How long after drinking is it OK to drive?

edifis
By edifis

For a while, I have been wondering, how long is enough. Is it Ok after you feel sober enough?
I think traces of alcohol remain in the blood even after we sober up....but is it allowed to drive then? Do the police in Qatar have any device to check whether the Driver is under the influence of alcohol or not?
And what is considered "driving under the influence of alcohol"?
Is it until the time "you can't think straight" passes
OR
Is it until there are traces of alcohol in your blood? Which BTW may stay for a couple of days!

Your advice will be appreciated.
Thanks,

By bawaqar• 26 Dec 2009 21:30
bawaqar

Oh NO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its more than what I am bargaining for.

By Dracula• 26 Dec 2009 21:28
Dracula

here I am! :)

By bawaqar• 26 Dec 2009 21:24
bawaqar

LOL @ Vampires.

I prefer a vampiress to suck my blood.

By edifis• 26 Dec 2009 21:22
edifis

What else can they do? They can't really poke you with a needle to take blood! After all they are police and not vampire. But they may carry a breathalyzer!

A little bit of e-bashing is not detrimental to your health!

By bawaqar• 26 Dec 2009 21:11
bawaqar

Does Qatar Police only conduct breath-analysis test for alcoholism ?

By edifis• 26 Dec 2009 20:44
edifis

Thanks for the advice, Mandi

A little bit of e-bashing is not detrimental to your health!

By Mandilulur• 26 Dec 2009 04:00
Mandilulur

Better safe than sorry ...

Mandi

By anonymous• 26 Dec 2009 03:59
anonymous

For me it will work out to 24 hours atleast then ;)

http://skadian-lifeinqatar.blogspot.com/

By Mandilulur• 26 Dec 2009 03:58
Rating: 5/5
Mandilulur

At LEAST an hour for each drink you've had. If three beers, over three hours from the last sip. And that's to let your blood alcohol level fall below a "legal limit." You need to keep in mind that the legal limit in Qatar is zero. If it's on your breath, you're busted.

Mandi

By edifis• 26 Dec 2009 00:54
edifis

Thanks, guys.....but I want to know how long after is it allowed to drive?

A little bit of e-bashing is not detrimental to your health!

By verisimilitude• 26 Dec 2009 00:28
Rating: 4/5
verisimilitude

good riddance...

By my_kris2ffer• 26 Dec 2009 00:19
my_kris2ffer

yeah i forgot Sharjah is following the law in saudi arabia. well maybe until u don't smell alcohol at all and u know u can drive well.

coz what i've seen hir is people is very much afraid in al fazaa, for what? if doing nothing y get to afraid.

DON'T LET FANTASY ROB YOU OF YOUR REAL LIFE BEAUTY

By anonymous• 26 Dec 2009 00:05
Rating: 5/5
anonymous

But how long should we wait after drinking.. 1 day, 2 day, 1 week...

And kris as for UAE, don't enter Sharjah even slightly drunk.. In Dubai it is fine but in Sharjah you are screwed if caught drunk.

http://skadian-lifeinqatar.blogspot.com/

By my_kris2ffer• 26 Dec 2009 00:03
Rating: 5/5
my_kris2ffer

the answer is not at all, coz driving under influence of alcohol is totally restricted and it is against the law regardless the volume of alcohol u take. also the police here or so called al fazaa they are very clever u don't know when they will going to stop nd question.

better stay at home if ur already under influence of alcohol.

but in UAE, its very different as long as u can drive and not doing anything ur free to drive.

DON'T LET FANTASY ROB YOU OF YOUR REAL LIFE BEAUTY

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