Drive-thru Daiquiris

fuck yeah, New Orleans.

Having lived there for four years, I am somewhat familiar with the rules on this. You're fine so long as the container stays sealed. When you actually go inside and purchase one of those to-go cups w/ a lid, it's fine as long as the straw isn't in it. If you 'open' the container in either of those cases and get stopped, the police treat it as driving with an open container of alcohol.

Yeah there's a lot of blind faith placed on the drivers that they won't start partaking as soon as they leave. But how is this really any better/worse than driving to the grocery store, purchasing a six-pack of your favorite beer, and having the will-power (or not) to abstain from drinking it until you arrive at your destination?
 
^Blind faith? How bout no faith and another reason not to visit that area. lol...

Well... Sounds like nobody is too worried about the fines there... Bet that's because it's no where close to Kalifornya laws...

http://dui.drivinglaws.org/california.php

No clue about New Orleans law... only found a shit load of Attorneys to bail you out.
 
Louisiana is another place altogether, legally.

Though it's not just there. To my knowledge, drive-thrus are legal in GA, too. The container being 'sealed' by virtue of the paper flap on the straw.
 
Open container laws, IMHO, are about as stupid as they can get.

An open container, in your vehicle, is hurting no one and has the potential to hurt no one. Guh.

And before someone asks - I don't even drink.
 
What the hell is wrong with people having a roadie? I mean c'mon, the average drunk will get their swerve on at the bar and then attempt getting home while a person having a beer on the way home from work or whatever is less likely to do any damage (well unless they're flipping out over a spill) because the actual alcohol hasn't had enough time to cause impairment.
It's all legal BS basically, open container is illegal (for the most part) because it's driving under the influence, but you're not getting a DUI because you're not drunk yet.

Then again:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_H_sVNgvf4
Kinda hard to get away with something like that in a car...
 
[quote name='Pirate331']But how is this really any better/worse than driving to the grocery store, purchasing a six-pack of your favorite beer, and having the will-power (or not) to abstain from drinking it until you arrive at your destination?[/QUOTE]

or how about gas stations that advertise "Ice Cold Beer"
 
that's why I love living so close to the WI border. At least I can always go over there to get something to drink if the neo-puritan scumbags in MN won't let liquor stores open on Sunday.

It's ridiculous and all this reeks of a desire to bring back prohibition/temperance simply because Americans have a tendency to not hold their liquor all that well.

Besides:
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110224/articles/110229707
fucking hypocrite cunt.
 
[quote name='VipFREAK']I happen to see this on the news. This is just another example that baffles me... We are in 2011 right? The owner of the Drive-Thru claim "it's the driver's responsibility". Really... ? Seriously... ?
[/QUOTE]

This is America right?

GTFO
 
In Maryland we have drive-through liquor stores in a few counties. Back when I went to college, there was a place just a few miles away that sold booze, including the one-serving cans out of the fridge. Don't see how that's much different (or worse) than a drive through daquiri...
 
I've had a strawberry daiquiri from a Louisiana drive-thru.

Conversely, where I'm living now in New Hampshire, you cannot purcahse gasoline and alcohol in the same transaction

Hey, we live in different worlds, right along beside each other.
 
[quote name='Afflicted']or how about gas stations that advertise "Ice Cold Beer"[/QUOTE]

Nothing wrong with this. If you're deciding to drink on a whim, it's nice to have it cold and ready to go the moment you get home/to where you're going. A lot of liquor laws don't make sense to me.. here in Ohio liquor is only sold by State Agencies (usually a standalone store) whereas you can be wine and beer just about anywhere (grocery store, gas stations, etc). And then it baffled my mind that in PA I couldn't buy beer at a gas station but I could buy it at a pizza parlor and there are limits on how much? Shenanigans I say
 
[quote name='VipFREAK']I happen to see this on the news. This is just another example that baffles me... We are in 2011 right? The owner of the Drive-Thru claim "it's the driver's responsibility". Really... ? Seriously... ?

