to jail ,get fined, lose you license , and can ruin your life and chances to find employment etc. It doesn't stop many Americans from doing it, but me I'm not into it!

jack_rambo

had three pints of guiness last nite , drove home

done it hundreds of times , live in rural ireland

Whatsernamex33

Nice try, Gardaí

Wouldn't ever myself, or EVER let the other and better half.

People who do it are very irresponsible though. Agree with you, OP.

1hottmofo

I do it, even though it is a scummy thing

I drove it into plenty of young ones when drunk

Few bumpy roads but thankfully no backroads

jobeenfitz

I would say that a significant percentage of drivers in this country have driven over the limit, especially older men. Nobody can condone it, its wrong and dangerous. In your opening post you say its scummy, not arguing with that but if you want to open a debate you are not going to get people openly discuss themselves being scum. How many people go visiting at Christmas have a couple and continue on or just have wine with a meal and drive later. I would say the percentage of people who have driven over the limit could be very high if you could ever get an honest poll. Mostly speculating on my behalf.

irish bloke

I do it, even though it is a scummy thing

jack_rambo wrote: »

had three pints of guiness last nite , drove home

done it hundreds of times , live in rural ireland

Is that you Danny?

artanevilla

Jaysus you'd think you'd make the poll private.

monkeysnapper

I never did and never will and those who do it are scummy

My mother lives back of beyonds in the country and she lives about 1.5 miles off the road on a private road.

one night while I was visiting I was dropped off at end of road by where I'd left my car where earlier my friend picked me up because he loves his car and road is worse than the Kerry roads. So I drove down this road drunk. never again!!

How people do Ill never know. I won't be any way .

Chemical Burn

Nice try, Gardaí

honey83 wrote: »

Absolutely not I my country so easy to get caught and once you are to a certain level which could easily be 1 drink you go to jail ,get fined, lose you license , and can ruin your life and chances to find employment etc.

Where do you live?

shopaholic01

monkeysnapper wrote: »

My mother lives back of beyonds in the country and she lives about 1.5 miles off the road on a private road.

one night while I was visiting I was dropped off at end of road by where I'd left my car where earlier my friend picked me up because he loves his car and road is worse than the Kerry roads. So I drove down this road drunk. never again!!

Are you drunk now?

Madam_X

I never did and never will and those who do it are scummy

Wouldn't drunk, and doubt I'd be a danger after two pints but would be too afraid of getting caught and being over the limit.

Pinewoo

Chemical Burn wrote: »

Hope this thread doesn't get "LOCKED", see what I did there

No?

honey83

Chemical Burn wrote: »

Where do you live?

In the states, I live in the city though. I grew up in a rural town with police who had nothing better to do too.

Remmy

I never did and never will and those who do it are scummy

nope never have. I just don't really like alcohol that much that I wouldn't abstain for the night if I had to drive myself home.

Meangadh

Nice try, Gardaí

jack_rambo wrote: »

had three pints of guiness last nite , drove home

done it hundreds of times , live in rural ireland

I did live in rural Ireland, for years. And hope to again eventually. Never drank and drove though. I either got lifts or taxis (even if it cost me €25, it was part of the night if I chose to drink so it was my tough luck)- or else- shock horror- I didn't drink alcohol. Drink driving is the most brain dead and downright selfish thing someone can do.

Chemical Burn

Nice try, Gardaí

monkeysnapper wrote: »

My mother lives back of beyonds in the country and she lives about 1.5 miles off the road on a private road.

one night while I was visiting I was dropped off at end of road by where I'd left my car where earlier my friend picked me up because he loves his car and road is worse than the Kerry roads. So I drove down this road drunk. never again!!

How people do Ill never know. I won't be any way .

that .. post ... broke .. brain .... owwwweey

Wibbs

Madam_X wrote: »

Wouldn't drunk, and doubt I'd be a danger after two pints but would be too afraid of getting caught and being over the limit.

This. Very early on in my driving life(20 odd years back), I had two pints and drove about 10 miles back to where I was staying. Felt fine, but knew I had drink on me kinda thing. At one point I went to overtake another car and floored it. Barely got back in, missing an oncoming car as I did so. That and the cleaning bill for the seat put the wind up me and never again have I driven with even a pint on board. Another time, around the same age I drove after some interesting tobacco... I was probably the safest I've ever been, given 10 miles per hour felt like I'd just hit the Millennium Falcon's hyperdrive.

Senna

Stopped at a hotel in Monaghan on the way to Witnness one year, left the car in the car park (with the plan of sleeping in it) and we went into the hotel disco.
After the disco we headed to the car but the bouncers saw us and told us we couldn't stay here and had to leave. I was well over the limit and knew it, I kept saying I couldn't drive but with everyone telling me to move (friends included) I finally gave in and drove.
Really really stupid of me and I almost caused an accident pulling out of the car park onto the main road, that was the scariest part, I was sober enough to know what I was doing, but the alcohol really impaired my ability to make rational decisions whilst driving. I drove about 500 yards to where I could pull in and spent the night there. I swore I would never do it again.

razorgil

did one night after a party at home. me and a buddy got all the empties together, and planned to dispose of 'em before the old folks came back. drivin down a country lane, ( we lived out the back of beyonds ), in the old mark two escort van, we met a white donkey standin there. now this was at 4am, still dark, he lookin at us, we at him, surreal shít. at that moment, i knew i'd never drink and drive again!!

