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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
As a few others have pointed out in this thread, I don't understand why they don't just make the limit lower (0.05) instead of all this "grey area" bs. Leave the discretion out, and nab anyone over the new limit. Then there's no argument about it being unconstitutional.
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Perhaps they are going for an argument that 0.08 is the legal limit, however, at 0.05 - 0.08, combined with other factors, they are letting you off with only a 24 hour suspension and warning. It would scare the bejeezus out of someone who gets caught, enough to hopefully have them rethink 2 beer + shooter chaser during his meal.
Otherwise, putting the legal limit at 0.05, now you get the criminal record, loss of driving privileges, fines, lawyers fees, loss of insurance, and so on.
Whether this is truly effective remains to be seen.
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