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It is a hard concept I know. It is the store's responsibility to make sure that the alcohal they sell is consumed outside of a vehicle, Right? :roll:

I won't repeat the other peoples points but come on, people have to have some responsibility. We cannot prevent every terrible event in which someone does something stupid.
 
Haven't seen any video yet where they are "responsible"... I'm all for freedoms, but when I get hurt because of pure stupid made worse by alcohol that's where I have a problem with other people's "freedoms".
 
[quote name='VipFREAK']Haven't seen any video yet where they are "responsible"... I'm all for freedoms, but when I get hurt because of pure stupid made worse by alcohol that's where I have a problem with other people's "freedoms".[/QUOTE]

Are you upset at the people drinking the alcohal while they are driving or the drive thru serving sealed alcohal with cups?
 
Is it much different than drive through pharmacies that provide medications that aren't to be taken while operating heavy machinery?
 
Let me put my two cents in here. Drinking while driving is Drinking while driving I don't care if you are in a bar and had one pitcher of beer. I don't care if you go to a drive thru and get your booze but law is law. We are governed by this law because of stupid people like the guy that almost killed my grandma in Atlanta he T-boned her doing 120 in a Jetta and totaled a Econoline van. He got out the car had the balls to say look what you did to me. He was twice over the legal limit and was arrested only to go to court lose his license for a year with six month reapply on good behavior and got a slap on the wrist. All because daddy had alot of money to throw away. So I am strictly against driving while intoxicated and open container laws that includes this little drive thru daquiri thing. Louisiana is the biggest piece of crap in the US and needs to break off and float away.
 
^So how does having a prohibition on open containers in a car prevent the situation lie with your grandmother from happening? Was the guy holding a beer bottle (or the like) when he got out? Or had he already been drunk before entering the car?

I'm all for strict enforcement against people who Drive While Intoxicated, but simply having an open container doesnt mean the driver is intoxicated. Likewise, the abscene of an open container doesnt mean the driver is sober. Why are we dealing with an ancillary issue when we already have laws that address the real problem: Drunk Driving?

I can think of several good legit reasons why someone could have an open container of alcohol in a car, yet it have no impact on DWI:

1) Purchased a full bottle of wine w/ dinner @ a restaurant, but only drank a portion of it.
2) Other passengers are drinking, but not the driver.
3) Transporting liquor back home after a party that was a BYOB event (e.g @ an American Legion/Masonic/Knights of Columbus lodge).

BTW: Drive-Thru liquor stores are in several states other than LA. Of hand I can think of MD, TX, and NC.
 
[quote name='hostyl1']
1) Purchased a full bottle of wine w/ dinner @ a restaurant, but only drank a portion of it.
2) Other passengers are drinking, but not the driver.
3) Transporting liquor back home after a party that was a BYOB event (e.g @ an American Legion/Masonic/Knights of Columbus lodge).
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I agree that the law is silly, but all those things are easily remedied by putting the liquor in the trunk of the car, back of the van etc. As long as it's clearly out of reach of the driver it's generally ok.

And specifically:

1. States that allow patrons to take home opened bottles of wine from restaurants generally require the restaurant seal the bottle. As long as that topper is on it you're good.

2. A few states allow passengers to drink, but not the driver. Very few though.
 
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2. A few states allow passengers to drink, but not the driver. Very few though.[/QUOTE]

We call those the fun states.
 
hostyl To answer your question he was drunk before he drove the car. They gave him a breathalizer test once police got there and he was two times over the legal limit. He got a slap on the wrist. I'm not saying we need prohibition I drink but I don't drive if I have a party it's keys at the door or no drink. They pretty much had to cut almost a foot of my grandmothers colon out or she would have died. The problem I think is states need to crack down on drunk drivers more don't give them a slap on the wrist give them real time to serve.
 
Just remember the true rule of life: it's only illegal if you get caught. If you want to have a beer on the way home from a shitty day at work, just be inconspicuous and be EXTRA careful to signal your turns/lane changes, use a different bottle, etc...
 
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