Wibbs

Sitec wrote: »

The day of having a few and driving home is gone.

It's amazing how things change in society. I remember my dad telling me how him and a mate were on the piss back in the early 1950's. Went back blotto to their car only to find it frosted up. My dads mate said no problem and proceeded to hop on the bonnet and pee on the windscreen to clear said frost. Right at this time a Guard wanders by with a "ahh jaysus lads ye're mortified, you drive home slow and be careful".

Like you said though things have changed, back then traffic was much much lower and damn near non existent at that time of night and cars were far less powerful. Your average shopping trolley runabout type car nowadays has the bhp of some sports cars back then and your sporty hatchback could seriously embarrass some big name sports cars of the past. Precious few cars today can't get to a 100mph and pretty easily too, back in the day it was a rare enough car that could.

Regardless, driving a car in any other state but ice cold sober is a really stupid idea.

monkeysnapper

I never did and never will and those who do it are scummy

Chemical Burn wrote: »

Hope this thread doesn't get "LOCKED", see what I did there

Oh yeh ha ha ha ha.

Your fuuuuuuuuunnnnneeeeeeeyyyy:p

Mugatuu

Nice try, Gardaí

I'm not driving very long and am still fairly nervous but I'd never dream of drink driving.

I've seen my cousin end up on life support after heavily drinking and attempting to drive home. He hasn't learned his lesson and continues to do so, the only way hell learn is if he ends up in an early grave because of his utter stupidity.

Girl I know in college regurly does it and sees absolutly nothing wrong with it. I've completly distanced myself from her and she's been warned about the danger shes putting on herself and the public. She thinks she's sober and gets behind the wheel. what's worse is her friends get in the car with her and she could have been in the horrors an hour before she gets in the car. Pure stupidity on her part and her idiot friends for getting in the car with her.

Senna

During the 80's the whole family would go down to Granny's house every Sunday, dad would have had 2/3 cans of beer and maybe 2/3 whiskeys, then drive home. It wasn't even a case of breaking the law, if we were stopped at a Garda checkpoint (very regular occurrence close to the border during the troubles) he wasn't doing anything wrong. Different times.

SimonLynch

Went into a pub in England after work in the 80s, very pissed pair in the corner at 6 o clock at night. Older one gets up to go, knocks over two tables and collides with the door frame, younger lad gets up and says 'here Dad, I'll help you to the car'. We got the landlord involved and took the car keys off him.

Myself, used to have a drive out to somewhere nice like Buxton on a Sunday, read the Sunday paper, have a sandwich and drink a couple of pints. Nowadays, would love to do the same, substituting Ballyknockan or Kilteel, would probably be OK but don't want to find out I'm wrong.

hon pa

Chemical Burn wrote: »

I never drink drive, because I think it is a scummy thing to do as you could seriously injure or kill someone. I think the blase attitude towards it in this country is absolutely astounding. I know many people, who will, at the drop of a hat, get into the car after 5 or 7 pints and drive home. It has even come to the extent that our very own politicians have even suggest being allowed to drink drive if you live in a certain location, how absurd is this? We must be the laughing stock of the world.

Do you or have you ever drink-driven?

I spent the last summer living in Canada and you'd be surprised how casual some people over there are about the subject, it seems to be much more of a taboo in Ireland to be honest.

Fighting Irish

I do it, even though it is a scummy thing

I've driven the morning after when i probably shouldn't have

twowheelsonly

I have done, both on motorbikes and in cars, but never would again. Completely stupid thing to do and I always regretted it afterwards. Haven't done so now in a number of years.

The strange thing is that a lot of people won't drive after 4 pints but they will after 14!!! In my case the 'bulletproof jacket' comes on after 6 or 7 so if I'm going out for the night it's either soft drinks or the car stays at home.

Mr. CooL ICE

Nice try, Gardaí

Have driven hungover a few times, but would have at least had a full night sleep and cold shower to wake me up.

Closest I've come to driving after drink is having a single lunchtime pint on a colleague's last day and driving home that evening. Well out of my system, but just tired me out more than anything.

Amronoc

I havent had a cúnt all night drinkstable!

Amronoc

Wheres the Atari Ginuar option?????????

Adyx

No, but if I was ever caught drink driving, that would be the least of my worries.

jobeenfitz

Is it illegal to drink whilst driving if you are not over the legal limit? Just something that has come up in conversation.

fasttalkerchat

Used to work from 5am so technically probably, but very rarely drove on more than a mouthful of beer. Just not worth the risk both of an accident and getting caught.

fasttalkerchat

jobeenfitz wrote: »

Is it illegal to drink whilst driving if you are not over the legal limit? Just something that has come up in conversation.

I even heard that a front seat passenger can't drink. In some USA states its illegal to have opened alcohol in the car. No idea if there's a law on it here.

Pinewoo

jobeenfitz wrote: »

Is it illegal to drink whilst driving if you are not over the legal limit? Just something that has come up in conversation.

think it's the same legally as drinking an open can walking down Grafton st, a open liquor in public or something

Galwayguy35

I do it, even though it is a scummy thing

I did it once when i was 23, crashed into a ditch and the first car that came behind me was the cops who brought me off to the station.

I got a 2 year ban and got back after a year.

I learnt my lesson and wouldn't do it again.

I also saw the other side of it a few years later when a drunk driver crashed into my brother at high speed.