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Technically you can drink enough at a bar to require hailing a ride-share, once in a while, without qualifying for "binge drinking" or it affecting your health

Technically you can drink enough at a bar to require hailing a ride-share, once in a while, without qualifying for "binge drinking" or it affecting your health too much. After all, one or two glasses of beer can push you over the limit. I'm not sure what the limit is in the US. Here in Germany at least the "prudent" limit can easily be reached with one glass.

midnightclubbed 5y ago
US is similar, at least California is. One glass is generally legally ok, two will likely push you over the limit. Obviously the alcohol content varies between beers (but is displayed on the menu) and different people metabolize differently but seems similar to German (and U.K.) laws.
- t-3 5y ago
  One glass is generally NOT OK! It's usually a lesser charge, but blowing ANY measurable amount can land you in jail in many states.
weird-eye-issue 5y ago
Yes and ironically this is very true if you don't drink much. Have two beers in an hour? Honestly you shouldn't be driving (at least for me personally I wouldn't)
- BossingAround 5y ago
  Honestly, I can't even think straight after a single beer. In Germany, it was not uncommon to stock beers in the office fridge, but I could never understand how people can function even after a single beer.
  - weird-eye-issue 5y ago
    It's because they drink a lot (generally speaking). Speaking from personal experience...
RobertMiller 5y ago
I don't drive if I've had even a single drink in the past several hours. All it takes is one miscalculated breathalyzer and you're hosed. Even if you hire a good lawyer and beat the charge, your life is still fucked up and a whole lot of people will never believe your account of what happened. Why risk it? Better to just not drink, or to get a ride from somebody else one way or the other. If some jackass cabbie wants to assume I'm a binge drinker because I hired their services, that's not really a problem for me because I never cared much for what cabbies think in the first place.
- throwaway48375 5y ago
  Even if you are under the legal limit if you get in an accident (regardless of fault) you can be charged with a DUI.
Hnrobert42 5y ago
It varies by state. Usually, it’s around 0.08% blood alcohol content (BAC).

midnightclubbed 5y ago

US is similar, at least California is. One glass is generally legally ok, two will likely push you over the limit. Obviously the alcohol content varies between beers (but is displayed on the menu) and different people metabolize differently but seems similar to German (and U.K.) laws.

t-3 5y ago
One glass is generally NOT OK! It's usually a lesser charge, but blowing ANY measurable amount can land you in jail in many states.

weird-eye-issue 5y ago

Yes and ironically this is very true if you don't drink much. Have two beers in an hour? Honestly you shouldn't be driving (at least for me personally I wouldn't)

BossingAround 5y ago
Honestly, I can't even think straight after a single beer. In Germany, it was not uncommon to stock beers in the office fridge, but I could never understand how people can function even after a single beer.
- weird-eye-issue 5y ago
  It's because they drink a lot (generally speaking). Speaking from personal experience...

RobertMiller 5y ago

I don't drive if I've had even a single drink in the past several hours. All it takes is one miscalculated breathalyzer and you're hosed. Even if you hire a good lawyer and beat the charge, your life is still fucked up and a whole lot of people will never believe your account of what happened. Why risk it? Better to just not drink, or to get a ride from somebody else one way or the other. If some jackass cabbie wants to assume I'm a binge drinker because I hired their services, that's not really a problem for me because I never cared much for what cabbies think in the first place.

throwaway48375 5y ago
Even if you are under the legal limit if you get in an accident (regardless of fault) you can be charged with a DUI.

Hnrobert42 5y ago

It varies by state. Usually, it’s around 0.08% blood alcohol content (BAC).