How Much Can U Drink In 8 Hours

[ukanonymous]

You have 8 hours until you have to drive. How much can you safely drink?

[Cloverjo]

It is often said in newspaper articles etc. that an average sized man metabolises one unit of alcohol per hour. This varies according to how much he is used to drinking and other factors. I would be cautious and stick to no more than 6 units.

[shoota]

There is no definitive answer, everyone deals with it differently because there are so many factors that influence it, size, food intake etc.
To be uber sure stick to 2 imo.

[themorrigan]

why do you feel the need to consume alcohol before you drive? Surely it would be better just to abstain??

[DaisyNonna]

No car. Don't drive.

[ukanonymous]

Is 4 pints ok or a bottle of wine

[Cloverjo]

A bottle of wine nowadays usually has about 9 units, so no.

[ukanonymous]

Also I want to take into account the amount you can legally drive on.

[Mass_Hysteria]

ZERO is best if driving!!

[Mammar]

Kindly don't overdo it. You might be on the same roads as me and mine.
You need a clear head to drive so keep to a minimum.
Do you have to drink alcohol to enjoy yourself?

[Cloverjo]

This doesn't sound good, now. You want to drink the maximum you can get away with before you have to drive?
Have as much as you want when you don't have to drive instead.
Or have you already drunk it and are wondering if you're ok?

[DaisyNonna]

That avatar is intimidating or risible.

[ukanonymous]

My friends and I just have a long ferry trip ahead of us

[ukanonymous]

Ps I am not driving I just want to keep my eye on the driver

[jim360]

Roughly speaking, the legal limit in the UK equates to about half a unit of alcohol in your system, probably a little less actually. So that gives you an extra margin for error of no more than a quarter-pint of typical beer, assuming you wanted to drink for eight hours and still be inside the limit, and during those eight hours you drank the exact amount of alcohol your body can metabolise in that time.

The calculation can't be any more precise than this because rate of metabolism varies from person to person. Roughly, though, you can expect to be able to drink 4 pints in eight hours and still be inside the limit at the end of it. However that may turn out to be too much for your body to cope with safely, and even then it could depend how quickly you drank it. Basically, you should probably drink each pint evenly over a couple of hours, taking a sip every few minutes and pacing it perfectly.

But, honestly, where's the fun in that? You should be drinking to enjoy the drink!

I hope very much that this is a hypothetical question.

[Mammar]

Well talk to each other then, to pass the time!
And if the driver has passengers that's all the more reason for him not to drink at all. He's responsible for other lives as well as his own.
It sounds like you're going on holiday so you want to make sure you have a good one and come back safely to tell us all about it.

[Cloverjo]

Also, if you're going abroad, some countries have zero tolerance for alcohol levels while driving.

[jim360]

It should be noted that the legal limit in the UK is much higher than in most European countries, so that that quarter-pint of excess I allowed for it probably more like an eighth of a pint.

Moral: whoever is the driver had best not touch a drop.

[hammerman]

If i know im driving at all that day, i won't touch alcohol

[Spoonboy]

About fifteen mugs of coffee before I start swinging from the light bulb.