drink driving questions

[BoNeZ-01]

lol.. The reading I blew in the bag was 0.065, but at the station, by the time I waited for 15mins or whatever it was, it was down to right on 0.050.
They didn't give me a fine on the spot, just gave me a summons to go to court.
So I went to court, and spun a lot of ****.
They waved the fine, and put me on a 12 months good behaviour bond instead, cause I'd had a good driving record.. till I got done DUI.. lol

 

[elemeNtz]

Hmm, do qld use schooners the same as NSW?
If so, that is 1.6 standard drinks per glass on heavy. So 3 schooners over 2.5 hours is the equivalent of 4.8 standard drinks. Almost 2 full drinks over the recommended intake of 2.5 hours...

I'm sure this has already been addressed, however this chart is very good for general knowledge

Beer in Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[spokkeh]

Has anyone got done the morning after a big night out???
How many hours since your last drink??

Often wonder this myself actually, can anyone answer?

 

[Maci]

its entirely possible to get done the next day. its recommended that you wait 1 hour per standard drink before you jump behind the wheel. but its only an approximate.
if i drink the night before, i don't even think about getting behind the wheel for 12 hours.

 

[vr94ss]

Yeah, it happens. I remember a couple of cases when I was young in Perth when the limit was .08. If you want to find info I'd suggest a google search like "dui "next morning" court site:.au" without the outside quotes. Having a binge and driving the next morning is a no-no.
You'll find things like this one: Still DUI the next day | Sunshine Coast News | Local News in Sunshine Coast | The Sunshine Coast Daily

 

[11gothevt11]

yeh i normaly wait about 14 hours
I own a breath tester don't know how it reads compared the police ones but one time i had only 8 beers then 14 hours later 0.07
But mine was on today tonight and on there testings it was 0.01 reading lower then police ones

 

[spokkeh]

Not surprised, though I'm not usually in a state I'd like to be driving in anyway after a big night!

 

[11gothevt11]

its entirely possible to get done the next day. its recommended that you wait 1 hour per standard drink before you jump behind the wheel. but its only an approximate.
if i drink the night before, i don't even think about getting behind the wheel for 12 hours.

what stumps me people say this one standard drink per hour...But no one has ever states how many hours can you do this????
Even the signs at the club


But as i stated befor hand them 8 beers were in about 3 hours

 

[BoNeZ-01]

2 'standard' drinks does NOT put an average man under .05, it puts you ON 0.05.
0.05% B.A.C is OVER the legal limit, because Blood Alcohol Volume must be UNDER 0.05, for a full(unrestricted) licence holder to be legally allowed to drive.

"The general rule of thumb is that 2 "Standard Drinks" in the first hour will raise your BAC to 0.05%, and one "Standard Drink" per hour thereafter will maintain that level."

Standard Drinks As A measure Of Alcohol Consumption And Intoxication

So continuing to consume 1 standard drink per hour, will continue to keep you 'at' .05, not under .05.

But it's probably safe to assume that the longer you drink, the slower your body will be able metabolise alcohol.
Because the more you drink, the further dehydrated you get, and the harder it will be for your liver, kidneys and urinary system to remove the alcohol from your blood.

 

[vr94ss]

2 'standard' drinks does NOT put an average man under .05, it puts you ON 0.05.
0.05% B.A.C is OVER the legal limit, because Blood Alcohol Volume must be UNDER 0.05, for a full(unrestricted) licence holder to be legally allowed to drive.

Is that right? I thought the charge was excess 0.05. Is that just a WA thing as that's the way I remember it from years ago? Could easily be wrong. What are you charged with over this side of Au. I've never had the pleasure of finding out in person.

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Repeat drink-driving offenders in Western Australia 1984 to 1991
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Excess 0.05% (introduced in 1993 following the introduction of uniform ...... Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW),. Road Safety Bureau. Research Note RN 8/92. ...
https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/safety/publications/1996/pdf/Alc_Repeat.pdf