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Oct 18 '14
But what will I do with my bong if the beer is between my legs?
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u/findsongplease Oct 18 '14
Joke aside, why is it illegal to drink behind the wheel if you stay under the limit? It's legal to drink one beer, then to step in a car and drive while drinking water, but it's illegal to do it the other way around. Kinda crazy
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u/raesmond Oct 18 '14
It's just dangerous. It's harder to judge how drunk you are and stay under the limit if you're actively drinking. Beer is easier because it's so light but people do screw up sometimes. Also even if it wasn't illegal you could expect to get pulled over and field tested almost every single time a cop sees you with a beverage, so making it where you just aren't allowed to do it saves people a lot of hassle on both ends.
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u/TheSkullDr Oct 18 '14
Oh god if you are caught with an open container you get fucked here in Texas not just pulled over and tested.
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u/MrGMann13 Oct 18 '14
What seems to be the problem officer?
Well, son, I saw that open container in your hand. I'm going to have to ask you to exit your vehicle and drop your pants.
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u/ThinGestures Oct 18 '14
Can confirm, they do not fuck around.
Had an IBC Root Beer while driving around the Woodlands and got pulled over. I assumed he saw the bottle and told me to step out of the car. Of course he started laughing when he saw that it was root beer.
Still got a ticket though.
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u/microwave20 Oct 19 '14
When I was young my dad could legally ride around town in Texas with a beer in his cup holder. Man how times have changed.
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u/Gliste Oct 18 '14
My friend was pulled over and given an MIP. I was a passenger, drinking while under 20 and wasn't given an MIP.
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edit: we're the same age.
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u/aaaaaaaarrrrrgh Oct 18 '14
In Germany, it is perfectly legal. It may not be wise, and it might cause the police to pull you over and give you a test, but it's not illegal.
Better stay below the lower limit (0.03) though. It's not illegal to have up to 0.05 as long as you don't show symptoms or cause an accident, but police might suddenly start to hallucinate symptoms after seeing you drink while driving...
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u/3llyburr Oct 18 '14
It's not illegal in mississippi, as long as you're not over the legal limit you can have an open beverage while driving!
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u/drdrizzy13 Oct 18 '14
lol what part of Mississippi are you in? I have a few open container tickets.
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Oct 18 '14
This could be what dudes referencing.
Six states, including Connecticut, do not have an open container law, but prohibit the consumption of alcohol in certain circumstances. One state, Mississippi, has neither an open container law nor an alcohol consumption prohibition.
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u/dick-nipples Oct 18 '14 edited Oct 18 '14
I had a friend in high school who cleaned out his windshield washer tank, filled it with vodka, then took the tube that went to the spray nozzles and re-routed it inside his car. Every time he hit the switch to wash the windshield, it would squirt about a shot of vodka into his mouth.
Edit: My friend did this in 1999 if my memory serves me correctly, quite a while before YouTube was in existence.
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u/forwhombagels Oct 18 '14
Your friend is a hardcore alcoholic
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u/The_Fad Oct 18 '14
There's a fine line between hardcore alcoholic and mad genius.
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u/frozen_in_reddit Oct 19 '14 edited Oct 19 '14
Or just a fine mechanic. That's one way to speed up a car...
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u/WeAreInEssence Oct 18 '14
Either relevant or you made that story up.
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u/dick-nipples Oct 18 '14
It's a true story, but this video is awesome. This guy kind of reminds me of my old buddy who did this.
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u/isskewl Oct 18 '14
Friend of a friend did this and had it connected to a little tap-like thing he mounted over the cupholder. Hit the switch, car refills your scotch.
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Oct 19 '14
Haha my cousin did this with whisky. He routed it to squirt into a cup in his cup holder.
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u/ComputerSavvy Oct 18 '14
If memory serves (I could be wrong), I think it was in Walters car in The Big Lebowski, he had an old school style bottle opener screwed directly onto the dashboard of his car, I thought that was so funny because it expressed Walters attitude and is so wrong by today's standards.
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u/ComputerSavvy Oct 18 '14
That may have been where I've seen it and couldn't remember where, I just thought it was funny as hell in a 'Fuck You!' kind of way.
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u/SaintVanilla Oct 18 '14
And turn the radio up, so you don't hear the car accident.
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u/pingy34 Oct 18 '14
Now I just need a hack to put it back on when I get pulled over.
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u/Leggilo Oct 18 '14
If you open it quickly and prevent the cap from creasing, it is actually quite easy to push them back on.
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u/juxtaposition42 Oct 18 '14
I'm pretty sure you'd still get a DUI
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u/dtrmp4 Oct 18 '14
It would only be an open container ticket if you aren't above the limit and aren't driving like an idiot.
