Focus on impairment = using a subjective standard not an objective one.
It’s been the goal all along and not just in Utah. BAC levels were untethered from medical science long ago...the rest is merely state greed and control freakery.
Anyone who believes DUI as currently constituted is about safety is a fool. Anyone who repeats it is a liar.
One of my children is a prosecutor with the district attorney's office. He started out doing DUI. He said that DUI roadblocks are the most inefficient use of LEO and that the primary purpose is to raise revenue through state and federal grants. He said that the typical roadblock requires 15 to 20 police officers over four to eight hours that might result in five arrests -- usually someone who went out to dinner, admitted to having two glasses of wine, and blew a .06 even though they show no visible signs of impairment. According to my son, the more effective approach is for those 15 to 20 LEO to patrol the roads looking for signs of impairment like repeatedly crossing the center line, driving to fast (or slow), or forgetting to turn on the headlights.
“Focus on impairment = using a subjective standard not an objective one.
It’s been the goal all along and not just in Utah. BAC levels were untethered from medical science long ago...the rest is merely state greed and control freakery.
Anyone who believes DUI as currently constituted is about safety is a fool. Anyone who repeats it is a liar.”
All states have the “impaired” catch all now. That’s because you can be using other substances as well as alcohol. An officer can always judge that you are too impaired to drive.
Even “too tired” can be a reason.
The only objective field tests that they have are for alcohol. Pretty much every other type of impairment determination is a judgement call in the field.