Do you drink drive?

[mdr224]

2 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Harden up snowflake.

If you drive sensibly on high alert you can avoid the other bad drivers.

When I first got my license my grandmother bought be an advanced driving course. 
If you know what you are doing and how to handle a car properly then you can avoid 99% of accidents. 

I didnt even drive much there and got hit on the highway by a guy changing lanes without looking, he sped off after. When it happened i thought it was intentional but with enough time living there i realized that they just dont drive good there. On the last vacation i saw a guy get hit trying to cross the highway, when i happened i thought it wasnt real. Im fortunate to have experienced what reality is there for myself before something out of my control happened. When it does it wont matter whether your sober or drunk. But i was in my 20s, and im still not old yet and have too much to lose

[MalcolmB]

2 minutes ago, mdr224 said:

I didnt even drive much there and got hit on the highway by a guy changing lanes without looking, he sped off after. When it happened i thought it was intentional but with enough time living there i realized that they just dont drive good there. On the last vacation i saw a guy get hit trying to cross the highway, when i happened i thought it wasnt real. Im fortunate to have experienced what reality is there for myself before something out of my control happened. When it does it wont matter whether your sober or drunk. But i was in my 20s, and im still not old yet and have too much to lose

You had want to be careful in the USA. 

About 40,000+ die every year over there.

[mdr224]

Just now, MalcolmB said:

You had want to be careful in the USA. 

About 40,000+ die every year over there.

Its as safe as driving in any other western country. Getting caught driving drunk here is hard to get yourself out of, but you wont lose your life like in thailand

[MalcolmB]

1 minute ago, mdr224 said:

Its as safe as driving in any other western country. Getting caught driving drunk here is hard to get yourself out of, but you wont lose your life like in thailand

If you want to know what 40,000 in a year looks like then look at Gaza. 
 

[mdr224]

1 minute ago, MalcolmB said:

If you want to know what 40,000 in a year looks like then look at Gaza. 
 

Never had a problem driving here, driving here 15 years, thailand 3 years. Very small sample size for thailand, i didnt drive much. The way they drive there is insane

[MalcolmB]

Just now, mdr224 said:

Never had a problem driving here, driving here 15 years, thailand 3 years. Very small sample size for thailand, i didnt drive much. The way they drive there is insane

You have to adjust to the local conditions.

You are not the only farang that gets freaked out by it.

[mdr224]

Just now, MalcolmB said:

You have to adjust to the local conditions.

You are not the only farang that gets freaked out by it.

You can adjust and still not have control over your surroundings. The chance of getting hit by a stupid person is 100x higher in thailand, and i think im being generous

[Fat is a type of crazy]

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[fondue zoo]

 

I had an incident when I was 18 that involved a very old car, a mountain ravine in the middle of nowhere, and one too many Xmas drinks during the midnight hour.

I somehow managed to not over-correct and stay on the road, instantly sober, scared the crap out of me, and never ever did it again.

 

 

 

[portisaacozzy]

On 10/28/2024 at 9:53 AM, Tropicalevo said:

I tried it once.

Spilt most of it so now I wait until I get out of the car.

yep, i brought my ' esky ' with me from Australia,Esky sits on the front seat,wife sits on the back seat and can reach around ,open a cold can and pass it back[ didmt marry her for her looks just her ability to open cans and bottles with her teath.

[DualSportBiker]

Your survey omits the only scenario that suits me:

• I have on very rare occasions driven hours after I have had a single drink

Drinking and driving should be treated with physical punishment.

[Yellowtail]

5 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

If you want to know what 40,000 in a year looks like then look at Gaza. 
 

About one for every 7,000 registered vehicles

About one per every 6,000 licensed drivers 

About one per every 79,000,000 miles driven

 

What's it like where you're from? 

 

 

[MalcolmB]

14 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

It's estimated that around 20-30% of all road traffic deaths worldwide involve alcohol.

And if those drivers did not speed and drove carefully that figure would be slashed by 90%. 
which is why you need to be extra diligent on the roads.

[In Full Agreement]

On 10/28/2024 at 10:27 AM, G Rex said:

When you wake up in the morning, feeling as low as shark sh*t - you look outside and see your car in the driveway, but you don't remember coming home....

Does that count?? 

 

 

Ask Manski.      Hw's the expert.

[richard_smith237]

17 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

23 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

after 4 or 6 beers consumed over a couple of hours - they are drunk

You are obviously a light drinker if you get drunk after 4 beers. 
A lightweight.

Most sessions I drink 10- 12, and sometimes drink about 18 if a big night.

 

It is proven that women get drunk with drinking less than men. It is a scientific fact. The breathalyzer bar is set at the lowest point, which would be a 45kg light drinking woman. 
You seem to conveniently forget this fact.

 

You drink 10-12 beers sometimes 18 if a big night and then drive ?

