"No refusal weekend"

[bcoop]

The restaurants I worked in all had a three drink limit. But yes, it's up to you to judge when/if they've had enough. I only cut one person off.


I've been cut off countless times though. Lol.

When you get TABC certified, they used tell you (as a server) that it is your responsibility to be able to judge when your patrons should be cut off. I believe Texas law ultimately hold the establishment responsible, so I'm sure some have a policy regarding that.

Yep, I used to be TABC certified. Never seen it enforced any where though, specifically with a "You can only drink X amount." I've seen people cut off, but never due to a number.

[Jimbo]

I've never heard of any bar or restaurant having a drink limit.

When you get TABC certified, they used tell you (as a server) that it is your responsibility to be able to judge when your patrons should be cut off. I believe Texas law ultimately hold the establishment responsible, so I'm sure some have a policy regarding that.

Every place has a "policy". It's about how closely they are followed. Wait staff and bartenders don't want to cut you off. If you get cut off, it's because you need to be cut off.

Never been cut off either, and I'm sure several people on here have been there when I was well past any logical limit.

[bcoop]

Sure, spike strips leading out of a bar parking lot. In order to leave the bar, you have to pass a breathalyser test, then the spikes lower. Or you can have it receipt based, number of drinks followed by your weight and the time of drinking them, over the limit and the bar wont let you drive out.

That would be one way of doing it.

Yes. We need more govt involvement. That's the answer to everything. They know how to run shit. Just look at the post office.

[bcoop]

I've never heard of any bar or restaurant having a drink limit.

Every place has a "policy". It's about how closely they are followed. Wait staff and bartenders don't want to cut you off. If you get cut off, it's because you need to be cut off.

[71chevellejohn]

I've never heard of any bar or restaurant having a drink limit.

There's a pizza joint out here that won't let you have more than three beers in an hour.

[Stephen]

Provide some studies that show the majority of drunk drivers come only from bars. I'm guessing you're young and the bar scene is what you see and hear the most about it, or maybe even go to yourself. Restaurants, Hotels, Sports Complexes, even your own home(among many others), are all places where people drink and become impaired. You would have to put that shit on every single home and business to make that even remotely possible. That's not only a huge amount of money that taxpayers are going to have to come up with, but that's going to create a higher amount of pissed off people that how many don't like DUI Checkpoints. I just don't see how that would ever be a good solution.

x10 I am a bar manager and we keep a close eye on patrons. If they have had a lot of drinks, or are slurring, walking funny, having trouble focusing, talking loud.. I pretty much always make them either get a cab or call a friend to pick them up. if they fail to comply i call the police.. (only had to do that once) I have also taken a shitload of people home... it kinda comes with the biz because you never know when someone is smashed and builds up the strength to order 1 drink

I've never heard of any bar or restaurant having a drink limit.

[JC316]

Provide some studies that show the majority of drunk drivers come only from bars. I'm guessing you're young and the bar scene is what you see and hear the most about it, or maybe even go to yourself. Restaurants, Hotels, Sports Complexes, even your own home(among many others), are all places where people drink and become impaired. You would have to put that shit on every single home and business to make that even remotely possible. That's not only a huge amount of money that taxpayers are going to have to come up with, but that's going to create a higher amount of pissed off people that how many don't like DUI Checkpoints. I just don't see how that would ever be a good solution.

Somehow, I don't think that officers are stalking the roads where it's mostly residential or hotels. Everywhere I have seen a checkpoint has been near the bar scene. Since you are pulling the statistic card, where are yours showing that the majority of drunk drivers come from restaurants, hotels, and homes?

Also, most restaurants that I have seen have a limit on how many drinks you can order. On that note, there is another way to limit drunk drivers, a drink limit at bars. Three drink limit anywhere they serve alcohol unless you can prove that you have a designated driver.

Personally, I have never set foot in a bar and the extent of my drinking is two beers while watching football. I have been through a DUI checkpoint and I didn't like it one bit.

[Lone Sailor]

No, but you have to admit that the majority of drunk drivers come from bars, and that is usually where the cops set up the DUI checkpoints. Nothing is foolproof, but you play the percentages. Think of how many drunk drivers you could stop with my idea compared to the DUI checkpoints.

Provide some studies that show the majority of drunk drivers come only from bars. I'm guessing you're young and the bar scene is what you see and hear the most about it, or maybe even go to yourself. Restaurants, Hotels, Sports Complexes, even your own home(among many others), are all places where people drink and become impaired. You would have to put that shit on every single home and business to make that even remotely possible. That's not only a huge amount of money that taxpayers are going to have to come up with, but that's going to create a higher amount of pissed off people that how many don't like DUI Checkpoints. I just don't see how that would ever be a good solution.

[Broncojohnny]

Part of freedom is being free to break the law in the first place. I think some people need to think about that before typing.

[ram57ta]

Like the one who hit me at 120+ ?? He looked like a old raggedy Ann doll after we found his body. I'm betting there was not a bone in his body that wasn't broke or pulverized.
Nothing like finding a person and checking for a pulse and looking into there dead eyes, knowing that some one is going to get a knock on there door telling them hes dead and there life will never be the same. Hope you do better than he did, he left kids with no life insurance.
And you wonder why they do these check points,

I think your sarcasm meter needs to be adjusted

[JC316]

What about people who drink at sporting events, or even in their own homes? Are you going to put spikes strips and breathalyzers at everyone's driveway so they can't leave if they're over the limit?

No, but you have to admit that the majority of drunk drivers come from bars, and that is usually where the cops set up the DUI checkpoints. Nothing is foolproof, but you play the percentages. Think of how many drunk drivers you could stop with my idea compared to the DUI checkpoints.

[Lone Sailor]

Sure, spike strips leading out of a bar parking lot. In order to leave the bar, you have to pass a breathalyser test, then the spikes lower. Or you can have it receipt based, number of drinks followed by your weight and the time of drinking them, over the limit and the bar wont let you drive out.

That would be one way of doing it.

What about people who drink at sporting events, or even in their own homes? Are you going to put spikes strips and breathalyzers at everyone's driveway so they can't leave if they're over the limit?