How many pints before you drive home this Xmas?

[Marky147]

Like Stu, used to be terrible in my 20s.

Now don't touch a drop if I'm driving.

Drink and drive a lot in Vegas, but they allow that there...

[DaveShoelace]

Luckily I am shit at driving when I'm sober, so I have a zero drink and drive policy, plus I avoid driving the following day as much as possible.

I know someone who died after he drunk and drove 12 years ago, even to this day the overriding thought that comes into my head is anger and disgust, the idiot.

[AndrewT]

Never learned to drive - problem avoided.

[edgascoigne]

3 units is the drink drive limit. One unit is a 25ml measure of 40% spirit, ie. 10mls of alcohol. If you have a 564ml pint of Stella/similar at 5.2% you're basically on the limit.

Metabolism of alcohol is at 1 unit per hour.

At the risk of serious egg on face I would have thought the above is 'common sense', and clearly demonstrates if you *must* have a drink before driving you'd better make sure it's only one.

The argument over different metabolic rates is true in theory, but knowing one's own rate is nigh on impossible and I'll be bollocksed if I'm going to find out by trial and error.

Drink-driving is a remarkably stupid, disrespectful, dangerous and short-sighted option.

[Ironside]

No drink to drive should be a simple rule, not sure why it's killing the pubs up here but I feel safer on the roads, in and out of my car.

[MrDickie]

Drink-driving is a remarkably stupid, disrespectful, dangerous and short-sighted option.

Best quote I have heard this week.