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this is a good point...I had requested a hearing from the DMV, and I have the letter they sent in which they state they will NOT be suspending my license, as I was not above .08% BAC and what they found in the police report. Thank you to everyone who offered advice.
Personally I believe the current DUI laws are total B.S. By putting a .08 "limit" on BAC (blood alcohol) they are really telling people its ok to drink and drive. Because you can drink up to a .08 and still drive right? WRONG. They can and will arrest you if you are .04 or above. And nobody can tell when you hit the limit. It doesn't take much. And I don't think the average person can tell. Most would probably admit to being drunk at .12-.15 but .08 is much more subtle for most.And as you have learned it is easy to get your BAC up to .08 One drink can put you there for a liitle while. And I know for a fact I am not impaired after one drink. It is too hard to know what your limit is. It is too hard to know when you are not "legally drunk". So putting the limit at .08 is unfair and puts a lot of good people in a bad situation. How do you know if its ok to drive? Its all a guessing game and you can end up on the wrong side of the law.In my not so humble opinion it should be zero tolerance. Put the limit at .01, then you know you can't have anything and the rules are clear. You can't drink and drive, PERIOD. We all say, don't drink and drive. But the reality is, we think you can because the limit is .08. That give us room to have a few right? WRONG AGAIN. If the limit was .01 there is no gray area. We all know what we can and can't do. I think that makes life simple and I believe there will be less people driving drunk since nobody will be guessing if they are ok, you will know that you are not if you have anything to drink.
Glad to hear everything is good and you are fine.(RANT ON)Personally I believe the current DUI laws are total B.S. By putting a .08 "limit" on BAC (blood alcohol) they are really telling people its ok to drink and drive. Because you can drink up to a .08 and still drive right? WRONG. They can and will arrest you if you are .04 or above. And nobody can tell when you hit the limit. It doesn't take much. And I don't think the average person can tell. Most would probably admit to being drunk at .12-.15 but .08 is much more subtle for most.And as you have learned it is easy to get your BAC up to .08 One drink can put you there for a liitle while. And I know for a fact I am not impaired after one drink. It is too hard to know what your limit is. It is too hard to know when you are not "legally drunk". So putting the limit at .08 is unfair and puts a lot of good people in a bad situation. How do you know if its ok to drive? Its all a guessing game and you can end up on the wrong side of the law.In my not so humble opinion it should be zero tolerance. Put the limit at .01, then you know you can't have anything and the rules are clear. You can't drink and drive, PERIOD. We all say, don't drink and drive. But the reality is, we think you can because the limit is .08. That give us room to have a few right? WRONG AGAIN. If the limit was .01 there is no gray area. We all know what we can and can't do. I think that makes life simple and I believe there will be less people driving drunk since nobody will be guessing if they are ok, you will know that you are not if you have anything to drink.(RANT OFF)BTW I just finished my 750ml of 9.4% Ale that I picked up at my local Trader Joe's Cheers If you haven't tried the stuff. The Trader Joe's Brand Vintage Ale rocks.
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