Alcohol - Units

Post by **pete** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:06 pm

GregR wrote:The position is simple:-

If you have to try to calculate it, you've had too much. Do not risk it. I don't mean your licence, i mean the safety of other road users.

Its not possible thesedays to give an accurate definition of a unit in measurements of a given type of booze. back in the day, 1 pint = 1 unit. That's when lager was 3% abv. Tennents & other cooking lager is now 4-4.5%, and stella is 5.2, with Leffe and other heavy beers at 7%+.

Never argue with a lawyer but,

One unit is half a pint of average beer, one (small glass of wine), one measure of spirit etc.

http://www.liverpoolpct.nhs.uk/improvin ... efault.asp

Pete

RDH · Post by **RDH** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:08 pm

GregR wrote:The position is simple:-

If you have to try to calculate it, you've had too much. Do not risk it. I don't mean your licence, i mean the safety of other road users.

Its not possible thesedays to give an accurate definition of a unit in measurements of a given type of booze. back in the day, 1 pint = 1 unit. That's when lager was 3% abv. Tennents & other cooking lager is now 4-4.5%, and stella is 5.2, with Leffe and other heavy beers at 7%+.

Have to say I agree with Greg on this one!
Not worth it at all!

steve_weegie · Post by **steve_weegie** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:19 pm

a personal breath tester is the only way to be sure....

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:30 am

Another agree-er of Greg's post, without sounding like a smug tw@t, it's just not worth it.

Life-changing scenario, losing your licence (jobs, marriages, etc have been lost due to this), and that doesn't even scratch the surface compared with injuring an innocent party or worse