Does one drink affect people's ability to drive safely?

[BIG-BRO-FAN]

Another interesting topic I'd like to post; road/drink-driving/drug driving remains a huge issue in the UK, in Europe, and right across the world but do you think one drink affects the ability of people to drive? Personally, there's a zero tolerance from me. I would not have one drink and get the car. Not only are you putting your own life at risk, but other innocent people on the road. Do you think one drink affects the ability for the driver to drive safely?

[Beastie]

i think one drink might affect the ability of the driver! suppose it depends how strong the drink is!! if you have hardly ate anything up to the point of having a pint or a glass of wine!! you might feel a bit weird in the head!!

so i agree to the ZERO TOLERANCE!

[Lauren]

Absolutely. Anyone who has been drunk can clearly say it slowed down their reactions ten fold, not to mention the fact your vision and rationalisation is impaired.

To be fair, if someone wants to endanger their own life, so be it. But the moment they get in a car over the limit they're endangering innocent peoples lives and that's not on, no matter how confident they feel.

[Tom]

There shouldn't even be a limit. One drop of alcohol and you shouldn't be allowed. Alcohol affects people in different ways; some people can get tipsy on the limit

[Mrluvaluva]

One drink does indeed have an affect on your reactions/concentration etc, no matter how minute. So yes to zero tolerance.

[pinkmichk]

i agree with tom
i'm zero tolerance drink effects people differently why take the risk in my younger days i stupidly got in a car with someone who drank we got home fine but i was so scared i have recently heard that he has had a accident recently due to driving home from the pub and is lucky to be alive
its not just the person driving who is at risk there is all the other drivers on roads and predestrians too

[Fangz]

Yes, I think it does. If you go out with your mates and you're the only one not drinking at all, you can see the difference that just one drink or two drinks make.

[Tom]

Originally posted by Mrluvaluva
One drink does indeed have an affect on your reactions/concentration etc, no matter how minute. So yes to zero tolerance.

My friend got killed in a car crash due to a drunk driver. When breathalysed the driver was under the limit so minute amounts can still be just as dangerous ...

[Mrluvaluva]

Originally posted by Tom

My friend got killed in a car crash due to a drunk driver. When breathalysed the driver was under the limit so minute amounts can still be just as dangerous ...

Definitely. I was watching a programme the other day. One of those ones like "cops on camera" or something. A woman was breathylised and subsequently arrested for being over the limit. She was released, and told to walk home or get public transport etc. She was spotted going back directly to her car and trying to drive off in it again, and therefore re-arrested. Some people are so irresponsible.

[Jayson]

Zero-tolerance for me.

[the_watcher87]

If you know you are going to have one drink then you shouldn't be driving, simple as.