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I'm struggling to find information about alcohol consumption while driving, at least for VIC.
What's the rules about having alcohol while driving? When we go out as a crew we've generally got beers for the passengers which get consumed in transit to destination, I can't find any information on the legalities of this in regards to passengers drinking while on the move. Also with the driver, can they drink while on the move as long as they stay under .05? |
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I,m pretty sure you will find it is actually illegal to drink anything whilst driving.That includes water,soft drink,milk drinks etc.It is also illegal to eat whilst driving.Don,t think it affects passengers as long as they don,t toss the empties out along the road
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This relates to the driver.
https://www.harperfinch.com.au/blog/...cohol-driving/ This relates to passengers. https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/safe...nd-road-safety Yes your mates can drink while your driving.
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The answer is here: https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-adv...in-a-car-69472
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No for driver Yes for passengers At least for Mexico. |
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Franco, Is there any reference to Drug & Alcohol use in your workplace EBA..????
If they have a Zero tolerance written into the EBA You've all signed It (& agreed to be bound by It) you're All screwed, I would Think.. |
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Illegal to have an open bottle of alcohol in a vehicle in WA.
Not that it stops anyone and they don't seem to hide it like they do phones.
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Car trips, particularly in the country areas used to measured by stubbies and not time.
Many trips were a 6 pack. |
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"Lawyers in Queensland have suggested handing car keys off to sober people, or not sitting in (or sleeping in) your car while waiting for someone to pick you up, as ways of negating this issue."
So, if you suspect you are over the limit, lock your car, go to sleep on a park bench or in the gutter, get mugged, end up in hospital with your car stolen. But at least you will have satisfied the legal requirements. Far out !! |
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Consuming liquor whilst driving is not permitted in Qld.
From the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009 300A Drinking liquor while driving (1) The following persons must not drink liquor— (a) the driver of a vehicle while driving the vehicle; (b) a supervisor of a learner while the learner is driving a motor vehicle under the direction of the supervisor. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (2) In this section— learner see the Act, section 79AA(4). supervisor, of a learner, means a person— (a) with whom a learner is authorised to drive under the person’s direction under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 2010; or (b) who purports to be a person mentioned in paragraph (a). |
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Whilst the above lawyer's advice is certainly sound, one doesn't actually need to go quite that far. If you've had a few and you make the wise decision not to drive home, then whatever you do, don't go to sleep in the driver's seat with your keys in the ignition. That'll earn you an 'In charge' court appearance every time. Hop in the back seat, put your keys under the seat or somewhere safe and you'll be fine. The general rule of thumb that police apply is whether you have the 'present ability to operate the vehicle.' If you're sozzled in the driver's seat with your keys in the ignition, then you have that ability. If you're asleep in the back seat and the keys are under the seat/in the glove box/console or whatever, then you obviously don't have that present ability. It's common sense really. Otherwise every grey nomad asleep in their motor home after enjoying a bottle of red with dinner would be getting charged. Hope this clarifies things a little. Russ. |
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I have to say despite the legality or otherwise is it really a good idea. At the very least it is sending a message to the constabulary that this is a vehicle that's worth a closer look and a random breath test. And there's always that one passenger who will do the wrong thing and put everyone at risk. It's not something I've ever done or allowed my passengers to do even when it was legal and younger and sillier.
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I often enjoy a long neck on the road, although it is illegal in Victoria.
http://www6.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/v...6125/s49b.html South Australia is the only state where it is legal, another reason to move there.
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WRONG in regard to WA. Western Australia was founded as a free settlement. In the Goldrushes of the 1850's it did ask for the UK to send convicts to provide replacement labour for that lost to the goldrushes but it was despite the convicts that were sent, not a "penal settlement" as such. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Australia . See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convic...tern_Australia Quote:
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Mind you, Perth is like the most isolated city on the planet so that's probably punishment enough.. ![]() |
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Perth’s the most south-eastern suburb of Cape Town, isn’t it?
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I was stirring the Kiwis. ;-) (Note, the Treaty of Waitangi happened a long time before any of the official conciliatory moves here.)
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We love adelaide though... been over a few times but made the mistake of visiting in summer last year. That was ridiculous. Also you lot sound different... definately more posh and better spoken compared to us Victorians. Actually in 2016 we stayed in Glenelg and a guy asked me where the nearest bottle shop was and we could instantly tell we both weren't from adelaide and that at 7pm on a Tuesday no bottle shops were likely to be open ![]()
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I also love Adelaide; it always strikes me as a somewhat boganised version of Perth. Very friendly and nice restaurants but Glenelg must be the only place in Australia where you can still see teenagers in Valiants with fluffy dice doing bog lap circuits of the street at night with stubbies in hand. Not even in Rockingham or Gosnells can we still see this in WA. Perhaps it should be respected as a uniquely surviving otherwise lost aspect of 70's Australian youth culture.
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Talking to two lovely lasses for about 15 mins, then I asked them where in the UK they're from. And they've gone, errrrr we're from Adelaide? ![]() |
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Adelaide cops a lot of crap but its actually very easy to drive around and there's really nice and cheap food on O'Connell Street in North Adelaide, I always stay there when I visit, its nice being able to walk out your apartment having choice of about a bazillion cafes and restaurants where mains are sub $40 unlike Melbourne.
Tony Tomatoes there does one of the best Pizza's I've ever had. Casino leaves a bit to be desired though ![]() Yopu can tell the difference in 'accent' between people from Adelaide and Perth compared to Melbourne and Sydney, they sound different. |
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March is apparently madness.... when we came in May a few years ago it was wonderful.... Victor Harbour, Handolf, and up to the Botanical gardens up at mount Lofty summit were just amazing.
Very easy to get around coming out of Glenelg and heading out to day trips. Traffic was so quit compared to Melbourne. We stayed at Semaphore Beach last January.... was just way way too hot. Was 47 on the day we left! Also coming into adelaide with still slightly warped rotors certainly isn't fun with the large downhill sections.... lovely beautiful drive though. Just got to get those rotors machined next time!
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Adelaide really is just as its portrayed, a big country town which can appear to be stuck in the 70/80's.
The best part is its easy to get around and virtually impossible to get lost in as its bordered by ocean to the west and south, the Mt Lofty ranges to the east, and if you find yourself too far north you'll end up in one of those blue plastic barrels that BA-XT mentioned, at which point getting lost will be the least of your problems... ![]() |
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