Drink Driving Myths

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This poll is closed.

Which of the follow drink-driving myths do you hear repeated most often?

• Eating a big meal soaks up the alcohol - 77 votes
• 53%
• Coffee/fresh air/throwing up will sober me up and I'll be fine - 33 votes
• 23%
• If I feel fine in the morning I'm not over the limit - 30 votes
• 21%
• The police don't really pull people over for drink driving - 4 votes
• 3%

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[Playbill]

I thought the headline read 'Drink Driving METHS' - and I haven't even had one!

[Old_Geezer]

Don't think I've ever heard any of them.

[B00]

No, ive not heard anyone come out with any of those pitiful excuses either, which is fortunate for them, as I'd go mental.

[Frank97]

Same here really.

[EvianBaby]

Can't say I've ever heard D.

[mccfluff]

none

i have heard, 2 pints os ok its not over the limit

and my fave, if i drink bottles of bud i'll be fine as its less liquid than a pint of carling

[tiggerblue10]

I've heard of A and C but not D and B.

[yogi-bear]

Heard someone say B before.......wrong!....alcohol stays in your
bloodstream/system for hours after you've been drinking........get a cab, a bus, a train or walk.

I also heard some advice that says that a glass of milk before you go out drinking helps absorb the alcohol and prevents you feeling too drunk and sick.

I think that may be right. :0)

[tiggerblue10]

What about the "drinking a pint of full fat milk beforehand" one?

[Postdog]

You won't get caught if doing it standing up. At least I think that's drink driving....

[Kayless]

I must say I don't think I've heard any of those lately! I do know a guy who thinks sucking a copper coin will help!

I think that was more to do with not getting a hangover tigger

[tiggerblue10]

Oh ok. I seem to confused myself (not unusual for me).

[Old_Geezer]

Ah ! The 'milk lines your stomach' one I have heard. But not related to driving. My father used to think it helped prevent the beer starting his ulcer up. Oh and I suppose it depends on what you drink but I have experience that 2 pints can be under the limit.

[Kayless]

Unless you way about 4 stone 2 pints will be no where near the limit.

[jomifl]

A colleague of mine got banned after drinking 2 pints Kayless

[sophie_1003]

I've heard the 2nd and 3rd one but never in relation to drink driving; just drinking in general; although I wouldn't say food 'soaks up' alcohol I would believe that you get more drunk more quickly on an empty stomach, is that not true?

[Kayless]

I suspect he may have told you he had 2 pints.

Play around with this, the legal limit is 80mg in 100ml blood, that's 0.08% BAC

I put in 100kg man, 2 pints 5% lager in 2 hours and it cam back as 0.039. the same guy would have to drink 4 pints of stella in 2 hours to be over the limit.

http://www.drinkdrivi...contentcalculator.php

The point here is that the legal limit is far to high, you can drink a surprising amount and still be legal aklthough probably incapabale.

[sandyRoe]

I know that 2 is true if you drink a pint of milk with the meal.

[Purple_Popple]

Often heard of the 'eating a big meal' one ! Also drinking a pint of water to each pint of alcohol one has consumed will sober you up quickly before you go to sleep.