What harm rural elderly driving after a few pints?

[petervalhala]

Indemnity sought in case against Leitrim publicans - The Irish Times - Thu, Mar 11, 2010

Those who say that drink driving laws are destroying rural life and causing loneliness for the elderly should look at this case. We're frequently told how auld fellas driving home after a few pints do no harm and it's the young fellas doing all the damage. People like Gay Byrne actively demonise young male drivers and give drivers like the guilty party in this case a carte blanche to disassociate themselves from blame.

Meanwhile we're told that self-regulation is working. It would do no harm to see a few more publicans sued for harm occasioned to or by their patrons.
Self-regulation of alcohol sales is working, says Ahern - The Irish Times - Thu, Mar 11, 2010

Good post, thank you

[White Horse]

How many pints is acceptable for an auld fella to have before driving home?

Definately less that the six that the OP thinks is "a few".

[politicaldonations]

six pints over 4 hours, you could still be under the limit at that.

[Sailor]

six pints over 4 hours, you could still be under the limit at that.

Not PC to say so but I would have no problem with driving a few miles on a country road with 3 pints on board.

[Oldira1]

six pints over 4 hours, you could still be under the limit at that.

Not really..it takes about two hours for a pint to leave your system.

[politicaldonations]

Not really..it takes about two hours for a pint to leave your system.

Thats not true, depends on many factors. some people could drink one pint an hour for several hours and be under the limit within an hour after stopping drinking.

[toughbutfair]

If you had to take an exam to keep your job would you have 3 pints before it?

[charley]

This 'blame' culture is sickening. Nowadays when there is a fatal crash the road is closed for anything up to 24 hours because the Guards are trying to find out who to blame.. When I was younger there were fatal accidents along the road I lived and the crashed cars would have been moved and all cleared in an hour. Accidents happen and people die. This blame and revenge culture creeping in here is extremely sad. Every day we are seeing people appear at the courts intent on having someone jailed because a loved one was killed in an accident.

they are collisions not accidents, accident assumes no one is to blame,if you drive down a windy road at 80mph lose control and crash into some poor person who is driving within the speed limit you are to blame and should be punished accordingly, the 24 hour closures are sometimes due to the gardai searching for missing body parts that have been flung everywhere in the collision

[Sailor]

If you had to take an exam to keep your job would you have 3 pints before it?

I'm retired

[cinik]

Not PC to say so but I would have no problem with driving a few miles on a country road with 3 pints on board.

Sailor,
Fair F__Ks to you! I would be the of same ilk.
The world is far too full of PC idiots that never had exposure to reality

Wood n trees etc