Posted on 01/15/2016 6:57:30 AM PST by Cheerio
The National Transportation Safety Board wants to decrease the legal driving limit to one drink, lowering the legal limit on blood-alcohol content to 0.05 “or even lower.â€
The agency released its “most wanted list†on Wednesday, a laundry list of policies it would like implemented nationally. The list includes recommendations to reduce the current 0.08 blood alcohol content limit and outlaw all cell phone use while driving, even hands-free technology.
“When it comes to alcohol use, we know that impairment begins before a person’s BAC reaches 0.08 percent, the current legal limit in the United States,†the agency said. “In fact, by the time it reaches that level, the risk of a fatal crash has more than doubled. That is why states should lower BAC levels to 0.05— or even lower.â€
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oh, that is gonna be easy to prove.
Eliminate the TSA as well as most of the other ABC blood-sucking agencies.
Let the states decide on most everything. Then we can decide if we want to live in them.
Yeah, one drink one dram, or one drink one gallon. Where did all of the stupid people come from?
The states will tell the Feds, you want to enforce 0.05 & no cellphone use, fine. Send in the Federal Interstate Highway Patrol to enforce it because we won’t.
Sigh ...
If only everything could be perfectly perfect, everything would be perfect.
< / gov speak>
The lefty government wants a lot of things that are completely unreasonable, irrational and impossible due to Mother Nature these days. Somebody cue up “You Don’t Always Get What You Want” please...
Well, those of us in the other 49 (56 if you're a kenyan usurper) states think a majority come from NY. ;-)
Stupid is a Democrat’s stock and trade.
Why stop at cell phones. Why not ban radios, windshield wipers controls, gear shifters, bowls of cereal, books, makeup, shaving, and anything else that distracts drivers.
Just make it zero.
Who are the "Feds"?
Maybe referring to the "Nats" (ie, the Nationals)...
I think an average driver who had 2 drinks with dinner is probably safer than most drivers. She knows she is close to the limo and will drive so as not to get stopped. Moot point for me as I don’t drink when I carry so when iknow I am going to be drinking I have a ride.
Henceforth, all pedestrians required to wear a full Burka. If it prevents one accident....
All CDL holders are currently to a .04 BAC limit (even in a personal vehicle. Ant trace of alcohol in your system (.01 -.03) will get you ticket for consuming within 4 hours of operating a commercial motor vehicle. Automatic license suspension and proof of drug / alcohol rehab successfully before reinstatement.
My feelings - if you want to drink and drive go to jail. Make the rules the same for all drivers......red
And how can "drunk driving" be addressed as a Federal issue? Aren't they supposed to focus on stuff like disputes between states, or defense of the nation? You know, this thing called "Federalism"?
Women could only have one drink before they exceeded the limit. A 100-pound woman reaches .05 BAC with just one drink, but two drinks would put any woman under 220 pounds at or above the government’s desired limit.
Looks like discrimination to me, violation of Fourteenth Amendment!
What is the government doing about weed and other drug induced causes of wrecks?
Maybe the government should just compile and release statistics to the states for their action.
And rain - don't forget about rain, snow, dark of night, bad roads, billboards, pretty girls in convertibles, hunky guys in jeeps, deer, opossums, armadillos, squirrels, other cars, big trucks, bicycles, pedestrians...
Have I missed anything? Probably...
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