The NTSB recommends dropping that to a BAC level of .05.

[ben4372]

Eh.. googled it and came up with that.. You can def see situations where one or two drinks would put people over. have a drink and leave in 30 minutes? yeah maybe..

um,, basically we have to draw a line somewhere. remember our rights should extend up until they infringe some one elses. now in extremes like hard drugs, we have to make judgement calls. is that the same as dropping the BAC requirement for harsh penalties down to the point where if you sniff alcohol you go to jail??? I dont believe so.. (and yes, you are sensing some exaggerations there). Everybody has past experiences on these subjects, and it's perfectly fine to weight your opinions with those.

Say you have 2 beers, and get stopped at a check point... lose your liscense for a year.. a year... insurance rates sky rocket (if it's even possible to get insured anymore), your job is at risk if not gone already, you pay thousands of dollars etc.

Say that happens again 3 years later,, automatic jail time.... (somebody correct me if need be)

a total of 4 beers could do this to you... I know how that sounds.. but it's correct

I'm with you lots more punishment not fitting the crime all over. Speeding tickets fit this too. Go twenty over in a ultra modern, high speed car with all the active safety stuff and it cost you a couple days pay. For going fast? potential for harming others maybe. In civil law you can't sue for possible damages, so why apply it to drinking and speeding?