[Cheerio]

TELL THE FEDS TO BUTT OUT. This is what happens when states accepted 'Revenue Sharing'.

[Gaffer]

oh, that is gonna be easy to prove.

[HomerBohn]

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.

[elcid1970]

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.

[DuncanWaring]

Sigh ...

If only everything could be perfectly perfect, everything would be perfect.

< / gov speak>

[driftdiver]

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.

[C210N]

Feds Want to...

Who are the "Feds"?

Maybe referring to the "Nats" (ie, the Nationals)...

[bravo whiskey]

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.

[SandRat]

Might not be bad, if it were stringently applied & enforced to ALL politicians, to include foreign politicians in the U S.

[rednek]

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

[DiogenesLamp]

Feds Want to Lower Legal Driving Limit to One Drink

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"?

[Lockbox]

A 0.05 BAC level would reduce the number of drinks an average-weight man of 180 pounds could have to two, according to Blood Alcohol Calculator.

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!

[olezip]

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.

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.

[Lou L]

"Did you really think we want those laws observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them to be broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against... We're after power and we mean it... There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Reardon, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with."

Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

[LoneStar42]

Agencies making law is unconstitutional. Just like SCOTUS.

[zeugma]

The nanny state and neo-prohibitionists never give up.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Looks like a Democrat “pinch bill” move to scare the bejeezus out of the liquor and hospitality industries so they open up the wallets at campaign time.

Just sayin’.

[Bratch]

If alcohol is so dangerous, it needs to be outlawed.

If you’re not willing to ban it then STHU.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Does that mean the Kennedy’s won’t be able to drive anymore?

[Polynikes]

Want to see how it works in practice. Google “Britsh Columbia Impaired driving” Toughest DUI laws in Canada.

Pretty draconian. In practice it works out with multiple check points. With 0.05 - 0.08 your car goes away, big fines, you are entered into a database, insurance rates skyrocket and if you get caught a 2nd or even a 3rd time its incarceration time.

When they first rolled out the program it was not odd to go through 2 or more checkpoints on any given evening. They have loosened up somewhat due to manpower concerns but basically if you travel to Vancouver and rent a car don't drink its not worth it.

http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/road-safety/impaired-driving.htm#overview