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Originally Posted by hulkrogan
For reference, each of those readings was after 1.5 ounces of Vodka, spaced at 15 minute intervals.
Here is a person who had 10.5 ounces of Vodka in 1.5 hours and didn't hit 0.05. And you want to protect this persons right to drive a car?
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The 10.5 ounces in 1.5 hours to hit 0.05 seems crazy. Unless there wasn't enough elapsed time for the alcohol to enter the system. You usually hear about an accident where the guy was three times the legal limit or 0.24. By my math that guy would have had to drink about 50 ounces in 1.5 hours to get that high. I have a hard time believing there are that many people out there who will drink more than a 40 in an hour and a half and then get into their car.
As for the law, by biggest complaint is that they aren't making it illegal and giving people access to the courts. Do you not think it is fair that measuring devices that could affect your life will no longer have to be calibrated? Sure they have a policy that states they need to calibrate, but what if they don't follow it. Under the old system you could ask to see the calibration reports in court. Under the new system you are punished but can't ask for proof.
I am not sure how many oilfield workers are on this site, but we use gas monitors on a lot of sites and they need to be tested daily and calibrated weekly. If you don't calibrate they can start producing some wild results. I would hope that the police detectors are better quality but they still need calibration.