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Originally Posted by bobson
Peter,
"I actually drink and drive....and quickly qualify that by saying a glass of wine with a meal will not put me anywhere near current limits, nor impair my driving one iota....."
At least you admit although most people who commented except myself and one more obviously "enjoy" a few drinks and drive. OK, most know they will be under legal limit or so they think.
The question still remains if that one drink as you said wont affect your ability to drive why then P drivers, bus drivers, pilots have zero limit?
Not trying to put anyone on the spot but those things are out there as we all know.
cheers
bob
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I guess it comes down to individual responsibility. If you're boozing with your mates, jump in a ute pissed to get some money from the ATM around the corner, go through a red light while driving on the wrong side of the road and run over people on the side walk then you expect a harsh punishment. There's no need to make a law that is so restrictive that everybody who had a glass of wine can't drive. What's next? No mobile phones in cars because some idiots still text? No bottled water in cars because some idiots lean over to grab a drink while driving and run into a preschool class room full of kid? How about harsher individual sentences for the ones who actually stuff up. Then maybe the rest will think twice about it. Leaving alone the majority who have half a brain alone going about their daily business without the PC and restrictions.