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Strategies & Market Trends : The Residential Real Estate Crash Index

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To: GraceZ who wrote (17497)2/19/2004 6:39:09 AM
From: Elroy JetsonRead Replies (2) of 306849
 
I mentioned that penalties for drink driving in Australia are draconian in comparison with America. Here is a comparison between California and New South Wales.
Other Australian states are more restrictive.

Blood Alcohol .05

First Offense
California: Legal
Australia : First Offense: $1,100 fine & 6 month driving suspension

Second Offense
California: Legal
Australia : Second Offense: $2,200 fine & 12 month driving suspension

Blood Alcohol .08

First Offense
California: $1,000 fine & limited driving for 3 months
Australia : $2,200 fine & 9 months imprisonment & 12 month driving suspension

Second Offense
California: $1,000 fine & 1.5 year driving suspension
Australia : $3,300 fine & 12 months imprisonment & 3 year driving suspension

Blood Alcohol .15

First Offense
California: $1,000 fine plus limited driving for 3 months
Australia : First Offense $3,300 fine & 1.5 years imprisonment & 3 year driving suspension

Second Offense
California: $1,000 fine & 18 month driving suspension
Australia : Second Offense $5,500 fine & 2 years imprisonment & 5 year driving suspension
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