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What size of drink? Is there a difference between a shot and a beer? What if it is a fruity cocktail? What if I have it with food?
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Are you serious? Volumetric standards are well known (for beer, spirits and wine). I can answer this for you, but I am sure you know how to use google. I don't understand what you are after...do you just like looking like a fool in an argument? You talk nonsense yet I think you value your thoughts. What if you drink and eat? Do you mean white wine with fish and red with meat? LOL, food should have no sobering effect on intoxication, I think that is a myth. I don't recall the exact impact of eating and drinking, but I do know once you drink enough, you will certainly blow over.
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How long will those effects last if I only have one? What about body mass? What type of impacts? Serious impacts? If people are seriously impaired from one drink why does every major law enforcement agency/government in the western world have a "legal limit"?
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I think one drink is processed by the body for just about an hour, each drink is processed at a rate of about 1 drink per hour and only one drink at a time (see the answer to your first question regarding the size of a drink). So three drinks takes three hours to run it's course. I don't recall the specifics regarding body mass, but I 'can' drink a couple beers and blow under. The processing is dependent on your liver. The so called legal limit is often criticized (the course instructors have been lobbying to have a zero tolerance), yet society seems fine with some alcohol impairment. If you want to run for government on the promise that you will remove all alcohol from drivers, go for it. There are other impacts as well, alcohol also causes problems in the brain during sleep. You actually lose sleep when you have a few drinks (the brain does not correctly go through the sleep cycles), so after a few days of drinking you wind up with a sleep deficit. Over a weekend of drinking, that can really impact someone, especially if they are operating heavy equipment or flying a plane full of people.
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So just like longsuffering you believe that our drinking and driving laws are antiquated and need to be replaced with zero tolerance laws? You think that any amount of alcohol is too much? If not any, then how much is required to impair a person? Is the amount the same for all people? What if it is just like a drop or a sip?
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Did you just dream that I thought the laws are antiquated? Where did I write that? One drink is enough to impact a driver's skills, if you don't believe me go take a course (don't think for a second you correct). People certainly have limits, and we have laws that require .08 as a max and assorted other rules for different scenarios. I don't feel like running for office, so I accept the laws for what they are. I think new drivers should have zero tolerance, as much of this thread's posters seem to support. I know for sure that I crank my music a little louder and drive a little faster after just two drinks, I now only have one drink if I am driving.
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Since you are such an expert on these matters I expect full detailed answers for each and every question.
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You can expect anything you want but I don't give a darn about your needs. You should spend time debating something you really know something about. I have answer the questions because I think they make you look silly.
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Thank you in advance. I am obviously not well versed in this area and would like these questions answered by an expert.
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So go to school, take some psych courses (this is likely all covered in 1st year) and ask an expert. I certainly am no expert, but have recently taken a full day class on this subject. One suggestion though, if you have no clue about what you are talking about, why don't you go and research?