Comments on: The drudge post: California’s DUI law is damn tough

By: William Brand

William Brand — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:42:35 +0000

Yeah, I’ve sadly learned that you can get a DUI arrest for riding a bicycle under the influence.

By: The Duke of Dunkel

The Duke of Dunkel — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:26:26 +0000

I just noticed that one of the events planned for SF Beer Week is a beer bike tour…

http://www.sfbeerweek.org/sf.html

While it sounds like fun, I’m not sure I’d want to be the responsible party behind that venture.

By: William Brand

William Brand — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:01:06 +0000

About police state rules..Gonna do a post on the subject in a moment…

By: William Brand

William Brand — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:48:48 +0000

The keyu seems to be how much you weigh. I weigh 155 and am 5-7 and really have to watch what I drink before driving. Friends who are taller and 30 or so pounds heavier apparently can drink more.

I also think there’s a genetic component. Some people can just drink more without much effect. I had a friend in high school who could drink like a fish and still be fairly sober. Our joke was, we’d get a case of Coors, I’d dribnk four cans and he’d drink most of 20. He;’d always drive me home because I was wasted.

By: brewnot

brewnot — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:46:25 +0000

Used to be (way back in the early 80′s) the rule of thumb for 180 lb man was:

1 beer/glass wine/shot added .02% BAC
1 hour dissipated at the rate of .02% per hour

I got this from a San Police officer. The BAC chart published by the DMV at the time more or less reflected this.

So if you had three beers, waited an hour, you should be at 0.04%. [.02 X 3 (3 beers) - .02 (1 hour sober up)]

The story from the reader who bought the breathalizer tells a whole different story.

Time to rethink my strategy. Error on the side of caution. I need to keep my license more than I need to drink beer away from home.

By: craig

craig — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:06:33 +0000

what can you say/do…we live in a polce state…seat belt laws…helmet laws…cell phone laws..the list is long..luckily i have a designated most of the time..