rbt

[Merry Vanly Stan]

hi there,

theoretical question for you all. say i'd just been at the pub, literally just finished my second beer, hop into my car, drive around the corner, come across an rbt, get tested and blow 0.06 or whatever. could the cops bust me for being over based on the 0.06 i just blew. or is there a set time they have to wait and then retest me and see what i blow then? i was under the impression that it was 1hr since i finished my last drink, my mate thinks 20mins.

i ask because i had one beer with dinner tonight, hopped into my car, drove around a corner, came across an rbt and got a little worried. blew 0.03 or something, so it wasnt an issue, but im curious what the law about this is. tried to ask the cop but he said to ring the station during 9-5.

[lotec]

if there is any doubt, then you shouldn't be driving?

dunno, that's the way i see it.

I didn't even realise there was a 'retest' period?

:S

[Bob Saget]

There is a set period the Police are meant to wait.

This is generally taken care of, by the time it takes to administer the 2nd more accurate ready at a Police station or RBT van, but they should askwhen your last drink was.

[Merry Vanly Stan]

there wasnt any doubt, i'd had 1 beer which was 1.5 std drinks.. but if i've had anything to drink when i get rbt'd im always a little worried.

fats; any idea what that set period is?

[Bob Saget]

Dan, I don't. I'll get one of my Solicitors to look it up on Monday, it's an interesting question.

[dhs]

If you blow over .05 on the side of the road you're required to go back to the station (or wait 30 minutes) and blow into a more accurate Drager Alcotest. That being said losing your lic for anything under .08 is a joke.

[phat-turbo]

isnt it .08 in the states? realistically thats crazy... if youre a bigger lad thats nearly a six pack over two hours lol.. i couldnt imagine jumping behind the wheel after a six pack... crazy yanks

[Peter...]

I've been rbt'd after two several times and registered nothing. I'm 6ft 3 and 94Kg which may help, but I'm still not sure, because sometimes I had a "buzz" and others felt sober as a presbyterian.

[dhs]

isnt it .08 in the states? realistically thats crazy... if youre a bigger lad thats nearly a six pack over two hours lol.. i couldnt imagine jumping behind the wheel after a six pack... crazy yanks

Used to be .08 here. I lost my license for 3 months for blowing .057, been bitter ever since. :O

7 thousandths over the limit. What a menace to society.

[Merry Vanly Stan]

fats; cheers mate!!

dhs; rules is rules.. but didnt have much luck with that one it seems.

[TJ]

It should be 0.0000000, no exceptions.

As you can tell, im not a fan of dd.

[ALLMTR]

^ agree

A cop (in NSW) will generally ask you if you have had anything to drink. If you say yes, he/she will (generally) ask you how long since your last drink. If you say "just had one, etc" he/she will more than likely ask if you would like to wait 15 minutes to be tested (he/she doesn't have to ask and you don't have to wait"

If you go over, you will be taken to a station/bus and observed for the mandatory 15 minute period and you will be tested. That will deal with the recent drink issue

[maddy]

you arent charged on the RBT figure. you are retested at the polly station or in the bus on a more accurate machine

[Paddington]

It should be 0.0000000, no exceptions.

As you can tell, im not a fan of dd.

disagree.

so many other worse ways of causing an accident than being .00->.08 (which I think the limit should be)

anywho, driving through an 80km/hr zone on the freeway today and a RBT Police bus flew past me like I was standing still. Arseholes...

[DerekJ]

personally i wouldnt want to have a crash after having a drink at the pub and kill somone and wonder if i had not of had that drink and drived maybe the person would still be alive, im no fan of drink driving there is no excuse, i live in rural town where people either catch a ride with sober driver or walk you city folk with all your taxis and busses have no real excuse really,

ive been to an accident where the offender had only had a cupple of drinks and was relaxed enough to fall asleep mid corner and kill a family of four, visions of which still bug me.