do you drive drunk/buzzed?

**IcSyU** · 11-12-2012, 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclonepride

Why should every person have to pay extra for something that only a select few idiots need? I can see that as the answer if you have a OWI on your record- henceforth, require that every car, truck, golf cart, etc., until the end of their life has to have one, and they can pay the bill.

Golf...with no beer? That's protected under the Constitution via cruel and unusual punishment.

**scyclonekid** · 11-12-2012, 04:21 PM

No, back in high school yeah sometimes until the night I drove home pulled in the drive way and slept in the can only to have my Uncle wake my stupid *** up and give me the most constructive *** chewing ever. Being exhausted and texting is just as bad!!!! No one should do it and I feel dumb for doing so back in the day before college.

**scyclonekid** · 11-12-2012, 04:22 PM

excuse me car not can.

**clonerules** · 11-12-2012, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by cyclonehokiece

You can get a DUI on a bike.....

Not in Iowa. Unless of course your bike is motorized.

**Cyclonepride** · 11-12-2012, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by IcSyU

Golf...with no beer? That's protected under the Constitution via cruel and unusual punishment.

Beer, but walk the course. Or no beer and a cart. I'd go no beer every time, though drinking doesn't go along with golf for me anyway.

**CycloneRulzzz** · 11-12-2012, 04:45 PM

Originally Posted by VeloClone

I would echo what an earlier poster said; audio books and something like sunflower seeds to occupy you are a good idea. Other things you can do: roll down the window - a little fresh air and wind noise can wake you up temporarily; turn down the temperature - being just a little chilly can keep you from getting too comfortable; sing along to the radio - I'm not a good singer but while driving alone you keep your mind engaged and your body just a little more active which causes your body to not go into sleep mode; keep drinking - caffeinated drinks help, but even drinking a sip of cold water ever couple of minutes can help (it also is difficult to fall asleep at the wheel when your bladder fills up :-) ).

The audio would bad for me because I always go to sleep with something kind of audio be it TV or playing something on my computer. I've done the window roll down and caffeine things before.

**Bret44** · 11-12-2012, 04:58 PM

Originally Posted by Clone5

No, it won't. Blood Alcohol Calculator Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself
Maybe it is because I think it is cool to mess around on that site but some people have no clue about how much they can/can't drink and drive/not drive.

Did you know that if I drank 100 beers in 1 minute my BAC would be 2.364!!

**CtownCyclone** · 11-12-2012, 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by Bret44

Did you know that if I drank 100 beers in 1 minute my BAC would be 2.364!!

Sounds like a wager in the making...

**CyCrazy** · 11-12-2012, 06:19 PM

I have drove drunk I have an OWI from 13 years ago. Insurance after one of those sucks hard. I don't drive drunk anymore but I have drove after a couple of beers so I guess its occasional, but very rare for me anymore.

**cloneswereall** · 11-12-2012, 06:47 PM

If I'm going out, I tend to do one of two things 1. drink 2 beers and stop and make sure I'm there for at least 2 hours, or I cab it. If I go out knowing I'm going to be drinking heavily, I always cab it or make someone else drive me home.

**colbycheese** · 11-12-2012, 07:12 PM

I'm cursed/blessed with being a large dude so I takes quite a bit for me to even get "buzzed". I also enjoy good beer. When I go out I just pace myself to about a beer an hour, or 4 beers/football game. I drive home, but I've never felt like I was buzzed, or that I shouldn't drive. The problem with drinking good beers is you really have to no what you're ordering, because a double IPA at the wrong time could really get a guy in trouble.

If I'm straight-up drinking (rare now that I'm an oldish, poor grad student), I plan ahead, or have the wife drive.

**colbycheese** · 11-12-2012, 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by clonerules

Not in Iowa. Unless of course your bike is motorized.

You can get an operating while intoxicated (for all non-automotive vehicles), same as you would get for driving a boat while drunk.

**CYphyllis** · 11-12-2012, 09:17 PM

As often as possible. I prefer to do my drunk driving through school zones.

**MrOtter** · 11-12-2012, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by RustShack

Make a law that all cars need an intoxalock. Problem solved.

This is pretty stupid. One of my friends got (I think) 2 OWI's and had to get the in-car breathalyzer thing. He always volunteered to drive long distances which was nice but those damn things make you blow every 30 minutes or so. So first off every 30 minutes the thing beeps like hell and secondly, he had to fiddle with it and blow till he turned blue while driving. Probably required about as much attention as sending a text. Seems fairly dangerous in itself.