19-10-2007, 06:34 PM
Found this whilst cleaning out at nanas place in absolutely mint condition.
It's bookmarked with a 1947-48 AA windscreen sticker still on its backing. Funnily enough it was in the page containg the appendix for 'Alcohol and the Driver' which reads as follows.
'That a drunken driver is a menace is obvious to any one. It should be borne in mind, however, that smaller quantities of alcohol which leave a man totally sober as a pedestrian may in certain circumstances render him quite unfitted to drive a car. It is impossible to state in general terms the amount of alcohol a man may take before being considered unfitted to drive. The amount depends upon a multitude of factors: the concentration of the alcohol, whether or not it is taken with food, and, most important of all, the mans skill as a driver, and his resistance as a drinker. For instance, the effect of alcohol is twice as great when taken on an empty stomach as when taken with food. The onus is on the individual to decide whether or not he may safely drive his car at any moment.'
Next time I get pulled over for a breath test I might pull this out. I wonder if it would stand up in court?
Also sections regarding trams, horse drawn vehicles and how to walk on and off the footpath!
Interesting in 1946 it was illegal to ride bicycles 3 abreast - common to see road cyclists doing this now, and they complain when they get knocked off their bikes. Maybe that rule needs reprinted in todays road code??
Also used to be an offence to loiter on pedestrian crossings - why would you??
This is going to live in the glovebox of the 48 Chev from now on.
It's bookmarked with a 1947-48 AA windscreen sticker still on its backing. Funnily enough it was in the page containg the appendix for 'Alcohol and the Driver' which reads as follows.
'That a drunken driver is a menace is obvious to any one. It should be borne in mind, however, that smaller quantities of alcohol which leave a man totally sober as a pedestrian may in certain circumstances render him quite unfitted to drive a car. It is impossible to state in general terms the amount of alcohol a man may take before being considered unfitted to drive. The amount depends upon a multitude of factors: the concentration of the alcohol, whether or not it is taken with food, and, most important of all, the mans skill as a driver, and his resistance as a drinker. For instance, the effect of alcohol is twice as great when taken on an empty stomach as when taken with food. The onus is on the individual to decide whether or not he may safely drive his car at any moment.'
Next time I get pulled over for a breath test I might pull this out. I wonder if it would stand up in court?
Also sections regarding trams, horse drawn vehicles and how to walk on and off the footpath!
Interesting in 1946 it was illegal to ride bicycles 3 abreast - common to see road cyclists doing this now, and they complain when they get knocked off their bikes. Maybe that rule needs reprinted in todays road code??
Also used to be an offence to loiter on pedestrian crossings - why would you??
This is going to live in the glovebox of the 48 Chev from now on.