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To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (25170)	10/6/2000 11:20:30 AM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Very serious, we in the US drive far more than those in Europe due to lack of public transport long distances & in places even almost no taxi service. I'd bet the average cab bill in the western US is far greater than most of Europe. It costs around $115 to get from our house to the Denver airport. I had read the limit in most of europe was not the level they are imposing here, but slightly higher. yes, SI SUCKS today!

To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (25170)	10/6/2000 12:10:54 PM
From: Don Lloyd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

hb - ...in case you are, i actually think this limit makes a lot of sense in terms of making the streets safer.... The first problem is that the law is entirely unconstitutional, from the enumerated powers point of view. What is certain is that the number will continually be lowered until the false positive rate is 1% or 5% or 10% or whatever. The argument will be that no price is too high to prevent the loss of a single life, even if millions of lives are ruined by false accusations and prosecutions. Of course the whole argument is simply a feel good activity since the typical drunk driving fatality results from a drunk driver who has been previously apprehended or even convicted 5 or 10 (or pick your own number) times before. The problem is adequate punishment and prevention, not changing the particulars of a law to make it more sensitive. Regards, Don