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To: Oak Tree who wrote (78052)11/7/2000 9:37:16 AM
From: diana g  Read Replies (4) of 95453
 
<<Off Topic>>> DUI/DWI

Imho there is a failure to properly relate the concepts 'blood alcohol content' and 'degree of impairment'

I'm as strongly against drunken driving as anyone, but I believe that people's ability to function at .1% or .08% varies widely. Individuals inherently have different tolerances to alcohol. And it seems obvious to me that many people who are regular drinkers are quite competent drivers after a few drinks, whereas others who don't drink regularly (like me) are likely to be impaired at much lower alcohol levels.

Also, other factors such as fatigue, prescribed medications, etc, can also have a great effect on a person's ability to drive safely.

Focusing on blood alcohol level and assuming this to be an accurate indicator of impairment, while ignoring other factors which impair driving ability, does not seem to me to be the most reasonable way to minimize collisions.

Wouldn't it make sense to develop an on-the-spot test for competence to drive that Directly tested competence to drive? A test that made no assumptions about what blood alcohol level constituted impairment? A test that was blind to the cause of impairment?
---I personally don't care what the cause of impairment is of the impaired driver who puts me at risk, and I don't believe that Draconian punishments for lower + lower blood alcohol levels will make the roads safer.

On a lighter note,
I like this <G> -----

"I hope to die peacefully in my sleep like grandfather did;
Not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car."

regards,
Libertarian diana g
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