Drinking limit

i drink everyday..AT HOME , AFTER WORK..

 

Minnesota Law
0.08 if you are operating a motor vehicle.
0.04 if you are operating a commercial motor vehicle.

I don't think my personal car qualifies as a commercial motor vehicle.

Go find the state you are in if you have a question. The rest is just computer arm chair lawyering.

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=169A.20

IANAL and you need to remember what you paid for all this wonderful advice.

 

DirtyBob those are good questions. My answer would be don't risk it eitheir way. I agree with those who posted to drink at home or have a designated driver if you go out to drink. When out on the road I suggest go on a 34 reset and get a hotel/motel room the first night. That way you have roughly 24 hours to get the booze out of your system.

 

I always follow the old motto "when I'm to drunk to walk, I drive".

 

i quit almost all drinking years ago for no reason other than times were tough to save money -- the idea of a "social drinker" which I had hammered into me is someone who has not thought their way through the risk / reward ~ there is no reward in alky that justifies risking a C.D.L. and as well any chem reduces brain response so the risk is not only needless but has no benefit to be gained

seriously, I had to listen to that stuff for decades, I am 61 and still cringe over the idiocy: fear is soul food, with enough fear you can do anything & if you think you are a social-drinker then you have been confused by fear-avoidance

 

Drinking is expensive.

That's why I've been trying to brew/distill my own.

 

The ratio is something like .01 per beer 200 pound person and it's normally gone after an hour. It takes some serious drinking to get a dui

 

What is the law on carrying alcohol in the cab whether that be open or unopened. (I ask "opened" because if you drink wine or liquor it could be "open"- unlike beer which you would likely be drinking at the time). Also as a previous poster mentioned, if you are on a 10 hour or longer, can you have a drink or two and sleep in the rig without fear of arrest if a cop bangs on your door in the middle of the night even if you weren't driving but parked be it sleeping or awake?

I'm not looking for an angle, I am just curious about the rules. I've read this entire thread and saw how a simple question turned into hateful flaming and finger pointing, suggesting that the OP was drinking and driving in his CMV and then some. Others got heated and suggested things that were not even said. Again, it's just a question. I'm not even a CDl holder yet.

 

Against the law to have a white russian in the truck, dude. But i always see drivers lugging a sixer back to the truck at night, but thats none of my buisness.

 

Carrying is on the state level and would have to check each open container law specifics. States like VA require a permit even if you move from one house to another and move a couple bottles of liquor in a Uhaul.

Places like wineries have to have special permits just to ship you a bottle.

It's a crazy money game. You are better off buying what you can drink and leave it at that. I wouldn't buy in one state so you can save a couple bucks taking a bottle home across state lines. You're just asking for trouble if something happened. It's fuel for the lawyers in the event of an accident.