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Yukishiro1  Posts: 3,243
Registered: 2002-9-20 23:52:57
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This isn't about BAC-level per se. More about what sort of symptoms you think people need to have to be too drunk to drive safely.
Is a buzz enough? Or do you think it's fine to drive if you're buzzed, just not if you're falling-on-your-ass drunk?
Where should the line be drawn in terms of how much impairment is ok?
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Sin_of_Onin Posts: 1,307
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The thing about drinking and driving is that it is a scaling risk factor. You can be totally hammered and get home safe but just buzzed and get in an accident because of that buzz.
IF you are willing to take the risk and drive then getting in trouble is just part of that risk.
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Ptilk Title: Creepy old pirate
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When you are too drunk to avoid hitting stuff, you are too drunk to drive.
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Koneg  Title: Evil Genius
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If you do stop to consider whether you're too drunk to drive, then you're too drunk to drive.
If you don't stop to consider whether you're too drunk to drive, then you're too drunk to drive.
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Most people are dangerous when they're completely sober, I consider having had any alcohol having had too much alcohol to drive.
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ZigmundZag Title: Grammar Nazi
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Registered: 2002-3-25 23:03:00
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Sin_of_Onin posted:
The thing about drinking and driving is that it is a scaling risk factor. You can be totally hammered and get home safe but just buzzed and get in an accident because of that buzz.
IF you are willing to take the risk and drive then getting in trouble is just part of that risk.
Or you could be mildly buzzed and get into an accident that was not entirely your fault, but when the breathalyzer comes you're screwed anyhow. Not really worth any risk in my opinion. But I've had DWIs before because of youthful stupidity and don't want to get into that again (fortunately I was in the military overseas and didn't have to pay thousands of dollars in fines like most people do).
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I think everyone handles their alcohol differently. There's no universal symptom (other than, you know crashing your car), but there should be a quantifiable standard so we can uphold the law fairly.
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Sin_of_Onin Posts: 1,307
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ZigmundZag posted:
Sin_of_Onin posted:
The thing about drinking and driving is that it is a scaling risk factor. You can be totally hammered and get home safe but just buzzed and get in an accident because of that buzz.
IF you are willing to take the risk and drive then getting in trouble is just part of that risk.
Or you could be mildly buzzed and get into an accident that was not entirely your fault, but when the breathalyzer comes you're screwed anyhow. Not really worth any risk in my opinion. But I've had DWIs before because of youthful stupidity and don't want to get into that again (fortunately I was in the military overseas and didn't have to pay thousands of dollars in fines like most people do).
That is just part of the risk IMO. It is a choice to get behind the wheel and if you are even a little drunk there can be serious consequences that far exceed fines or losing a liscense.
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Yukishiro1 Posts: 3,243
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As long as you don't have breathalyzers installed on every car there's no way for the average person to know what their BAC is until they actually get pulled over, though. So I'm not sure how much good a quantifiable number really does.
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Yukishiro1 Posts: 3,243
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Sin_of_Onin posted:
That is the risk you take IMO.
That's all well and good but doesn't really get to the question. I mean, you can say someone drunk off their ass is just taking a risk too, but we don't let them take the risk as long as they pay for the damage they cause. Primarily because there are other parties involved.
I guess to be more clear the question is where the limit should be set. Do you think a slight buzz should be enough to make driving criminal or only pretty serious impairment?
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