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

[waxthis]

More big brother....Now one beer and its off to the pokey.

Really?

[cofi]

When Australia dropped its BAC level from .08 to .05, provinces reported a 5-18 percent drop in traffic fatalities.

so happy we are looking to AU for all of our laws

[CroiDhubh]

Some people produce close to this level on nothing more than eating rice... Rare, but happens

[MarkCO]

One beer is .2 to .3.

I have no problem at all with this. You are not responsible, go to jail. Drink 2 cases for all I care, just don't strap into a 2 ton car and go tooling about because you don't care about anything else.

Not even close to gun control or 99% of the other crap they push down our throats.

[OneGuy67]

We already have that as our limit here in Colorado.

.05-.079 BrAC - Driving While Ability Impaired (DWAI)
.08 - above BrAC - Driving Under the Influence (DUI)

For those under 21:
.02 - .049 "Baby DUI" - Class A traffic Infraction; second or subsequent violation is a Class 2 Misdemeanor

[CroiDhubh]

We already have that as our limit here in Colorado.

.05-.079 BrAC - Driving While Ability Impaired (DWAI)
.08 - above BrAC - Driving Under the Influence (DUI)

For those under 21:
.02 - .049 "Baby DUI" - Class A traffic Infraction; second or subsequent violation is a Class 2 Misdemeanor

Yep. Wrote a few people for DWAI because I could smell the odor of an unknown alcoholic beverage on their breath during a traffic stop and they failed SFST. Sometimes the initial contact wasn't even for something I would have related to having alcohol in the blood stream, just poor driving.

[mtnhack]

Yep. Wrote a few people for DWAI because I could smell the odor of an unknown alcoholic beverage on their breath during a traffic stop and they failed SFST. Sometimes the initial contact wasn't even for something I would have related to having alcohol in the blood stream, just poor driving.

These roadsides are BS and only serve to prop up the statements and reasoning of the officer. DUI reports read like the accused is falling down drunk and failing every single test, no matter their performance.

PS. this lowering of the limit from .08 to .05 will supposedly lower the DUI death toll by 500/year or 5%. Given the inflation of guesstimates, we would be lucky to successfully prove causality of even 1/2 that amount in reality. But let's ignore the heavy abusing repeat offenders and put laws on the books to catch everyone and anyone. If the DUI limit is set to .05, will the DWAI be lowered to .02 ?

[Ronin13]

These roadsides are BS and only serve to prop up the statements and reasoning of the officer. DUI reports read like the accused is falling down drunk and failing every single test, no matter their performance.

PS. this lowering of the limit from .08 to .05 will supposedly lower the DUI death toll by 500/year or 5%. Given the inflation of guesstimates, we would be lucky to successfully prove causality of even 1/2 that amount in reality. But let's ignore the heavy abusing repeat offenders and put laws on the books to catch everyone and anyone. If the DUI limit is set to .05, will the DWAI be lowered to .02 ?

Hence why I refuse to do a roadside (I can't do that shit sober, so no need to dig my own grave and put on my best Sunday suit), and I opt for a blood test rather than breathalyzer- exercising my rights, and I want plenty to go to court with in my corner- But then again, I don't drive drunk.

[Bailey Guns]

These roadsides are BS and only serve to prop up the statements and reasoning of the officer. DUI reports read like the accused is falling down drunk and failing every single test, no matter their performance.

What training do you have in DUI enforcement? How many DUI arrests have you made?

[OneGuy67]

What training do you have in DUI enforcement? How many DUI arrests have you made?

I stopped keeping track after 500 DUI arrests. I averaged 60-80 a year.