The law that holds you liable for your BAC after you stop driving makes sense if it was combined with fleeing the scene of an accident or refusing to stop for a police car. There have been defenses where people drink after an accident so that it is impossible to prove they were drunk.
It definitely is open to abuse without strict limitations.
The drunk the next day think though is very possible. If you were getting black out drunk and have a BAC or .24 or so with your last drink in your blood stream at 4am you don’t get to driving shape (assuming .015 per hour) for 12 hrs. Waking up drunk is wired becuase your body thinks your sober but you aren’t good at doing things. So you get up at noon to go for brunch and you feel awesome becuase the hangover hasn’t hit you yet.
Last edited by GGG; 12-28-2018 at 12:32 PM.
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