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Originally Posted by freedogger
At 0.8, I think a lot of people would still be reasonably fine behind the wheel. There are probably some percentage that would not be. Raising the number to 1.0 would surely increase the percentage that would be dangerous behind the wheel. Sure it is subjective but it's the most objective measure society has come up with. Do you want people arguing in front of a judge "your honor, I know I blew 0.93, but with the studded snow tires on my car and the tolerance to alcohol I have built up with decades of practice, my real life blood alcohol limit should be adjusted to 0.68"
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how does anyone know the difference between 0.8 and 1.0 though? i think most people have 3 or so obvious levels they can measure; sober, tipsy, slurring. I think there are tons of people who drive despite being in the tipsy range, as there's no way to know what the blood level they're sitting at is.
i'm curious, of most brutal drunk driving accidents/fatalities/tickets/charges, what percentage fall under people being hammered vs. people in and around the realm of the legal limit?