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Old 05-22-2008, 10:15 AM   #21
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction View Post
Before the piling on gets too harsh, I would point out that the legal limit for driving, and the impairment limit for most adult males are not the same thing. It's completely possible to be just over the limit and feel less impairment than you would if you were just tired from getting off work. The legal limit is based on the precautionary principle because many people cannot tell when they impaired.

There's no excuse for it, but being blowing over does not always mean "drunk".
Whenever we have things in society that are egalitarian but at the same time potentially dangerous the rules tend to be of a Lowest-Common demominator variety. IE look at our speeding threads. However that being said it's a dangerous mindset for people to just assume that they fall far above what is considered 'Lowest Common Denominator."
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