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He blew the .038 a few hours after he stopped drinking. He said he had 8 Heinekens over the course of a couple hours.
Consumption: 100 units (see chart)
Your body weight: 200 lbs (overestimated)
Time since first drink: 2 hrs
Your BAC: 1.275
Depending on the actual alcohol content and how much exactly he drank, it could have been as high as 2.00
taken from http://www.webtender.com/handbook/toximeter.html
I got pulled over drunk one time after a wedding, they let me go since my old ladies family is well known around here. That was the first and last time i will drink and drive.
I was a fvckin idiot and i will/would never do it again.
🙁
I was a fvckin idiot and i will/would never do it again.
🙁
BlamoHammer
Platinum Member
Hmmmm. If his BAC was 1.275 he would have been dead long before he got pulled over. Check your logic.
NOTE: All alcohol levels are measured in per thousands; 1.0 = 0.1 per cent (%)
NOTE: All alcohol levels are measured in per thousands; 1.0 = 0.1 per cent (%)
NOTE: All alcohol levels are measured in per thousands; 1.0 = 0.1 per cent (%)
So that would be .1275
Yeah that webtender thing doesnt work worth jack.
Consumption: 540 units
Weight: 215
TIme since first drink: 8
BAC= 6.712
Time to get sober: 52hrs
so my BAC should have been .67
Blood alcohol Physical reaction
0.2 The ability to perform complex tasks is reduced. You get a little tense and hot.
0.5 You get more excited.
0.8 You really get "in the mood". Memory is weakened. You exaggerate things and speak loud.
1.0 Looses control of muscles and emotional feelings. Most people stop drinking at this level, so should you!
1.5 You are really drunk. Staggering, nausea and sleepyness.
2.0 You experience problems speaking. See things double.
3.0 You are dead drunk. No sense of what is happening around you.
3.5 - 4.0 Unconsciousness. Reduces respiration. Risk of suffering brain damage is high, even dying.
Over 4.0 GAME OVER - You die.
ThisIsMatt
Banned
To cure the people trying to assume my BAC: I blew a .038. I drank the 8 beers BEFORE 12:30pm, that is when I left. It took me a couple hours to drink 8 beers, they weren't just instantly introduced into my system at 12:30 when I left. I am 6'1", 220lbs. I blew a .038 at roughly 3:30pm, 3 hours after I quit drinking.
Electric Amish
Elite Member
Never *touch wood*
I've read her in-depth story. Her life is so incredibly tough, we cannot even begin to imagine. A very, very sad story.
I have many friends that drive after drinking, and its been incredibly frustrating to get them to make a "plan" when they go out. I really miss Austin when home was a cab drive away 🙁
JoLLyRoGer
Diamond Member
Here's my "I'm a dumba$$ story".
It happened to me in late April of this year. I was at a big street party in downtown Tucson. I had driven my Harley down there so I was trying to be conscious of my alcohol intake. In fact I only had 5-6 drinks in just as many hours. I still maintain that I wasn't feeling the effects of the alcohol however now my position is that even one drink is one too many to be driving and if I've had even a sip of a beer I will not drive anywhere.
Since I was feeling fine I got on my bike and began to leave. I had to cross a set of trolly tracks that ran down the middle of the road as I was makine a left to leave. The tracks were a rough crossing and lighting was poor so to make a long story short, my front tire got caught in the tracks and down I went right in front of two partol cars that were blocking of a side street. They, of course, helped me up and asked me to perform the field tests. Since seeing myself on video tape, my attorney says that I performed them better than he's seen in twenty years. That still didn't stop me from blowing a .130.
Now it's 6 months and over $5500.00 later (that's a TON of cab rides folks) and I'm still fighting this case. Who know's if I'll beat the charge or not, I just know it's worth a shot NOT to have a criminal record. (Yes if you've been convicted of DUI, congratulations... you're a criminal....and try putting THAT on your resume and see how many interviews you get...)
One simple fact is that it was the worst judgment error I've ever made and it's NOT ok to drink and drive, no matter HOW in control you THINK you are.
Being convicted of a DUI does not make someone any more of a dumbass than anyone else. It makes them unfortunate, because EVERYONE has been that dumba$$ at one time or another, some were just lucky enough to get away with it. However, NOTHING makes it right. My night could have turned out MUCH worse than it did... at least I'm still here to talk about it...
It happened to me in late April of this year. I was at a big street party in downtown Tucson. I had driven my Harley down there so I was trying to be conscious of my alcohol intake. In fact I only had 5-6 drinks in just as many hours. I still maintain that I wasn't feeling the effects of the alcohol however now my position is that even one drink is one too many to be driving and if I've had even a sip of a beer I will not drive anywhere.
