[porkchops 4 mahound]

I notice nobody ever talks about why blood alcohol levels have been used to charge "drunk" drivers.

BAC was put in place because a large portion of the folks stopped for DWIs passed all of the field agility and other tests, and had to be released, even though the officers could smell/tell the subject had been drinking.

Now if we are interested in "safe" driving why would you arrest someone who was driving OK?

Oh yeah, they "might" get in an accident. So in the interest of public safety we must make it easy for the officers in the field to arrest those drivers suspected of DWI.

I'm not really against using BAC as a standard, but, it is a legitimate question, by reasonable people, to ask just exactly what is "drunk"?

This is the one situation I agree with arresting folks if there is any doubt, because this, (DWI), is a matter of life and death.

[elkfersupper]

This is the one situation I agree with arresting folks if there is any doubt, because this, (DWI), is a matter of life and death.

Driving, flying, boating, skating, skiing, swimming, bathing, etc., etc. is (are) also a matter of life and death.

[saminfl]

I'm not really against using BAC as a standard, but, it is a legitimate question, by reasonable people, to ask just exactly what is "drunk"?

Wow!! I wish I could have stated it that way. I'll bet pretty soon the illegal BAC will be .05.

[supercat]

BAC was put in place because a large portion of the folks stopped for DWIs passed all of the field agility and other tests, and had to be released, even though the officers could smell/tell the subject had been drinking.

I would have thought it was put in to dispell complaints (possibly valid) of officers arresting people for DWB. On the other hand, the 0.08 nonsense is just plain wrong and should be abolished.