#alcohol limits

[neurosciencenews]

Neuroscience research questions current alcohol limit

Drinking small amounts of alcohol, like one pint of beer or a large glass of wine, significantly impairs our feeling of being in control of our actions. A new study reveals even one beer can lead to overconfidence in driving ability and make us act in inappropriate, potentially dangerous ways. The study begs the question, are current alcohol limits for driving truly safe?

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Truck driver was arrested for exceeding the blood alcohol level by more than seven times

Truck driver was arrested for exceeding the blood alcohol level by more than seven times

The Guardia Civil arrested a man as the alleged perpetrator of a crime against road safety, for driving an articulated vehicle with a rate of 1.16 milligrams of alcohol per litre of expired air, multiplying the maximum rate allowed more than seven times for professional drivers, which stands at 0.15 mg/l. The Guardia Civil received several calls from drivers warning of the erratic driving in…

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[behungryforever]

Study Confirms That No Level of Alcohol Consumption Is Safe

Study Confirms That No Level of Alcohol Consumption Is Safe

It’s no surprise that we all enjoy a pint every now and again, after a particularly long day or a hellish time at the office. Plenty of studies have come about extolling the virtues of a glass of wine a day, or a peg of whisky at night. However, it turns out that those studies may well be hogwash, as a new study has confirmed (what we already knew deep down inside) that no level of alcohol…

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[verkkopankki-blog]

Finland is considering to hike alcohol limits

Finland is considering to hike alcohol limits

Finland is considering to hike alcohol limits

When Finland and Sweden joined the EU in 1995, one of the conditions was that the alcohol monopolies be broken up under Brussels competition rules. Although the production and distribution sides of that bargain were honored, state-owned retail monopolies for drinks containing over a fixed alcohol volume continue: Systembolaget in Sweden and Alko in…

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[katyjon]

Safe Alcohol guidelines from Nanny State unlikely to change my Wine intake

Safe Alcohol guidelines from Nanny State unlikely to change my Wine intake

New Safer Alcohol Guidelines

New “safe” alcohol guidelines from Nanny State have been drawn up, where “safe” means none, like a nun, more abstinence than absinthe. Beer takes a battering and wine is to be watered down. Livers up and down the country are leaping for joy!

Having a glass of wine at Rare Steakhouse, as opposed to rarely drinking

I’ve always been a wine-drinker, but with food at the…

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[thesteppinrazor]

Chris Pine and the DUI thing

Let me start with my disclaimer before you all get all up in arms.

I am in no way condoning Chris Pine's actions. In fact, I personally will not have even a sip of an alcoholic drink if I will be driving that night. If I do end up having a drink, I will NOT drive. Driving under the influence not only endangers the driver but also any passengers and many, many innocent bystanders. That being said, we don't know Chris Pine. We can't really make any assumptions at this point. Information is very limited. Condemn the ACTIONS not the person. 

It bothers me that a lot of fans are blindly defended him. He done wrong, people WILL diss him. Get over it. If someone makes the gross misjudgement to drive under the influence, they deserve at least a bit of flack for it. There are SO many safe alternatives. And I'm sure Chris can afford the cab fare.

He may be struggling with alcoholism, or he may have made ONE very bad, extremely stupid, totally dangerous judgement call. I am hopeful (not because he is handsome and famous but because he is a human being) that it is the latter. I am hopeful that he has learned his lesson and fortunately, without physically injuring anyone.

What I suspect happened is that Chris did as he does at home in the States and figured he waited long enough and was legal to drive. A lot of people are saying that he was likely "just over the limit" and point to the fact that he was booked during a random check rather than being stopped for erratic driving or some such.

Generally, it takes between 1 and 3 hours after consuming 1 beer for a person's body to process the alcohol. Everyone's body is different and other factors also come into play. Like how much food and what type of food was consumed. But often, a man of Chris' size can have a beer, hang out for a couple hours and be legal to drive himself home.

One last contributing factor is that New Zealand's limit used to be the same as in the US but was changed in November. Perhaps he was unaware of that. You can find those details here.

So those of you calling Chris a horrible monster and those of calling for unconditional love and support? Chill out and meet me in the middle.

TL;DR?

Drunk driving is wrong. Chris could afford to take a cab.

Stop being so butthurt that people are judging Chris Pine. He deserves it.

He might deserve it but you don't know him, chill the fuck out.

BAC in US is 0.08%. BAC in New Zealand recently changed from 0.08% to 0.05%. Could be a factor.