Blow into this sir.....

Got a tug this evening on the way home a bit early on the FJ. Just about to
get round a DHL van before entering a 30 zone but the van slowed right up,
seeming that he was looking for an address, but Mr Plod appears from the
bushes on the opposite side of the road just as I opened it up a 'bit' .
Shit.
Pulled over, took my lid off and wandered back to him. His mate was
breathalising some woman in a Rover just round a hidden corner.
He asks for the the usual details, makes a comment about me being in a rush
to get home and doesn't blame me "as it's a bit parky tonight for riding",
and then goes off to get the breathaliser machine from his mate. Comes back
looking a bit sheepish. "seems like the batteries have died in our
breathaliser!" "You might as well be on your way then". Pretty surreal.
Having not had a drop since teatime Sunday, I was quite looking forward to
my first crack at one of these tests for the first time in 25 years riding.
No doubt there will be another opportunity this xmas, as they do appear a
bit keen round here this year.

JB

 

Crash. They'll come round to the hospital and offer you the opportunity,
notwithstanding the fact that you've got a broken collar bone, a broken
shoulder blade, and three broken ribs, are ripped to the tits on morphine,
and are gasping nineteen to the dozen into an oxygen mask.

 

Bear said...

They tried that when I was in accident theatre. Apparently the theatre
staff said they could have as much as they could mop off the floor.

 

Bear said...

I was as pissed as a rat and very unconcious at the time. I didn't know
anything about it, one of my nurse friends told me the story after I was
out of ICU. I was just about sober then too, 3 weeks later.

 

Bear said...

So was I, what a waste of good alcohol.

 

"You're never too thick to be a policeman."

 

*snort*

 

AFAIK, the hospital can't give them a blood sample without the patient's
express permission. Patient confidentiality and all that.

 

Don't you need to give permission yourself ?
if you're in no fit state, they have to wait for your permission?
is this right or as I suspect a load of bollox?

 

They gave the police a bood sample in April without my permission.
Hmm.

 

BGN emerged from their own little world to say

Breach of PACE and therefore if you were over the limit the sample could
not be used as evidence. See
http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/section9/chapter_c.html#08
"Requests for blood or urine samples at hospital
When a driver is at a hospital as a patient he cannot be required to
provide a breath sample and the conditions contained in section 9 (Stones
7-1379A) regarding medical consent must be complied with before he is
required to provide a laboratory sample. Furthermore, the investigating
officer must ask the driver if there is any reason why a specimen of blood
should not be taken. The correct procedure is detailed in the MG/DD/C"

 

Because the hospital won't be testing the alcohol level routinely, so
can't supply the result, and it's none of the hospital's business to
supply the police with a patient's blood. Besides, if taken without
consent it would be inadmissible anyway.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, David Mahon

There's also the risk (in a serious trauma) of the blood being
contaminated with stomach contents. ISTR that being an issue with
Princess Di's driver.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - There are few things in life more sinister than a
public toilet with the lid closed.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Is that a black helicopter I see behind you ?

P.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique,
typed

Yeah, sorry about that. Fucker's been following me for days.

<holds up large "I'M NOT MICK WHITTINGHAM, YOU BLIND CUNTS!" sign>

That normally works.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - There are few things in life more sinister than a
public toilet with the lid closed.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000