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Does Michael James know about the UK?
Posted by Nick B. on 2016-03-08 00:18:04
Oh dear. I thought the Colorado lads were all about immersing in the European Way.

No mention of differences in rights of way, nor allowing for jetlag's huge impact on driving safety (and then compound that with alcohol), nor about how and when one may pass bicycles, nor on the fact that the BAC limit drops from .05 to .03 in the event of an accident (regardless of fault), committing a traffic infraction, or driving in such a way as to cause suspicion, like hesitating at a roundabout or not realising the differences in rights of way at the different types of roundabouts...

As I've said over in a r8beer forum, the general European (well, northern European, anyway) attitude towards drink driving is how to avoid driving after drinking. The attitude I've seen argued by Americans is more like how to theoretically drink right up to the limit and then drive. It's just a different mind-set. In that discussion, a Yank used his own breath analyzer to make sure he was staying right up to .5/.05 during a car tour of the big lambic open-brewery event over in Lambicland.

Locals at the Bierkeller say they won't drink more than a Seidla and then drive. A Mass, forget it. Or, so they SAY, anyway.
 
Followups:
       Does Michael James know about the UK? by Mark Andersen on  2016-03-08 04:58:48
         Does Michael James know about the UK? by FredW on  2016-03-08 05:38:54
         Does Michael James know about the UK? by Nick B. on  2016-03-08 06:21:25
           Does Michael James know about the UK? by Mark Andersen on  2016-03-08 07:58:20
             Does Michael James know about the UK? by Barry on  2016-03-08 09:41:29
               Does Michael James know about the UK? by Michael James on  2016-03-08 10:41:16
                 Does Michael James know about the UK? by Mark Andersen on  2016-03-08 11:46:38
                   Does Michael James know about the UK? by Michael James on  2016-03-08 12:05:39
                     Does Michael James know about the UK? by Mark Andersen on  2016-03-08 12:44:24
                       Transport issues and Bockbieranstich bei Kathi Brau by Jason on  2016-03-09 04:17:08
                         Transport issues and Bockbieranstich bei Kathi Brau by Mosquit on  2016-03-09 08:51:03