Drunk Driver's

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One of our friends called the police on a drunk driver this weekend . They had over 20 units and do this every weekend . I can't see the problem with reporting them myself . They've done the person a favour not to mention the people that they could potentially have killed but he feels rotten .Thinks he's been a tout inspite of being reassured by us . Where would you stand?
 
I did the same a couple of months ago - admittedly with a stranger. A guy nearly was wandering into me on the Tallaght by pass, and it got to the stage that I deliberately missed a light to get away from him. I called the police in Tallaght - and by the time I got to the M50 roundabout they were arresting him. I felt very good about what I had done.

Sols - I understand that the disaster in Fermanagh last night would have been avoided if somebody had made that call.
 
If I knew someobody was going to drink too much and drive on a particular date, would it be better to inform the local police before the event giving all the details or is it advisable to dial 999 shortly before the aforementioned person gets in their vehicle to come home? I realise the police will be busy on a Friday night and may chose not to attend, but it's something I have wondered about.
 
I did once warn a friend of mine that if he did it again in my presence I would shop him . That was 20 years ago and he hasn't ( in my presence that is ) - whether I would actually have done it and whether he thought I was bluffing or not I don't know . We have never discussed it though we did nearly come to blows that evening.
 
When I was at the acing school, the boy id been seeing was in an accident caused by a DD and got killed.my latest ex regually drinks loads and drives home - from wherever he happens to be at the time. I kept thinking i should shop him when we were together - but if he cant drive he cant work, and i couldnt bring myself to do it. now hes taken up with a woman (43 - its not often you get passed up for an older model!!) with a young daughter, Im hoping he has learnt a bit of responsibility. Somehow i doubt it though.... :unsure:
 
Recently I lost a dear dear friend.
He was one of lifes good guys without a bad word for anybody and always first to the bar and a warped but funny outlook on life.
A drinker but not a drunk but after work every night and weekends he would be at the pub and would invariably drive the two miles home well over the limit.
Many times I asked him not to drive and many times it crossed my mind to shop him but of course I never did.
One sunday afternoon a month ago he hit a kerb and somersaulted the car into a field. He wasn't wearing a seat belt and died at the spot from his injuries.
A lot of people said he got what he deserved and were thankful he killed himself and not some poor innocent victim.
I know they are right.
The point is it's easier shopping a complete stranger than a friend or relative and thereby hangs the crux of the decision.
 
I'm really sorry Hutchy to be the person to bring this up . I thought he did the right thing . The same person drove for 14yrs without a licence so other persons welfare wasn't top of their agenda . They come from a part of town where false driving ids change hands frequently . Sickening for the rest of us who pay 2 grand to get a licence and then 1k for insurance . Northern Ireland insurance quotes are unbelievable but it's partly thanks to people like her .
 
Originally posted by trudij@Jul 2 2006, 09:06 PM
When I was at the acing school, the boy id been seeing was in an accident caused by a DD and got killed.my latest ex regually drinks loads and drives home - from wherever he happens to be at the time. I kept thinking i should shop him when we were together - but if he cant drive he cant work, and i couldnt bring myself to do it. now hes taken up with a woman (43 - its not often you get passed up for an older model!!) with a young daughter, Im hoping he has learnt a bit of responsibility. Somehow i doubt it though.... :unsure:
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His luck or our luck has to run out sometime!
 
I have a reputation round our parts about this, a friend of mine died in a dd crash and even before this I was adamant about it (probs cos Im I crap driver sober goodness knows what like drunk) would never and would shop anybody that did. My mates know this, but wouldnt anyway. Put it this way if and when I take Feminax I wont drive after.
 
I do not drink and drive as my job would have been gone H.G.V. operator... it was a Friday night about 15yrs + ago I was seeing this lady?? And left her residence in my then car, only to be hit by a car with two guys in it.

I dived out of my car and stood alongside this car I opened the driver’s side of this car...

The driver fell out of the car his mate stayed in the car, the driver then said to me!” You hit me" I said "F-OFF your pissed as well, I'll call the law” (before the advent of mobiles! People opening their windows and doors in near bye houses, after the smash had happened, and inquiring if everything was o-k? Yes o/k everything is o-k I shouted) he said do us a favour mate don't call the law mate I'll pay for the damage.

So he gave me his name and address, I said if this is false mate I'll hunt you down and take it out of your nose, then the other guy started the motor (steam coming out of the engine) and drove away chased by the driver on foot. I drove home with a dented arch over the off side rear wheel

I got the damage accessed it was £75 and the loss of the car for a day and two days later went to this address this driver gave me, thinking it was possibly a non address? so I knocked the door, the guy answered which was a partial surprise!

I said o/k I have had an estimate on my car its £150, oh o/k he said but can you come back Sunday and I'll pay you then, fair does he paid me £50 and ask if I'll take him to a cash machine to get the rest, which I did and dropped him back home.

He told me then that his mate who drove the car away smashed it into a parked car and wrote it off.

About two months later I was having a beer in my local and this guy came in pissed again I said I hope you learned your lesson and are not driving tonight?

Yes I am driving he said...

People never learn do they???????????????
 
Someone I know was arrested for DD and was unable to do a roadside breath test due to a medical condition he had. The policeman took him to the station for a blood test and after telling him what a silly arse he was if he had been drinking, they started to chat. This chap insisted it was not alcohol as he had only had 2 pints of rather weak lager, had had a meal but he was on medication.

Whilst he was awaiting for the Doctor to arrive, the policeman told this chap to drink as much water as he possibly could in the 20 mins it would take the Doctor to arrive. He got off with it even though this chap admitted to me he had had a bit more to drink than he actually confessed to. He has never touched a drop of alcohol since IF he is driving. He really thought he was about to lose his licence.

There are some strange policemen about :blink:
 
Originally posted by trudij@Jul 3 2006, 07:45 PM
LFR - why was that clip aimed at me???
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Trudij,

A reply in general, although attached to your post due to the comment "and i couldnt bring myself to do it"

Now I'll get of my
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Originally posted by Merlin the Magician@Jul 2 2006, 11:52 PM
it was a Friday night about 15yrs + ago I was seeing this lady??
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I think we're all waiting to hear if you ever found out if it was a lady or not, Merlin................
 
No Solerina, your friend did the best thing for all concerned. I lost an extremely close friend of mine several years back. She was a passenger in a car, and a drunk driver hit into them.

The driver concerned was 5 times over the legal limit (a person cannot have more than 0.05 in their system down here), could not tell the police how many fingers were being held up in front of him, and had to have the alcohol pumped out of his system. Yes that was how bad it was. We also found out later that this person had been mixing certain cocktails along with drinking. A lethal dose indeed.

I know there are some countries out there that ban a person from driving with any substance in their system outright. In Australia, anyone under the age of 25 is not allowed to have alcohol in their system. When it first came in, everyone complained, but to be honest it was the best thing that was ever introduced, as the crash rate has now gone down by 30%.

If people want to drink, just read the following story about Venezuelan, Jacqui Saburido. http://www.helpjacqui.com/home.htm
Then ask yourself will you get behind the wheel with alcohol in your system.
 
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