Hi, Guest
An interesting point is made regarding driver's ed. It is not legally required to take a driver's education course. It does serve to take some time off your mandatory G1 restriction period, but it is also purely optional. It's the same thing for defensive driving and other supplementary courses - they lower your insurance premiums when they are administered by provincially-recognized training centres, but they are not legally required.
It's interesting to see that some here would welcome the advent of mandatory winter tires for all vehicles. Would they in turn welcome mandatory new driver training to exit G2 restrictions?
I firmly believe that if you have more than ONE alcoholic drink of any kind, you should NOT drive to leave an event, especially if you have been there less than 3-4 hours. In the event of that one drink, the time elapsed after said drink should be 2-3 hours.
It's very simple. As Daniel noted it takes time to metabolize and neutralize the alcohol entering your bloodstream. Food delays the absorption but it doesn't negate any amount of alcohol entering your system - it just prolongs the absorption.
Sorry fellas, but speaking as a guy that has lost family to drunken, intoxicated morons, I can't help but stand behind these new laws.
If I'm out for supper and I have a beer (horribly rare), I eat large and I wait as long as possible before leaving. I'll also drink a decent amount of water to keep myself hydrated and to dilute the effects. For that matter, I really don't drink when I'm out and I'm the driver - it's that simple. I'm repsonsible for the lives of those who are with me in the truck and I don't diminsh the value of their lives by drinking and driving.
Get home safe and alive and leave as many alive as you came with. It's that simple. And I'm not kidding about the mandatory driver education, either.
It's interesting to see that some here would welcome the advent of mandatory winter tires for all vehicles. Would they in turn welcome mandatory new driver training to exit G2 restrictions?
I firmly believe that if you have more than ONE alcoholic drink of any kind, you should NOT drive to leave an event, especially if you have been there less than 3-4 hours. In the event of that one drink, the time elapsed after said drink should be 2-3 hours.
It's very simple. As Daniel noted it takes time to metabolize and neutralize the alcohol entering your bloodstream. Food delays the absorption but it doesn't negate any amount of alcohol entering your system - it just prolongs the absorption.
Sorry fellas, but speaking as a guy that has lost family to drunken, intoxicated morons, I can't help but stand behind these new laws.
If I'm out for supper and I have a beer (horribly rare), I eat large and I wait as long as possible before leaving. I'll also drink a decent amount of water to keep myself hydrated and to dilute the effects. For that matter, I really don't drink when I'm out and I'm the driver - it's that simple. I'm repsonsible for the lives of those who are with me in the truck and I don't diminsh the value of their lives by drinking and driving.
Get home safe and alive and leave as many alive as you came with. It's that simple. And I'm not kidding about the mandatory driver education, either.
Daily driver 1: 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport "S"
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.