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Thread #86391 Message #1607085
Posted By: Wolfgang
17-Nov-05 - 05:48 AM
Thread Name: BS: Blood alcohol level & effects
Subject: RE: BS: Blood alcohol level & effects
Richard Bridge's no legitimate need to ban driving after taking alcohol unless the alcohol level creates a significant safety hazard argumentation makes more sense than Boab's the only safe level of alcohol is --zero.
Ripe fruits (bananas in particular) have alcohol in them, Kefir can have as much alcohol as a light beer, all fruit juices sold in Germany come with a bit of alcohol etc. The healthy human body always has a bit of alcohol in it.
So from a legal point of view a zero limit is nonsense in comparison with a low limit aboive zero.
Boab's don't drink at all rule makes sense for those who cannot stop after the first drink. For some it is easier not to drink at all.
My personal rule varies with the situation. I know that after drinking alcohol sustained concentration is much more difficult for me and that quick reaction to unexpected situations is worse. So I'd drink nothing at all during or before a long journey, would drink up to one glass of wine before a short trip in a new environment, would drink up to 2 glasses of wine before a short trip on a well known country road with close to no traffic and up to three glasses of wine before cycling.
Wolfgang