>Sure, I understand that, but what happens if the tests come back No DUI? Does that mean he was literally bounced for doing 40 in a 25 zone? To the best of my knowledge, we still don't know why he was out at 3:30am.
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>I think I lost track of this thread, so I don't know if anyone else posted about this or not - his BA level was reported at .072, just under the legal limit of .08.
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>Maybe this has been said before - I think part of the reason the Bears gave him the boot was because it happened so quickly after all the other incidents. Had this happened during camp, or during the season, maybe the Bears wouldn't have released him. Maybe, maybe not.
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>What I'm curious about (and I don't mean this in a joking way, I'm serious)...I wonder how many beers I'd need to consume to be at .08, and how I'd feel at .08.
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>In the most important way, it's academic: I drink a max of 2 beers with food before getting behind a wheel, because I know that 2 bottles won't affect me. But I've always wondered what my BA would be after 2 bottles - .02, .03?...I have no idea. And by the same token, for a big man like Tank Johnson, how many beers (or whatever he was drinking) would it take to get him to .072?

I agree with Mike on this one. Especially his statement that no amount of alcohol is going to do your driving any good.

When I go to a party or to dinner, for example, if I know I'm going to be driving later, I usually have one drink (rye) at the beginning of the evening and then switch to non alcoholic drinks (usually Ginger Ale) for the rest of the evening.

And for the record, that one drink is a normal drink, not something it takes two people to lift.