I got one in 1967. Cost me $125.00 and a night in jail. Point, I wasn't drunk, but gf had been giving me these little diet pills (speed) to keep me awake. Didn't test for anything back then. It wasn't the 95 I was doing in the 35, but the very artful zigzag pattern I was driving in!
I got one in 1967. Cost me $125.00 and a night in jail. Point, I wasn't drunk, but gf had been giving me these little diet pills (speed) to keep me awake. Didn't test for anything back then. It wasn't the 95 I was doing in the 35, but the very artful zigzag pattern I was driving in!
Pliablemoose
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Keep it out of court as long as possible, hire a lawyer, the meanest SOB you can find & don't lie to them about anything, hopefully one that buys the DA & the judge rounds at the country club.
The good ole' days when it was acceptable to take two cases of beer, 4 friends and a new mucsle car out driving around for a night.
Get pulled over and the cop tells you to go right home, and to pour out the beer you're holding.
Sure wish it was like that now.
I'm not arguing whether it's stupid or not, because we all know that it is, but I'm just getting tired of the "holier than though" attitudes of people on this forum. It's so easy to point the finger when it's not you or someone that you know. I'd be curious to see how you people would react if this was a kid of yours.
And as I said previously, your ability to drive and what the state considers legally impaired are two different animals entirely. The legal limit is so low that just about anyone that has a couple beers or cocktails with dinner can get nailed for DUI, .05 is nothing...it's two beers and a swallow of another one. I'd bet my last dollar that a good portion of the people here fall into that category.
Seems to me it was a case of just making the wrong choice and I don't see the point of beating him up over it. Fact is, he DIDN'T kill anyone, and he knows he made a mistke. He's probably nervous about what lies ahead for him, so instead of pissing all over the guy how about you just give the advice he is looking for or STFU. I really don't think he needs a public beating at this point.
IF he did hurt someone or someones property then everything I am saying doesn't apply, but having some compassion for someone doesn't mean you have to agree with what that person did.
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Aftre doing some research, I found "the" attorny to get in the area. She knows the judges well, and this is my first offence.
Another question. They damaged my car when towing it away. should I just deal with it? or persue it?
life sucksa right now, and it's my fault
Another question. They damaged my car when towing it away. should I just deal with it? or persue it?
life sucksa right now, and it's my fault
Originally posted by: aircooled
Aftre doing some research, I found "the" attorny to get in the area. She knows the judges well, and this is my first offence.
Another question. They damaged my car when towing it away. should I just deal with it? or persue it?
life sucksa right now, and it's my fault
depends on the amount of damage done on the car IMHO. they still have the responsibility to make sure that your car is not damaged when being towed...i'd look into filing a claim.
I really do not think that I am displaying a holier than though attitude. All I am saying is that drinking and driving is very serious, maybe even more serious than you might realize.
True, he did not kill anyone. But the fact is that his actions could have resulted in someone dying. I know this first hand.
Driving is a privilege, not a right. If you choose to drink enough alcohol, then you have abused that privilege and should lose your license for a period of time.
Originally posted by: SampSon
The good ole' days when it was acceptable to take two cases of beer, 4 friends and a new mucsle car out driving around for a night.
Get pulled over and the cop tells you to go right home, and to pour out the beer you're holding.
Sure wish it was like that now.
Indeed! Was driving a 67 Couger with a 289, I think. Four on the floor. Great drive. Nothing is fun anymore. I had a breakdown on Airline hgwy near Gonzales, LA some years back. My nephew and I were pretty drunk but we had to get a ride. We put our thumbs out and an LA state trooper car stopped. We hought we were in for a night in jail for public drunk for sure. The trooper got out, staggered over to us and explained that he would give us a ride if we were not afraid to ride with someone who had been to a party and was a little drunk! We said we had no fear and took the offer. Good times were really good!
More people are killed by trying to drive through the night and dozing off at the wheel than are by driving drunk. Truckers do that a lot. The do-gooders should try to fix some real problems for a change.
moshquerade
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It is a real problem, but even drunk driving accidents are mostly caused by being out too late and not getting enough sleep. Drunk is a problem, exhaustion is the real problem in most cases. What time of the day or night was your grandfather killed?
That little story makes me want to go out and drink.Originally posted by: Condor
Originally posted by: SampSon
The good ole' days when it was acceptable to take two cases of beer, 4 friends and a new mucsle car out driving around for a night.
Get pulled over and the cop tells you to go right home, and to pour out the beer you're holding.
Sure wish it was like that now.
Indeed! Was driving a 67 Couger with a 289, I think. Four on the floor. Great drive. Nothing is fun anymore. I had a breakdown on Airline hgwy near Gonzales, LA some years back. My nephew and I were pretty drunk but we had to get a ride. We put our thumbs out and an LA state trooper car stopped. We hought we were in for a night in jail for public drunk for sure. The trooper got out, staggered over to us and explained that he would give us a ride if we were not afraid to ride with someone who had been to a party and was a little drunk! We said we had no fear and took the offer. Good times were really good!
Originally posted by: SampSon
That little story makes me want to go out and drink.Originally posted by: Condor
Originally posted by: SampSon
The good ole' days when it was acceptable to take two cases of beer, 4 friends and a new mucsle car out driving around for a night.
Get pulled over and the cop tells you to go right home, and to pour out the beer you're holding.
Sure wish it was like that now.
Indeed! Was driving a 67 Couger with a 289, I think. Four on the floor. Great drive. Nothing is fun anymore. I had a breakdown on Airline hgwy near Gonzales, LA some years back. My nephew and I were pretty drunk but we had to get a ride. We put our thumbs out and an LA state trooper car stopped. We hought we were in for a night in jail for public drunk for sure. The trooper got out, staggered over to us and explained that he would give us a ride if we were not afraid to ride with someone who had been to a party and was a little drunk! We said we had no fear and took the offer. Good times were really good!
