[JeffAtlanta]

He’s also totally wrong. In many states you can be convicted of drunk driving if you are in the car and have the keys. They car doesn’t have to be turned on and it doesn’t have to be in motion.

Great point - here in GA, if a person decides that they've had to much to drink and decide to sleep it off in their car then they are guilty of drunk driving. As long as the keys to the car are assessable to the driver then that is a DUI.

This is a terrible law as it encourages those that have drank too much to try to drive home anyway.

[trisham]

Great point - here in GA, if a person decides that they've had to much to drink and decide to sleep it off in their car then they are guilty of drunk driving. As long as the keys to the car are assessable to the driver then that is a DUI. This is a terrible law as it encourages those that have drank too much to try to drive home anyway.

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You're absolutely right. It's a classic example of government interference that produces an effect opposite that which was intended.

[Gabz]

In many states you can be convicted of drunk driving if you are in the car and have the keys. They car doesn’t have to be turned on and it doesn’t have to be in motion.

Exactly.

As long as the keys to the car are assessable to the driver then that is a DUI.

In Delaware even if the keys are under the seat or in the trunk it is considered accessible. Best bet is to toss them out the window.