I am 29 and have driven for ages.. I don't live in the UK, I live in Norway where the limit is significantly lower, as it should be.
Wayne Rooney arrested for drink driving | Two-year driving ban
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Pathetic if true. Really should not be driving drunk. Even if you've just had a couple of drinks and your house is nearby, have someone pick you up.
What a bellend.
England should take a leaf out of the French on this as I believe it's mandatory to take a breathaliser (bought over the counter anywhere) if you've had a drink to see if you're ok to drive.
Bought a couple at a Tesco petrol station last week and keep them in my car just in case I ever do have a heavy session and want to check up the next morning
Bought a couple at a Tesco petrol station last week and keep them in my car just in case I ever do have a heavy session and want to check up the next morning
Ah so today I learnt that it's ok to be intoxicated so long as you've been so sleep. Sweet.
FWIW I just stay clear of alcohol if I'm driving. But they should maybe make it more clear what the limit is. Like 107 milligrams per 100 millitres of blood is the limit in England? Whats that in units? Half a stella?
Impossible to tell because it depends on the person.
First international break after his England retirement. I could totally see him going down the Gazza route when he doesn't have football as a distraction in his life anymore.
Okay, cheers.
Agree with this. Although if he has been drinking numerous drinks and not cared then he can feck off.
Does a power nap in the middle of a bender count?
It's different here in India. Cops just lean in and smell you and if they smell any alcohol on you, you're done. So even a pint over the course of a meal can get you caught which seems stupid.
If you have a sandwich, as well.
It's says in the article he said something like I have nothing to prove. It also say under suspicion of being drunk. So they don't have a conclusive verdict. Either they want to verify their results or he refused to give a roadside test which is within in his rights as they aren't accurate.
Also alcohol can stay in your system for ages depending on your metabolism how your body burns it and so on. It could easily still be in his system but again they said "suspicion" of drink driving.
In the world we live in now and being a celebrity I'd imagine he's been versed on dealing with a situation like this which is to refuse and refute within the legal limits until his lawyer or agent is there and can verify all the results to help protect his public persona and handle the situation.
Really it's all just common sense.
What a stupid thing to do. I hope Wazza smartens up his act and gets help if that's what he needs.
If half a pint is enough to put him back over the limit 24 hours after drinking then he must of been over the limit when he set off about his day 10-12 hour previously.
I've had heavy drinking sessions, come back home and passed out for 9 hours and then driven to work the next day and I feel absolutely fine. Zero hangover, no lethargy, no presence of alcohol whatsoever and nothing affecting my driving. However, if I did get get caught I'd probably be over the limit which seems not right. Don't think that makes sense if previous night's alcohol has no effect on you.
And no it's not your blood you generally get done on. You get road side breath tested (section 5). If you're over 35mg per 100mg you get brought in and use a "more official" one at Police station. Bloods generally only done if it's marginal or you're brought in for section 4
Yea it fluctuates from country to country obviously.
In America if you can touch your nose and walk in a straight line you're fine. Assuming Hollywood hasn't lied to me.
Now I want a nap and a sandwich.
Are you sure about that?
No it doesn't.
You accused people of jumping to conclusions and yet it's clear you haven't read the article.
Just a thought that popped into my head... I wonder if he drove home after that matchday where he had that sneaky pint in the Director's Box...
I want a drink if our Anderson's gonna keep going.
I've said that to workmates a few times now, I know a lot of the signs and he displays them quite often.
All the talk of him never being fit and lethargic, he's playing with hangovers and/or rattling.
Nah. I had people tell me he was just tired from all the training, and the pic was taken when he was yawning...
.... seriously.
The fact that for the past 4 seasons it looked like he had a hangover whenever he played for us.
Seriously though, when he's had so many high profile controversial incidents regarding drink, whether it's regular binges or just the odd 3 or 4 every few weeks. If it's getting you in hot water, it's a problem with drink.
He either needs to reign it in completely or be a lot smarter about it.
Fantastic.
That happens all the time! Police are shit hot on getting people the morning after... its extremeley common for someone to have a night out and be arrsted the next day for being over the limit.
(Not saying thats happened here btw)
Hate tabloid stories. Not even gonna enter the site. Only encourages for more of similar stories.
The guy can hire a full-time personal driver for a year with the money he makes in a day.
There's absolutely no excuses here, regardless of the circumstances. He had a sufficient amount of alcohol in his system to get himself arrested, so it's safe to say he didn't just have a glass or two of red for dinner the day before.
On a different note, it's sad to see him deteriorate on all fronts like this. It's looking more and more likely that he'll struggle quite a bit when he quits football.
There's absolutely no excuses here, regardless of the circumstances. He had a sufficient amount of alcohol in his system to get himself arrested, so it's safe to say he didn't just have a glass or two of red for dinner the day before.
On a different note, it's sad to see him deteriorate on all fronts like this. It's looking more and more likely that he'll struggle quite a bit when he quits football.
Norwegian regs are the same as the Scottish regs I think. In England it's not as harsh but the fact remains if you are drinking the night before and are tested the next day you can still have alcohol in your system and fail the test.
Here is a story of a guy caught 3 times over the limit at 9pm at night from a session he had the night before. Says he did drink in to the early hours of the morning so who knows what time that is. Casino serves till about 5 am depending on what day it is or maybe he was drinking at home. That's say 16 hrs after he stopped drinking and that is stretching the time as well he could have stopped at 1 when most clubs close and so on.
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp...driver-still-three-times-limit-9pm-day-night/
Which is why this thread is in the football forum and not the Manchester United one...
You can get arrested the day after for drink driving, the alcohol takes a long while to clear your system and everyone is different with how long it takes.
Would be funny if Rooney releases a statement saying hes on holiday, and the source is wrong and hes not even in England
This just illustrates that the bloke went on a big drinking session and still had alcohol in his system while driving, hence he should not have been operating a motor vehicle - a few social drinks wouldn't put him over the limit after such a long time.