One pint then driving

[DustyLee123]

I hate drink driving, full stop. But I’ve just discovered that my DH has one pint when he arrives at the match, and then drives home.
If I say anything I’m controlling, and many people think one drink (although this is two units) is ok, but I’m thrown by it.

It annoys you but still reasonable to drive.

It’s perfectly fine, and none of your business

I'd first ask where did you get this information?

Because, with the best will in the world, if it's from DH himself, I'd not necessarily think that a reliable source..

"I only have 1 pint when I go to the match..."
Chinny reckon..

No problem with having 1 drink at the match and then driving. Same as having 1 drink with a meal and driving back.

How long between the arrival at the match and when he will drive again? It's likely to be over 2 hours isn't it?

One pint (of normal strength beer) is 2 units, and although the body's rate of processing it varies between individuals and by size, the rule of thumb for an adult male is a unit an hour.

I doubt you'll make much headway in persuading him to change his match day habit. But you need to make sure that he sticks absolutely to just one and that it's not a strong one. And perhaps see if he can be persuaded down to a half? Perhaps it's the ritual, not the size of drink that matters?

It’s fine. Not only will he be under the legal limit, most likely there will be no alcohol even left in his system at all since you metabolise about a unit an hour, a pint contains 2 units and I’m guessing there are at least 2 hours between the pre match pint and getting in the car to drive home (allowing for getting to his seat, the match itself, plus half time and the time to get out and back to the car park).

Assuming he’s being truthful, a pint at the start of the match will have processed out his system by the end.

Who will pick up the pieces if this knight if a man has an accident?
Then is found to be over the limit when it happensed, when pleads his case in court, if loses his license, when he has to live with the guilt of the accident?

People think "One pint is fine"
No, no it isn't.

It's alcohol in the breath and or blood sample that dictates the legal limit, not units or number of drinks had.
Dependant on beer type, metabolism, age, weight etc one pint, could lead to catastrophe.
The only safe amount of alcohol if driving is zero.

One pint and then driving 2 hours later would put him perfectly legal to drive if he was breathalysed.

One pint before the match and drives home 2+hrs later. There will be very little alcohol left in his system. If you are in England he'll be legal.

Your choice if you don't want to get in the car with him but if he's on his own it is his choice.

Well the husband will as he’s a grown up. Personally I don’t drink at all if I’m driving, but if he is having a normal pint of beer before the match, then he will absolutely be fine 2.5hrs later.

It depends where you live. In England it's legal although that doesn't mean it's necessarily sensible. In Scotland it wouldn't be legal as we have a stricter legal limit which I for one as very glad of. So you'll get different answers depending where the poster stays and it does matter as it's the difference between whether her partner is breaking the law or not.

Yeah, cause that's how it works in real life.
Husband has an accident, gets into trouble with the law and the wife just lets him deal with it and it has absolutely no impact on her life or relationship at all... 🙄

The average body consumes one unit of alcohol per hour. One pint is roughly two units. After 2 hours the alcohol has been consumed. It will still be detectable if tested, but at a very low level.

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Its legal.

We can't only be in relationships with people who hold the same views.

Do you expect him to think like you in every aspect of life?

Well he's not drinking driving is he if he has a pint, watches a game of football and then drives home probably at least 2 hours later.

1 pint is not drink driving. You are being controlling.

One drink before a match then driving home afterwards is absolutely fine - and perfectly legal.

If you don't like it then don't get in a car with him after he's had a drink, but he's not doing anything wrong so I'm not really surprised he says you're being controlling.

@NunyaBeeswax he's not going to be over the limit for drinking one point two hours ago 🙄

Even in Scotland it's likely fine if he's only having one drink and not getting in the car for another two hours.

This wouldn't worry me at all. He'll be stone cold sober two hours after one pint, unless he's a very very small man or has some issues with metabolism.

He sounds really sensible. The saying where I live is "5 and drive" and that's a problem.

limits are:
80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood.
35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 milliliters of breath.
107 milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of urine.

The rate at which a body absorbs alcohol depends on things like your sex, weight, what food you've had and when etc.

The limits are not 2 units drunk 2 hours ago and you'll probably be fine.
The limit is not "I only had a couple and felt fine to drive"
The limit is not "I've done it loads and always been alright"

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So drink a pint,
you'll probably be fine.
Probably no issues.
Probably not get pulled over.
or breathalysed and even if you did,
you'd probably be ok.
It's not like many lives are ruined or lost every year because someone thought they'd probably be alright to drive.
It's definitely probably worth the risk, probably.

@coffeesaveslives possibly but is it a risk worth taking given the limit here is 22 micrograms per 100 ml of breath? Given so many things affect how we process alcohol- weight, height, sex, stress levels, etc it seems a silly risk when it's very avoidable.

It’s not the one pint people who kill. When you watch the tv programs, they are usually twice the limit. There is no scientific evidence for 100% ban. He seems to be a sensible man respecting the law, but that is not good enough.