How come I can't drink a beer or two on the ride home?? *Please read entire OP before posting*

a reply to: Mike Stivic

Sounds good to me buddy !!

It's one of them-there victimless-crimes, no ?
Let the passengers be, and enough of these restrictive laws.

Not even against a driver having a light-beer on the way home from work.

There is an impression that any, and all drivers, whom would consume a quarter or half of a beer, become 'impaired', thereby impairing their abilities.

But all drivers are not of equal ability, awareness, wit, and metabolize beer the same

EX : a very good driver, with a 5 % impairment, may still be a better driver than half of the drivers on the road !

Did you know that 80 % of drivers, estimate themselves to be better than 80 % of all drivers ?

Did you know that 32,677 % of unsourced internet statistical percentages : are 67,5 % reliable, 82,3367423 % of the time ?

a reply to: Mike Stivic

Sounds like just the average crazy American Law.

Anyway, if you can get done for an open container of alcohol in a car, what happens to the drivers of those party limos and suchlike where everyone is getting wasted in the back?

originally posted by: Alethea
No. A passenger should not have the right to drink in the vehicle even if it is being operated by someone else.

Some people get testy or violent when drinking and could become argumentative. This in turn could cause distraction of the driver.

Some people puke when drinking. This also could cause a distraction to driver.

Should driver get pulled over for any reason, it could be questionable as to whether he is guilty by association. A "friend" would not put a "friend" in this kind of jeopardy.

A drinking passenger could become unruly and exhibit behavior that could cause harm to others or to self.

Wait till you get home to drink.

"Some" people "could"?

Wow. Imaginations are scary. But what us your point?

ETA....holy crap. Whos the necromancer that revived this long dead corpse? Did i reply here already 11 years ago?

a reply to: SprocketUK

In oklahoma its a fine for any open container of food or drink. No snacking fries or sipping coffee.

It's also a CRIME to dispose bottles illegally,
as in throwing empties out of moving cars.
Not only that,
o.p. might as well complain and whine that it
is also illegal to have open alcohol
on public transit.
Shows, that wetbrain alcohol symptoms produce
a lack of understanding.