No-Doz, The Driver's Friend.

[Princess Fiona]

It takes one thing to link a handle to a real person's details. Even if law enforcement forced AFF to hand over whatever is known about the OP (via a court order or what not), there would not be a lot of direct information that may be immediately, legally useful.

In any case, I can't see how the warning may be useful in this case. Even if the OP is somehow charged with negligent driving related to fatigue, this thread would hardly contain useful information against him (or supporting him), unless he were stupid enough to discuss the details of the case directly on this thread. Most of the other detail here is non-specific to particular cases.

Ironically, and maybe unfortunately, this thread now ranks within the first ten links in a Google search of No-Doz driving.

It would be really easy to identify the OP from information they have already posted.
AFF would not be involved at all.
Anyone seeking damages in the US courts would have a field day.

 

[marki]

IME at least in NSW you won't be necessarily be drug tested. You will have a blood alcohol taken if you attend hospital.

One thing the OP should note is that anything posted here is available publicly via a Google search by anyone (including lawyers of course).

Thanks PF good to know, I like the anonymity, it gives a little more leeway to speaks one mind ! But will curtail too much info.

Good points, thanks.
Though I wouldn't say that taking a pill with vitamins and the equivalent of one cup of coffee is risky behaviour.

Claims were made by one other poster that the pills contain twice as much caffeine as a cup of coffee, but it now occurs to me that if the caffeine quantity claimed on the packet is incorrect, the company would be facing big fines.
Regards,
Renato

I have seen some claiming to have 200 mg per pill. But green tea can in fact have more caffeine then coffee.

 

[Pushka]

One thing you can be guaranteed of in SA is that if an offence 'earns' a fine then you will be charged. We need all the money we can get here.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

The no-doz website is pretty clear about caffeine and sleep - saying no-doz is not a substitute for sleep:

• Drive responsibly. Caffeine is not a substitute for sleep. Remember to rest every 2 hours and avoid driving if you are so tired that safety is compromised.

Extend your Waking day with No Doz

It also says you should only take one no-doz every three hours, and not exceed 6 in any 24 hour period. The OP states they took 4, plus multiple other sources of caffeine in 10.5 hours.

I doubt the actual taking of no-doz has any legal implications, but the fact it was so heavily relied on might try to be used as evidence (eg that the driver was fatigued and shouldn't have been driving). Dunno how successful that would be.

 

[Princess Fiona]

The no-doz website is pretty clear about caffeine and sleep - saying no-doz is not a substitute for sleep:



Extend your Waking day with No Doz

It also says you should only take one no-doz every three hours, and not exceed 6 in any 24 hour period. The OP states they took 4, plus multiple other sources of caffeine in 10.5 hours.

I doubt the actual taking of no-doz has any legal implications, but the fact it was so heavily relied on might try to be used as evidence (eg that the driver was fatigued and shouldn't have been driving). Dunno how successful that would be.

I posted this earlier tonight.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I posted this earlier tonight.

Oh! So you did!

 

[JessicaTam]

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