Not great at judging how impaired I am.
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Anonymous
This doesn't work for everyone, particularly women. I followed a two-hour per drink rule. I recently had two drinks in a span of four hours and was pulled over on my way home. I felt zero effects of the alcohol, but the officer still had me take a field sobriety test and said that I still seemed slightly impaired. Now I follow a zero drink policy when driving. I would never want to risk a DUI because alcohol affected me more than I thought it would. Way too many responsibilities. |
Anonymous
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I can see where the OP is coming from - I have gotten unexpectedly buzzed after a drink or two at times. Normally it would take more than that to affect me.
Personally, if that happened to me, I'd leave my car where it was and come back the next day to get it. Sometimes I actually do this on purpose - drive the car because it's the easiest/quickest way to get to where I'm going, park it somewhere safe for the next 12 hours, and then cab home later. I'm a runner, so sometimes running back to the car in the morning is a good way to fit in a workout. Just make sure to park strategically. (i.e. not in a zone where strict metering will start at 8:00 a.m., or in a garage that doesn't open till 11:00 the next morning.) |
Anonymous
This. Reasonable, common-sense advice for grownups. I can't friggin' believe the latter-day Carrie Nations screeching on this page. |
Anonymous
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If I am driving, I do not drink at all.
Two glasses of wine is too much. |
Anonymous
It's a good starting point and rule of thumb, though. As with most issues like this, YMMV. I'm male, well over 200 lbs with decent tolerance. I'm comfortable driving a little after more than one drink per hour after drinks with dinner or at a show. If I'm out at a bar I tend to drink more/faster, and I won't hesitate to call a cab home. |
Anonymous
Meant to write "after a little more than one drink..." |
Anonymous
I don't drink a lot, so this would be a ton for me, sadly. I have a one drink a night rule when driving. |
Anonymous
Me too. On both counts. But I'm perfectly comfortable with my position, and that's all that matters. |
Anonymous
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I would like to know too OP. I normally have 2 glasses of wine and will drive. I don't feel buzzed whatsoever, but worry that it would make me fail a breathalyzer because of my lower body weight.
Also, if I only have 1 beer or something, it makes me incredibly tired. Tiredness is very similar to being buzzed... |
Anonymous
| OP, I love to drink. But if I'm going to be driving within the next 8 hours I don't have a single drink. Don't do it. |
Anonymous
You don't fail a breathalyzer because of your lower body weight, you fail it because your blood alcohol content is too high: meaning, you're drunk. Stop drinking and driving. |
Anonymous
| I also love to get my booze on but if I'm going to drive I only have 1 drink. Uber is your friend. |
Anonymous
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Stick to not drinking. If you must, one drink.
Two gets dangerous depending on BMI, tolerance, metabolism, genetics and your ingested meal. Not worth it. |
Anonymous
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I see parents out with their kids all the time with both parents drinking and it blows my mind! I asked my brother, a bartender, if he ever thinks twice about serving second drinks to these parents and he acted like I was crazy for making such a big deal out of it.
So if you're out to dinner with your kids and you and your spouse are both drinking, I'm that person at the table next to you glaring and hardcore judging you, you idiot. |
Anonymous
| I only drink on the weekends. I would not drive after having two drinks at dinner. If you are tipsy, you are over .08. |