Irish County Of Kerry Legalizes ‘Drunk Driving’ To Allow Rural People To Drive Home O - Page 2

aussie muscle · 25-01-2013, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by 2011G6E

Jesus christ...we don't want this here...it's bad enough sharing the roads out here in the bush with massive trucks, half asleep shift workers, and mine vehicles capable of warp speed being driven with the skill of a dodgem car, without having to worry about people who've "only had a few drinks" being legally allowed on the road...

What are you talking about? we have a 0.05 BAC too. California has a 0.08 BAC!

pauljh74 · 26-01-2013, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by DaveD_XB

As much as I'd hate to let the truth get in the way of a good story... NO ONE has passed a law to allow this…

The real story is that a County Councillor in Kerry (who owns a pub BTW) has brought up a motion to bring this idea to the Irish Minister of Justice... of the 27 Councillors is Kerry, 5 vote for the motion, 3 voted against & the other 19 abstained from the vote altogether.

The other 19 councillors were already down at the pub

GTPete · 26-01-2013, 07:51 PM

Bring back 0.08 for anyone with 10 years driving experience and a relative clear driving record.
Flame away.

Itsme · 26-01-2013, 10:29 PM

Weird law, how does a county bypass their national road laws?

flappist · 27-01-2013, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by trublu

Weird law, how does a county bypass their national road laws?

Same way a state does here.......

pottery beige · 27-01-2013, 07:29 AM

i drive like Alan Moffat when im drunk

302 XC · 27-01-2013, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by pottery beige

i drive like Alan Moffat when im drunk

HaHaHa

Its amazing how everyone gets a few cans/bottles/stubbies of "race car driver "
Then implements that theory, except one thing, they seem to hit many things more than race car drivers
Maybe the liquid has the old skool race car driver in it, bitta biff n barge technique .....

Theres no cabs, buses,any other form of public transport out my way,closest cab is near hour away, wonder if i could get this law passed in town ...
If the local isnt at his post the next closest is again hour away, and you wonder why the locals take the punt ...

There was a snitch awhile ago who sat at the pub all day, and anyone who had a few he rang the cops on,this happened for awhile, then ol mate got found out and went for a trip with a few locals to the forest for a talking to

castellan · 27-01-2013, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by aussie muscle

What are you talking about? we have a 0.05 BAC too. California has a 0.08 BAC!

To many people hear have been brain washed into thinking people are drunk at 0.05 it's rubbish if you are a competent drinker. and one of the things about when the socialist took over was that your rights were violated.
As we at least could prove we were able and tell the gestapo to run along before that communist fascist lot got a foot in the door.

I don't support drunk driving at all and believe maybe half of our drivers on the road are really a down right danger to all, even when sober anyway due to their ignorance and stupidity. so a good driver and a drinker is not really a big deal at all. all in all, at 0.08

And i would support 0.05 more so in a built up area or city especially if you did not know your way around. but out in the sticks come on 0.05 is just a fascist red neck joke.

Truth be known, one could blow under 0.05 and be legless and how would the cop know by one just blowing into the road side test.

DaveD_XB · 27-01-2013, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by trublu

Weird law, how does a county bypass their national road laws?

They don't, they can't & they didn't... Again, all that happened is that they voted yes to presenting the idea to the people who make the national road laws.. These people will say no & that will be the end of it

flappist · 27-01-2013, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DaveD_XB

They don't, they can't & they didn't... Again, all that happened is that they voted yes to presenting the idea to the people who make the national road laws.. These people will say no & that will be the end of it

What! Democracy has been subverted and the nannyistas are in control in Ireland as well as Australia.....bummer......

Itsme · 28-01-2013, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by DaveD_XB

They don't, they can't & they didn't... Again, all that happened is that they voted yes to presenting the idea to the people who make the national road laws.. These people will say no & that will be the end of it

Thanks I thought the county could not override their national road laws, I had read the link to that story properly this time.

Cheers