I haven't done that in decades, but do admit that it was fun while it lasted. I'm junior commander of a VFW these days and am constantly telling the members to stay off the hooch if they are driving. I know from past experience that a drinking driver can be a safe driver, but a drunken driver that is exhausted is possibly going to kill someone. The formula should be something like the field tests they give that test ability to discern and control, not just an alcohol level.
Its a pretty lame copout (and probably invalid) to say that most drunk driving accidents are caused because people are out too late or didn't get enough sleep. There are so many holes in that ridiculous arguement that I won't even begin to argue them. It's poor judgement that causes DUI accidents.
Here are some specifics of my grandfather was killed. He was a pedestrian crossing a two lane road at a crosswalk in a resort town. Two cars stopped to let him cross. He made it across the road and was on the other shoulder of the road, stepping onto the curb. The drunk driver with a car full of people decided that he did not want to wait for the cars stopped in front of him, and he drove onto the should of the road and floored it. He hit my grandfather at over 40MPH.
HomeBrewerDude
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about 15 years ago, I was stopped for running a university stop sign. I had drunk about 4 beers over a 4 hour period. The cop smelled beer on my breath and proceeded to give me a sobriety test.
1) touch my nose - no problem
2) recite the abc's - I skipped R or something... red flag
3) walk a line, toe to heel - no problem
4) stand on one foot, hold the other foot in front about 10" off the groud and count 1-1000, 2-1000, .... to 25-1000 - hilarity ensued
when the cop gave me task #4 I just looked at him and asked if he could that... he was slightly irritated with me, but had already told me that he would perform each task before I did as a way of demonstrating the task. So he proceeds to balance on one foot and counting. I was glad to see him lose his balance around 15 or so... but nervous because I knew I would still have to do this difficult balance task. The cop 'graciously' told me I only had to go to 15. I made it to 15 and kept going to 25.
I got a running stop sign ticket, but no DUI.
1) touch my nose - no problem
2) recite the abc's - I skipped R or something... red flag
3) walk a line, toe to heel - no problem
4) stand on one foot, hold the other foot in front about 10" off the groud and count 1-1000, 2-1000, .... to 25-1000 - hilarity ensued
when the cop gave me task #4 I just looked at him and asked if he could that... he was slightly irritated with me, but had already told me that he would perform each task before I did as a way of demonstrating the task. So he proceeds to balance on one foot and counting. I was glad to see him lose his balance around 15 or so... but nervous because I knew I would still have to do this difficult balance task. The cop 'graciously' told me I only had to go to 15. I made it to 15 and kept going to 25.
I got a running stop sign ticket, but no DUI.
how old is she? i was able to keep it from my children as they were still very young.
of course, weve talked about drinking and driving since theyre older now (10,9). im dreading the day they ask me ive ever had a dui, as i wont lie to them. i wont volunteer the info either until theyre getting ready drive and i can use my fackup as an example. dreading that day, but thats part of the punishment.
of course, weve talked about drinking and driving since theyre older now (10,9). im dreading the day they ask me ive ever had a dui, as i wont lie to them. i wont volunteer the info either until theyre getting ready drive and i can use my fackup as an example. dreading that day, but thats part of the punishment.
Hey the DUII Thread got locked.
As for aircooled who got a DUII, just say "No thanks, I'm driving." I hope you learn from this.
Ironically the ONLY time I drove after drinking was because of the cops! A friend of mine still in college (5 year plan) was throwing a party at his apartment. I brought my sleeping bag to crash at his place after the party. He lived a block from the city police station so it wasn't a rager, but the cops still WALKED over to break up the party. They ordered everyone out and were only letting people back in who's ID matched the address. Everyone was hammered and drove off including me. My place was 20 miles away so I did the typical window down singing to the radio to stay alert. Dumb, but seemed like a good idea after a few beers. No one got arrested or crashed, but sh!t. I imagine these cops where sitting around thinking "Those college kids are having too much fun. Let's break up their party" I went back the next day to get my sleeping bag and my friend said that none of the neighbors called the cops because they were all at the party.
As for aircooled who got a DUII, just say "No thanks, I'm driving." I hope you learn from this.
Ironically the ONLY time I drove after drinking was because of the cops! A friend of mine still in college (5 year plan) was throwing a party at his apartment. I brought my sleeping bag to crash at his place after the party. He lived a block from the city police station so it wasn't a rager, but the cops still WALKED over to break up the party. They ordered everyone out and were only letting people back in who's ID matched the address. Everyone was hammered and drove off including me. My place was 20 miles away so I did the typical window down singing to the radio to stay alert. Dumb, but seemed like a good idea after a few beers. No one got arrested or crashed, but sh!t. I imagine these cops where sitting around thinking "Those college kids are having too much fun. Let's break up their party" I went back the next day to get my sleeping bag and my friend said that none of the neighbors called the cops because they were all at the party.
Depends what state your in. My friend here in NY got a DUI last week for blowing a .02 (thats 1 beer, and he is one of those guys who it takes about 10 beers to get a good buzz...so it obviously didn't affect him at all)
those numbers are for NY. MN was the last state to adopt the .08 DWI levels. If your friend got nabbed at .02 then there is something else that your missing...they dont arrest people for .02.....maybe he had a beer and a few joints.
No. There is nothing else. He is a physicist for a large company, married, 3 kids, no drugs, only drinks on occassion, and I have known him for over 20 years. He was nabbed for a DUI at .02 BAC driving from his home to pick up food at a local eatery. I haven't spoke to him since it happened, although I haven't spoken to him since that night and I don't yet know how court went.
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