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My interpratation of a drunk is ,by law, someone that has .08 or above BAC.

Again you claim that having a few beers is illegal and you miss it entirely. It isn't the drinking that is illegal. It is the driving. Do you see how you jump from the driving being illegal and attempt to make it the drinking illegal? That is just a false line, sir.

The FACT is SIR that the nanny state has been enacting ever more draconian laws, thereby making a common occurence (having a few beers) effectively illegal

You seem to have your 'facts" a bit out of wack!.The laws are not about drinking SIR, they are about driving. Stop the spin please.

You are completely wrong that I miss your point. I agree that all impairment should be treated the same. Impairment should mean punishment for driving while you are impaired. Wether that means cell phones age or drinking. It is you that missed my point.

My point is that you are off base to argue that drinking and driving should be allowed because old folks are allowed or cell phones are allowed. You claim that nothing is done about one so nothing should be done about the other. That is about as backwards as it gets. Surely it is not a position that will ever lead to any progress on any fronts. think about that a bit he?

The point is that 0.08 is not "impairment" for most people. People who are truly a danger have much higher BACs.

Check the newspapers some day. People who have crashes and cause deaths, including their own are not at 0.08.

The last time I checked, people were allowed to drink and drive. YES, Allowed! The sticking point is at what amount are you a danger to yourself and others? I have a different opinion of what that point is than you do. But your contention is that we should enact a police state type of monitoring (let's not kid ourselves - that's what it would take to stop all drunk driving) is as laughable as it is unworkable.

I think you are drawing the false line with your assumption that the legally-dictated .08 BAC or even .15 automatically equates to a dangerous level of impairment for everyone. Some sort of driving skill field test would be a more effective and fair measure of driving impairment for drinkers, bluehairs, idiots, etc.