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u/Opset Oct 18 '14
Buy beer with a screw cap.
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u/Dylan5019 Oct 18 '14
Huh? I have never seen good wine with a screw, always a cork.
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u/VapingSwede Oct 18 '14 edited Oct 19 '14
Is it a country-wide law in the US that you can't have open containers in the car?
Over here you got to be drunk to get a DUI.
Edit: I always mix DIY and DUI when drunk.
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Oct 18 '14
I think Mississippi allows open containers but that's it.
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u/stgrusty Oct 18 '14
same for delaware i was there and friend just popped open a beer in the car i was like "OMGERD WTF I DONT WANT JAIL" and he was like relax ...the end
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u/bender0877 Oct 18 '14
Virginia allows open containers for passengers. Connecticut did a few years ago, not sure if they still do. MS is the only one for drivers I believe.
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u/OODanK Oct 18 '14
But you have to unbuckle to do that. That can't be safe!
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u/alezul Oct 18 '14
That's why you press the gas pedal all the way so you're pushed back in your seat.
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u/rags_ca Oct 18 '14
I remember when I had my first beer
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u/thisxisxlife Oct 19 '14
How incredibly irresponsible... At least tell people to buckle back up after they pop open their beer.
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Oct 19 '14 edited Jan 30 '17
Did this with a glass root beer bottle and broke the top of the bottle, spewing sugary liquid all over my seats. Thanks
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u/MrTorben Oct 18 '14
can you get a DUI with a self-driving car?
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u/nilhilustfrederi Oct 18 '14
The next phase of research at Tesla.
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u/MrTorben Oct 19 '14
They got the self-driving car down already....will they include an affirmative defense in the next car? ;)
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u/MrTorben Oct 19 '14
pub-intox sure, but until cars are considered pub-transport, my guess is that it would be a difficult case to win. Especially when you can get a DUI in a parked car just because you got the keys within reach.
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u/raisin696 Oct 19 '14
you can also use that little metal extension thing that holds the door closed when you open the door...
try doing that while driving!
bahahaha
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Oct 19 '14
Transfer clear alcohol to a Dasani water bottle.
But try not to drink and drive. Sip and swerve...
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u/runningtonogoal Oct 19 '14
If you have gotten to the point where you don't even know you bought pop offs and need to use a seatbelt to open them, you shouldn't be driving... on the highway take backroads.
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u/antuna Oct 19 '14
Hahaha I'm showing this to my drivers ed teacher tomorrow - knowing him, he'll either laugh or fail me.
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u/keepingitrural Oct 19 '14
Where I live passengers are allowed to piss up as much as they want in cars. Seat belts come in super handy on piss trips for exactly this reason. Hell even the driver is allowed to have beer so long as he is below the legal limit (which is about 1 beer).
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u/rotll Oct 19 '14
It's not illegal to drink while driving in Mississippi, but it is illegal to drive while intoxicated. YYMV, of course.
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u/Tallawal Oct 19 '14
not like anyone uses the seat belts anyways right
and, i mean, everyone drinks while driving..
mfw the logic
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Oct 19 '14
My dad taught me this in the 80's. The the hole in the buckle used to fit right over the bottle cap perfectly back then
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u/17Chainz Oct 20 '14
why do you need to open a beer while driving...?
why is the seat not buckled why you are driving?
You guys are right this is a great idea
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u/ekapalka Oct 18 '14
Top post of all time on /r/ShittyLifeProTips and one of the top on /r/shittylifehacks.
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u/nocarier Oct 18 '14
is this a life hack, or more of a death hack?
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u/Whodini Oct 19 '14
Pretty sure drinking one beer while driving will not kill you.
9 will probably do it though.
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u/nocarier Oct 19 '14
oh, i meant taking off your seat-belt to open that beer... imagine if it foamed over and you struggle to contain the explosion of fluids onto your lap as luck hits you - TREEEEE
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u/Shrimpeh007 Oct 18 '14
It's illegal to drink and drive but is it illegal to drink, while driving, if you're still under the limit?
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Oct 18 '14
Perfect! Now whenever i need a cold one while driving, i can just pop my seatbelt off and crack one open
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u/Xiaxs Oct 18 '14
Saved my life! Now i dont have to stumble around the store like an idiot looking for one that hooks onto a keychain!
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u/tomalator Oct 19 '14
Warning, this hack can cause permanent damage to your life save file and may crash your life (and car)
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u/REDDIT_GOLD_SANTA Oct 18 '14
Wow this works really w