Since I was feeling fine I got on my bike and began to leave. I had to cross a set of trolly tracks that ran down the middle of the road as I was makine a left to leave. The tracks were a rough crossing and lighting was poor so to make a long story short, my front tire got caught in the tracks and down I went right in front of two partol cars that were blocking of a side street. They, of course, helped me up and asked me to perform the field tests. Since seeing myself on video tape, my attorney says that I performed them better than he's seen in twenty years. That still didn't stop me from blowing a .130.
Now it's 6 months and over $5500.00 later (that's a TON of cab rides folks) and I'm still fighting this case. Who know's if I'll beat the charge or not, I just know it's worth a shot NOT to have a criminal record. (Yes if you've been convicted of DUI, congratulations... you're a criminal....and try putting THAT on your resume and see how many interviews you get...)
One simple fact is that it was the worst judgment error I've ever made and it's NOT ok to drink and drive, no matter HOW in control you THINK you are.
Being convicted of a DUI does not make someone any more of a dumbass than anyone else. It makes them unfortunate, because EVERYONE has been that dumba$$ at one time or another, some were just lucky enough to get away with it. However, NOTHING makes it right. My night could have turned out MUCH worse than it did... at least I'm still here to talk about it...
Everyone ?
I don't think so, I'm smart enough to not drink and drive, I never have and never will.
Hmm how ironic, my friend was in jail for two days. He went to a party and had a few drinks and drove his friend to another house and was speeding. *Sigh*, this is his second time and jail and his mom keeps asking me if I could possibly help him in anyway (since she seems to not be getting through him).
thankfully i'll never get busted for this 🙂
i never drink enough to not drive.. 1 or 2 beers at the most..... and even if i don't feel 100%, i won't go anywhere!! i have to feel absolutely ZERO buzz.. and since i don't ever get drunk (hate it) i'm sure this wont be a large problem 😀
i never drink enough to not drive.. 1 or 2 beers at the most..... and even if i don't feel 100%, i won't go anywhere!! i have to feel absolutely ZERO buzz.. and since i don't ever get drunk (hate it) i'm sure this wont be a large problem 😀
alkemyst
No Lifer
you can also be outside the car with keys and get a DUI....the law is fuxored for the combinations .... keys within reach, vehicle within walking distance, you in your front yard doing some weeding drinking yourself in a stupor.
Places like New York or New Jersey they take your car....one guy in one of my dui classes that happened to...he was in his garage detailing it, just got done with the deal and was celebrating (paid $50k cash)...he blew just over the limit, but was not sitting in the car at all....he moved to florida because he hates his old state because of it (he was a big donator too)...he was up to $150k in fees and defense and was going to fight it up to a million if he had too.
in Jupiter florida where I got mine, they just busted a cop for falsifying reports....some rich lady and her husband got nailed....they ended up taking a statement from the officer that he admitted his 'nose' was not a good indicator of BAL and that he was the only one that relied on that.
alkemyst
No Lifer
A separate note....Blood alcohol calculators work on the 'average' individual.
It's measuring the amount of COH in the blood of your respiration....it's a convoluted measurement and the fact is people have varying degrees of 'real' BAL measurements on even different days.
Also some people can perform perfectly at say .1 and some can't even balance at .06 (but they would pass the simple breath test).
It's a flawed way to weed out drunks and often abused.
It's measuring the amount of COH in the blood of your respiration....it's a convoluted measurement and the fact is people have varying degrees of 'real' BAL measurements on even different days.
Also some people can perform perfectly at say .1 and some can't even balance at .06 (but they would pass the simple breath test).
It's a flawed way to weed out drunks and often abused.
I've never been cited/arrested for DUI or any of its inflections, but not for lack of trying... 😕
Thank goodness I grew up.
On edit: There are two kinds of alcohol users in this world. Those who have been caught driving under the influence, and those who haven't been caught driving under the influence. A fair percentage of the latter will of course pretend they haven't been caught because they've never done it. Pure as the driven snow, they are.
Thank goodness I grew up.
On edit: There are two kinds of alcohol users in this world. Those who have been caught driving under the influence, and those who haven't been caught driving under the influence. A fair percentage of the latter will of course pretend they haven't been caught because they've never done it. Pure as the driven snow, they are.
slag
Lifer
Its not just witty, its the truth. Drinking and driving impairs your judgment. Whether its intentional or not, statistics show you are much more likely to get into an accident and injure or kill someone if you are drinking as opposed to someone who is sober.
Make no mistake, its no accident. If you drink and drive, you GREATLY increase the chance of harming someone. A vehicle is a weapon in the hands of a drunk driver--much more so than in the hands of a sober person.
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