 

 

[richard_smith237]

17 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

23 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Fortunately, most Thai people have an acute sense of class and can gauge it instantly, just as anyone with insight and discernment can

Are you claiming now to be upper class Richard?

Good luck with that.

Self deluded hi-so wannabe.

 

i am able to see the reality that I am not upper class along with 95% of other Brits and Thais. 
So I will just drink beer and have fun with them.

While you can hang out with your imaginary friends.

 

Now get back to work. You need the money.

 

Nope....  I'm claiming that Thai's are smart enough to spot the dregs.....   based on your comments, it seems they see you coming !!... 

 

At least you are honest, with your admiting to being a low class drunk driver... 

 

If you are drinking 10-12 or even 18 beers driving, we'll see you in the news soon enough.

[richard_smith237]

17 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

If you get behind the wheel after 12 beers, you're an ass.

 

I question whether that takes any beer !!!... 

[richard_smith237]

16 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

Harden up snowflake.

If you drive sensibly on high alert you can avoid the other bad drivers.

When I first got my license my grandmother bought be an advanced driving course. 
If you know what you are doing and how to handle a car properly then you can avoid 99% of accidents. 

 

Hillarious......    we have the perfect driver...  even more perfect when drunk.

 

Also a perfect example of the Dunning Kruger effect combined with outright stupidty & selfishness.

 

[richard_smith237]

16 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

On 10/31/2024 at 1:39 AM, richard_smith237 said:

But what about the pedestrian or motorcyclist you hit ???

It is never happened.

it is only happening in your imagination.

 

It 'has' never happend 'yet'... it can happen any time... an accident can happen while sober, but is far more likely while you are drunk, and I'll also agree that an accident is more likely if you are speeding too...  and especailly if you are speeding and drunk... 

 

As far a 'happenings within the imagiation' is concerned...   it is your delusion you are OK to drive while quite drunk tht is 'happening'...  the chances are you hitting someone while drink driving are fare higher than anyone else who driver normally sobre.... 

 

But, as you admited to driving like an utter t!t while sober, it maybe different for you...  as it seems you drive less recklessly while sobre - the reality is, according to your comments you are a dangerous driver while both sober and drunk. 

 

You'll hurt someone one day, you're like a ticking time bomb...   but at least you'll be in your own car and not hurt yourself and you'll be selfishly ok with that you'll propably brag that you were sensible enough to drink drive and not drink ride !!! 

 

 

 

[richard_smith237]

16 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

Ohhhhhhhhh.

Here we go.

Hypocrite of the year award goes to Richard.

Nags people on line about having a couple of drinks but uses his police friends to get his drunk driving mates off.

 

You should be ashamed of yourself.

A disgrace.

 

I agree....   Given my stance on this subject, it was hypocritical helping out a couple of friends who were caught out over limit....  

 

...  But what to do eh ?...  tell them to go and get flooked when they called ?... Nope... I'll settle for being a hypocrite in these situations...  disgracefull indeed - I feel well and truly gaslit now !!! 

 

 

 

[richard_smith237]

16 hours ago, mdr224 said:

Thailands roads are dangerous enough without alcohol. I would do it if i were old and had nothing to lose

 

Would you ?... knowing that your drink driving could cost someone else their lives or seriously injur them ?

[MalcolmB]

4 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Nope....  I'm claiming that Thai's are smart enough to spot the dregs.....   based on your comments, it seems they see you coming !!... 

 

At least you are honest, with your admiting to being a low class drunk driver... 

 

If you are drinking 10-12 or even 18 beers driving, we'll see you in the news soon enough.

Nah, I don’t drive after 18 beers.

I know my limits.

i think you conveniently overlook the point that i, and most of the respondents of this poll say that they don’t drive when blind drunk/had too much.

 

It is all about safety.

[MalcolmB]

4 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

At least you are honest, with your admiting to being a low class drunk driver.

Better than deluding yourself into thinking you are upper class when you are really working class.

[MalcolmB]

4 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

But what to do eh ?...  tell them to go and get flooked when they called ?

Back out on the roads the next day knowing they are an above the law. 
It is only a mattter of time before they kill someone apparently and it will be on you.

[MalcolmB]

4 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

I question whether that takes any beer !!!... 

For some of us the answer is definitely no.

[MalcolmB]

4 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

It 'has' never happend 'yet'... it can happen any time

Yep, probably by one of your mates you got off drink driving. I will have to keep an eye out for them.
 

Next thread you will probably be harping on about how bad corruption is.

[Expat68]

12 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Nah, I don’t drive after 18 beers.

I know my limits.

i think you conveniently overlook the point that i, and most of the respondents of this poll say that they don’t drive when blind drunk/had too much.

 

It is all about safety.

Used to drink and drive in UK but when laws got stricter I stopped. If I am in the car in Thailand alone or with girlfriend only water or coke