This was a thread on another board I frequent and it has become a hot topic..
How many drinks will you have before you will not ride?
Some have said "Two wheels, Two beers"
Some have said "No more then 1 per hour"
The majority have said "None at all"
How do you guys feel about this?
I won't ride or drive if I've had more than one beer/drink in the past two hours. If I'm going out for the evening/to a party/whatever, I won't drink unless I plan on being out for at least 4 hours, and hold my drinking to two beers within the first two hours and won't drive until another two have passed. More often than not, I just won't drink if I have to drive or ride.
I went out one night to a bar with friends on the bike and didn't plan on hitting the sauce. But I thought of the one beer per hour that your body can metabolize, so i had one in the hour and a half that we were there. I felt less secure on the bike on the way to my house to drop it off (so I could really get boozed :cheers: ). I'm no slouch when it comes to drinking, but I was shocked that even one beer made me feel less skillful on the bike. I'll stick to 0 beers from now on.
I'm sorry..
I forgot to post the link to the topic on the other board..
http://www.vtxoa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=79844&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
0... i dont drink at all :D
1 pint......cokes for the rest of the night
if I know it's strickly sit around knock back some brews type gathering I drive or get driven
:cheers: 1 beer in 2 hours for the bike
:cheers: :cheers: 2 beers in 2 hours for the car.
If I've had that 3rd :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: beer, I won't drive for 4 or 5 hours
also, that formula changes if I haven't eaten anything.
I don't drink if I'm going to be riding or driving that day. So, zero.
I've had a no drinking and no riding policy for several years now. I made an exception on St. Patty's Day 3 or 4 years ago, and that opened my eyes to just how STUPID it is to drink and ride. I really wasn't very drunk, but when I got home I decided to not do it again.
I won't ride at all if I drink any alcohol. And I will only drive if I have one drink and wait an hour before driving. I don't even want to take the chance. Too much at risk.
wow, I'm impressed at how responsible everyone is here. In general I never drink and ride. One time I had one beer and then rode home, and I still didn't feel completley safe. It's odd, because I can drink several beers and still drive a car without even noticing the effects, but when I got on my bike with just one beer I could notice the difference. Anyway, I haven't done that again. Keep the riding and the drinking seperate! :cheers:
Nathanael, you dont look like you are old enough to drink there buddy..
I dont drink period. To many bad stories, and bad experiences involving drunks.
Quote from: Slavik1 pint......cokes for the rest of the night
yeah, definitely man. after chugging down a pint, a little blow gets me perked right back up and ready to ride! :thumb:
I think people are just as impaired in a car as on a bike after a drink or two - they just notice it more on a bike. :P For me, I rarely drink, and I only do it if I'm done for the day. If I do have to go out, I wait an hour (I almost never have more than one drink anyway). I've gone to wine tastings, and there I only take a sip the wine and then toss the rest; I still wait an hour or more after the last sample. There's usually pretty scenery and good cheese to distract me while I wait.
Quote from: RoadstergalI think people are just as impaired in a car as on a bike after a drink or two - they just notice it more on a bike..
I have a friend that takes his scooter (literally a 50cc scooter) if he wants to go out drinking.. he says the wind in the face keeps him just sober enough to make it home where he usually wakes up in the front yard with the scooter on top of him.. :lol: :lol: :lol: :thumb:
I also have a good friend that sold his Harley after he woke up one morning after a bender, the front door of his house was wide open and the bike was parked next to him in the living room and was completely out of gas as if it had ran all night..
If I'm lieing, I'm dieing!
I have my M2 so i can't have ne legally, but norally I stik to one or two, and thats it. with my G licence i can have the legal limit, and in bartending school I learned i can have 4 beers in 2 hours and be under the limit, but i go by how i feel. If 4 hit me, and i got a buzz i won't drive till its gone.
Quote from: CanadianGSi go by how i feel
The very, very first effect of alcohol is to impair judgement. That's why it's good to have a system that does not rely on your judgement at the time (an hour per drink vs. "I feel ok").
In Ontario we have graduated licencing for bikes (and cars). While you have your M1 and M2 licences, there is zero tolerance for alcohol. This will keep me honest until I get my M licence (can test for it after 2 years).
At the moment I cannot imagine riding a bike under the influence. I'm planning to never drink and ride, even after the restriction is lifted.
Wish me luck :?
OMG, FOUR??
I wouldn't even LOOK at a car after four. :o
First I was a medic, now I'm a lawyer specializing in drunk driving cases. Just don't do it - if you're lucky you'll see me in role number 2. If you're unlucky, someone in role number 1 is going to put you into an ambulance with a snowshovel - no, really.
My favorite was the motorcyclist we couldn't find at the crash scene. Just as we decided somehow he'd survived and gotten off to a hospital in a private car, we found him in the back of the panel van. He'd entered through the windshield. BAC was "only" .11 It doesn't take much.
Your mileage may vary.
I guess lawyers aren't required to take English courses :)
Quoteif you're luck you'll see me in...
Quote...someone in roll number
ahem. . . :oops:
That would be an argument in favor of dictating over typing. Typos fixed and thesis added.
