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Drive carefully
strapping young lad:
the thing is of those i have heard saying 1 or 2 will be alright to drive are normally those older than i
people my age and younger see drinking and driving as socially unacceptable as well as being obviously dangerous.. if any of the group of my friends mention it they are immediately shouted at..
i suppose the same could be said of smoking (albeit in a different context) because as some of you will experience over xmas the inevitable visit of the grannies/grandads and discussing with them smoking. in their day smoking wasnt considered a health hazard
one of them has to have an inhaler constantly due to smoking..
it would be interesting to see what age group were caught drinking and driving or was it evenly spread across the spectrum of ages?
wifey:
all ages, all genders I expect.
and yes, the generational aspect regarding health can apply but you would think that the message would get through - doesn't though.
my 21 year old niece smoked throughout pregnancy, with the inevitable small (but admittedly cute) baby as a result. mind you, they went out the other night and although the journey home was only a few short yards, they walked (despite the pouring rain) as she wouldn't let her partner drive (having had a skinful). Result? Awoken by police at 3 am due to some drunk righting their (parked) BMW off being d&d.
Not the same BMW i think :?
As for the morning after, I seem to remember being told as a sutdent that it takes 8 hours after your last drink before you're fit again. I'll try to check that.
Hope everyone has a Great New Year and all the best for 2004!
datalas:
Out of interest ....
1) My Grandfather got taken to hospital on Boxing Day :( (he's alright by all accounts), Total time for ambulance to turn up, nearly four minutes... much , impressed, also very gratefull for the rather splendiforous way the nhs treated him .... (thought I should mention this)
2) Drinking and driving is wrong, full stop, end of story.
3) Does anyone find it a little odd that the government is trying to prosecute people for "dangerous driving" for eating and drinking whilst at the wheel, but not for smoking?
wifey:
--- Quote from: "datalas" ---3) Does anyone find it a little odd that the government is trying to prosecute people for "dangerous driving" for eating and drinking whilst at the wheel, but not for smoking?
--- End quote ---
sorry about your granddad.
as for smoking in the car...
surely lighting up, even if you use the in-car lighter, is more dangerous than anything else? Imagine dropping something hot on your lap!
datalas:
I agree whole heartedly....
I've seen a couple of things now where the government is trying to crack down on "dangerous driving" siting peolle "drinking from cans" and so on whilst driving, so far *all* of them have ommited to mention that smoking (asside from being daft in the first place) is practially insane whilst driving a car...
The last thing I would want in a potential accident is to have something on fire in the car ...
now as for a dashboard mounted pizza oven, *that* would be a different story....
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