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I noticed while reading some BBC articles that people in the UK use the term "drink driving" instead of "drunk driving".

Drink driving doesn't sound right.


you're stupid.
 
Being 'drunk' is completely subjective.

The laws are against certain amount of drink having being consumed whilst operating a vehicle. For one person, it might not be enough to make them drunk. For another person, they might be completely wasted. Regardless, it's still against the law for both of them.

So 'Drunk Driving' is a more stupid term when you think about it. It's misleading.
 
Casey Rain said:
Being 'drunk' is completely subjective.

The laws are against certain amount of drink having being consumed whilst operating a vehicle. For one person, it might not be enough to make them drunk. For another person, they might be completely wasted. Regardless, it's still against the law for both of them.

So 'Drunk Driving' is a more stupid term when you think about it. It's misleading.
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Although being drunk is subjective, the laws have made it clear that there's a threshold. In my state, if you have a BAC of .08 or more, you're considered drunk whether you're wasted or not does not matter under the law.

"Drink driving" implies you're driving with a drink in your car. Drink is a noun to me. It's like the lawmakers thought, "Hey, since we're setting an abstract limit as to when a person is drunk or not, we're going to save ourself from subjectivity in the public's eyes by calling it 'Drink Driving'."

Regardless, DUI is used in court proceedings and the like here. Drunk driving is more of a layman's term.

Either way, the "you're stupid" wasn't serious. I was just interested in the difference.
 
Well we refer to alcohol as "drink" or "the drink" so it makes perfectly good sense. Even if you drink one pint here and get behind the wheel you maybe considered over the limit even if you arent drunk.

So yea you are stupid.:D
 
S O F I said:
Although being drunk is subjective, the laws have made it clear that there's a threshold. In my state, if you have a BAC of .08 or more, you're considered drunk whether you're wasted or not does not matter under the law.
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Not so in the UK. A certain amount of units consumed means that you are "over the legal limit". It is not illegal to be intoxicated or drunk and operate a vehicle, unless you are over the legal limit. There's a clear difference.
 
Here it's illegal to drive with any alcohol in your breath, even if it's 0.01. It sucks a bit as even some meals contain a bit of alcohol.
 
Casey Rain said:
Not so in the UK. A certain amount of units consumed means that you are "over the legal limit". It is not illegal to be intoxicated or drunk and operate a vehicle, unless you are over the legal limit. There's a clear difference.
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How do they measure your units consumed, if not by BAC? Clarify.
 
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