Well I don't drink at all anyway, so....
So far, I've kept to my rule to not ride the day after taking cold medication. If I wake up groggy from any meds, I figure it's not a good idea to ride.
I try to get a good night sleep before riding. I'm a pleasure only, weekend rider tho. So far....
None. Pretty much, if I've had a drink, I'm not going anywhere near my bike or a car for 3-4 hours, if not longer.
I'm a total lightweight. I get drunk very quickly, off of insignificant amounts of alcohol. I sober up fairly quickly, but still. No dice on the drinking and riding/driving.
cars are like bikes with training wheels, so you don't fall over at the light.
i have engine gaurds for a reason.
usually after the third pitcher I'll stop and go ride and enjoy the buzz, that way my beer money lasts longer.
since I've been out though, my drinking has slowed way down, it takes me a couple of hours to kill a half rack.
like I always say, I'm just not lucky enough to die.
In a car: one drink per hour is a good rule.
On my bike: one drink in the entire day (to be polite for a toast or something) is my limit.
I like riding; and I like drinking... a lot... but I can enjoy each and don't feel the need to mix them.
On the bike, it's one beer... Then I wait an hour or so. I usually only drink and ride after band practice, so... I have a beer when I get there... Two to three hours later I ride home.
The SUV is different... It depends on what I'm drinking and how much I've had to eat.
well it really seems to me that people will drink more and drive a vi-e-cal with less handling/braking ability because it feels safer. nevermind that you may need that little extra ability when yor reaction time is compramised from the achacol.
For me, it's more about the damage in the case of an accident.
I'd NEVER drive if I'll be a danger to other people on the road (AKA Drunk)... Screwing up my car is one thing... Killing people is something else entirely.
Balance is the first thing I lose when I've had a few. When I'm sitting in a car that balances itself, I don't have to worry about it. But, I have to make sure I'll make it out of a turn without screwing up. If I screw up a little on a bike, I might just die... And that's no good.
I'm in the bike does not equal car / hypocrite crowd.
One beer if on the bike, and usually only with food or at least an hour post-beer sit time.
In the car, 2 or 3 pints at happy hour is pretty much it. If I'm hitting it hard with my college buddies we take a cab or that new light rail thing they have here in Minneapolis.
The worst ride I ever had was the day after one of the aforementioned rough nights. It was over 12 hours since I'd had a drink, and my hangover felt like it was gone. Riding just sucked. I was all over the place in corners, not as aware as I should have been, didn't enjoy it at all. Never again.
Its amazing how mood, allergy medication, booze, or lack of sleep so dramatically affect riding, especially in comparison with driving. OTOH, I've logged a lot more miles in a car than I have on a bike.
Whoever said they ride after 4 beers, please don't ride in my neighborhood.
Maybe one with dinner, if I'm at a bike night somewhere.
Quote from: drvmystckI'm in the bike does not equal car / hypocrite crowd.
:lol: :thumb:
I once decided on a 12-hour rule, like pilots have. But I'm pretty sure that I've gone to bed after midnight a bit happy, then ridden to work by 8, so I guess I've broken that. Also, I've come close to riding a couple times, an hour or two after having one beer, but some other solution always came up.
The couple of times we've had after-work parties, I've taken the bus home.
I like beer way too much to be a tee-totaler. But I like riding way to much to !@#$ it up, by riding afterwards.
Got drunk and rode ONE time. BUT in a car or truck was a different story. That would explain the two DUI's, and the rolled truck. Finally quit drinking a little over a year ago. Working on my GS and getting my license back at the same time. I'm glad to see that a lot of you don't drink, or drink very little. I had to learn that lesson the hard way.
if im going to be out less than 3 hours not a drop
If I ride, I don't drink. A bike takes a lot more concentration and coordination than does driving a car. It's important to me that I ride with a clear head. :thumb:
I didn't ride for several weeks 'cuz I didn't have the right mental attitude due to being stressed at work. Since I'm the smallest vehicle out there, it's important to be sharp -- and stay sharp.
On a motorcycle now and forever...No drinks and ride.
In the old days???? My limit was two joints of Hydroponic and a Jack with a beer back. I decided that wonderful limit when I rode home and ended up 20 miles past my apartment because I couldn't get up the guts to change lanes.
I remember racing 600 Ninjas on a 380 Two Stroke Triple up a favorite canyon road to "the bridge where we keep the keg". We'd party til' morning and then we would race to high school....
What a frikin moron I was. I still am sometimes, but not because I drink and ride, I won't EVER.
Quote from: V8PintoI rode home and ended up 20 miles past my apartment because I couldn't get up the guts to change lanes.
Now that's funny. I usually go for the 1 drink an hour then the last half hour before i leave i'm chuggin' water. I'm actually meeting some friends tonight at the bar and am challenging myself to stick to non-alcoholic drinks tonight. :cheers:... no wait... none of that!
I can't chance it; I'm worried enough about other people on the road, to drink and ride would put me at a huge disadvantage.
Ive driven drunk before, without much thought. Since quitting drinking (I don't like getting hungover) I have realized what a foolish thing it was.