Dui ffffuuuuuuu

[Colt45]

Have fun taking the bus.

 

[guyver01]

I got fined 500 dollars, and had to get someone to pick me up from the check point. no jail time. but like 5 points against me.

Lucky. Colorado is usually pretty stiff when it comes to penalties. Did you get a desk appearance ticket? if so... this is what you're looking at:

DWAI First Offense―8 points toward license suspension; $100 to $500 fine; two to 180 days in jail; 24 to 48 hours community service.

DUI First Offense―Automatic suspension of license for up to a year; $300 to $1,000 fine; five days to one year in jail; 48 to 96 hours community service; alcohol education for three to nine months.
The penalties increase substantially for repeated offenses and, in some cases, you may be required to install an ignition interlock device on your car. That means your car won't even turn on if the device detects a certain percentage of alcohol in your breath.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Wow... Drinking and driving on a notorious holiday. That's smart.

Also, the OP apparently failed the concept of 'variables' in his calculation. 170, short and flabby... probably passes. 170, skinny or ripped... probably going to jail. At least you looked good doing it.

 

[Farang]

One toke over the line, sweet Jesus, one toke over the line.

 

[Lummex]

lol

 

[KK]

Couldn't you request a blood test?

 

[moshquerade]

there are lawyers out there who can get you out of it... if you have the cash.

anyways... you played too close to the line OP, and you got burned.

 

[LTC8K6]

If you're .79, you're at the maximum, but not technically drunk.

No, but you are well past the point of needing a taxi...

 

[mvbighead]

I'd have to guess... driving, 2 in the morning, post St. Patty's day.

Yeah, kudos on not getting wasted like some a-holes, but driving at that time, on a notorious drinking holiday... you're just asking for it.

 

[Lizardman]

Yeah... I they should move the DUI limit back up to .10 .08 is too low. Also each person metabolizes alcohol a little bit differently, so that calculator you used is just an estimate. I went home saturday from the St. Paddy's Day bar loop where I live. My friend drove and we got stopped at a check point. We lucked out though and they didn't test us. It would not have ended well if they did since we had about 6 drinks in a three hour period and my friend weighs about as much as the OP.

I can't tell you how many times I have been through checkpoints and never got tested. Luck of the Irish I guess.

 

[Fingolfin269]

That is bullshit. Everyone on this forum is more impaired than a .08 driver when they hop in the car in the morning after getting 3 hours of sleep, fuck around with the ipod in the car, check the phone while driving, etc.. Yet you want to point fingers at this guy...

Trust me when I say that the cops wasted their time on this one. It was St. Patty's Day. Someone who would have blown a .2 and puked up green beer drove by while they were wasting time here.

 

[edro]

$500 and no jail time, license suspension or court date?
That seems extremely light. You got very lucky if that is all you have to pay.

My personal limit is 1 per hour, but even then, I usually don't chance it because I am a lightweight with alcohol. It affects me much more and more quickly than most other people.

 

[Adrenaline]

with my weight, i can drink up to 2 an hour and still blow a .070. Fucking .001 over, my luck is fucked.

.081 ..... .001 more than the legal limit. i had 6 drinks over 4 hours and i weigh 170. i did the math and figured i was ok to drive.

You are not good at math. Apparently, your body can barely take 1.5 beers per hour and just be legally drunk.

I would contact a lawyer and ask questions about the accuracy of their testing equipment and how it holds up in court. A 0.001 over may be able to get dropped if a lawyer helps you out.

 

[DivideBYZero]

That is bullshit. Everyone on this forum is more impaired than a .08 driver when they hop in the car in the morning after getting 3 hours of sleep, fuck around with the ipod in the car, check the phone while driving, etc.. Yet you want to point fingers at this guy...

Trust me when I say that the cops wasted their time on this one. It was St. Patty's Day. Someone who would have blown a .2 and puked up green beer drove by while they were wasting time here.

Well if we are ALL doing that, then so is he, so by your logic he's doing all of that while running 0.81 and that means he's still an epic loser.

 

[Possessed Freak]

That is bullshit. Everyone on this forum is more impaired than a .08 driver when they hop in the car in the morning after getting 3 hours of sleep, fuck around with the ipod in the car, check the phone while driving, etc.. Yet you want to point fingers at this guy...

Proof, I demand proof.

I may be more impaired while screwing around with an ipod/phone/etc, but that is temporary. Typically I only do such on long straightaways where I can lose some of my focus but nothing bad will come of it. Driving under the influence is kind of an all trip affair.

For the record, I do not text message while driving, I rarely take phone calls while driving, and I don't own a media player. All I can do is fiddle with my radio... which I think have been in cars a few years now.

 

[MarkXIX]

Did they have you blow in a PBT (portable breathalyzer) or did they have a full blown Intox machine on site?

PBTs are notoriously unreliable and can only be used with any kind of accuracy about every 20 minutes or so.

 

[rasczak]

you reap what you sow. personally i'm glad you got the ticket. it's better than you having made the mistake of running over someone while intoxicated.

 

[lxskllr]

I think what he was getting at is that the OP is a fool for knowingly drinking right up to the legal limit because of the likelihood of being marginally over. Apparently he's correct.

What was stupid, was doing it on amateur night. St. Patricks day, along with New Year's Eve are 2 of the worst times to drink in public. .08 BOC? Who gives a shit. I'd have been perfectly comfortable riding in the car with him, but it's best to avoid the crap altogether on some nights.

 

[TheVrolok]

with my weight, i can drink up to 2 an hour and still blow a .070. Fucking .001 over, my luck is fucked.

Well, clearly not, eh? Dumbass.

 

[nick1985]

Wow, diaf OP.

I don't approve of drinking and driving even if it is under the legal limit. :thumbsdown::thumbsdown:

u r dumb

 

[Toonces]

:thumbsdown:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=3352

 

[Kirby]

What was stupid, was doing it on amateur night. St. Patricks day, along with New Year's Eve are 2 of the worst times to drink in public. .08 BOC? Who gives a shit. I'd have been perfectly comfortable riding in the car with him, but it's best to avoid the crap altogether on some nights.

This.

 

[syrillus]

That is bullshit. Everyone on this forum is more impaired than a .08 driver when they hop in the car in the morning after getting 3 hours of sleep, fuck around with the ipod in the car, check the phone while driving, etc.. Yet you want to point fingers at this guy...

So because those things are "worse" (no proof of that), that makes this ok?

Someone who would have blown a .2 and puked up green beer drove by while they were wasting time here.

You do realize at checkpoints there are more than one police officer, and it's not like they let others pass when they stop one of them.

I love all the people in here justifying what he did. Likely they attempt the same "math" the OP did. :awe:

 

[ViviTheMage]

You weren't thinking clearly, you were drunk.

 

[MJinZ]

You're a complete fucking idiot if you drink right up to your maximum allowed by law. Drinking 6 beers before driving, and I don't give a shit if you did it over 'four hours', is moronic.

And Fish and Chips don't metabolise alcohol, dimwit.

Aye Aye Captain.

OP -