Should the legal limit be higher???

[Sucky]

Personally I think it should be, I drove home last night and blew a .10 and was perfectly fine driving ( my buddy owns a breathilizer)

Just wondering what you folks think

[Donger]

Originally Posted by KCrockaholic

Just curious...How many beers it would take to get someone to hit .08. I had 2 beers once and blew a .01.

It's been a while since I've looked, but IIRC, it's the equivalent of an average man drinking four beers in one hour on an empty stomach.

[tk13]

Luckily for us, I have obtained this videotape of Nucky leaving the parking lot to drive home last night.

[Setsuna]

Originally Posted by Nightfyre

I think I have made my answer to his question quite clear.

Indeed.

Originally Posted by jspchief

I bet no one on this forum has ever drove home from the stadium after drinking.

You're off topic!

[GloryDayz]

Well, if you blew a .10, you WERE affected, and you friends breathalyzer wasn't working correctly. Next time use a cops, they're more accurate!

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Whooooo! It's been like two months since we had a good old fashioned pot thread.
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LOL!

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by chiefsfootballfan

I'm okay with this, but the legal status of drugs doesn't actually have much impact on drug use. Total drug usage including alcohol & pharms is at an all time high and the black market has never been wealthier.

That's probably partially true, but the black market for marijuana has certainly declined after the dispensary scene took off in Colorado.
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[King_Chief_Fan]

Originally Posted by Nucky

Personally I think it should be, I drove home last night and blew a .10 and was perfectly fine driving ( my buddy owns a breathilizer)

Just wondering what you folks think

is nucky short for knuckle head?.......stupidest post I have seen in a long time

[Rain Man]

I know how this ends. Nucky goes out to his car tonight and finds a senior citizen and walker imbedded in his grille.

[kysirsoze]

I wish I had a quality, well calibrated breathalyzer for my own use. I almost never drive after even one drink, let alone enough to approach the limit. Still, when I was younger I drove a couple times I probably shouldn't have. Even still, I think I was more paranoid about being pulled over than buzzed. I'd be surprised if I was 0.1.

I've seen little cheap ones for sale, but I'm pretty sure they're worthless.

[johnny961]

Originally Posted by KCrockaholic

Just curious...How many beers it would take to get someone to hit .08. I had 2 beers once and blew a .01.

Too many factors involved to be really accurate. No one number will be the same for everybody. Weight, metabolism, length of time between drinks, alcohol content of drink, et all play a factor. Several years back me and a bunch of guys stopped at the local watering hole after work. I stayed for about two and a half hours. Drank probably a 6 pack of light beer (around 4.5 % alc) in a couple hours. Stopped drinking around a half hour before I left because I figured I had enough. Sure enough got pulled over by the cities finest on the way home. Blew a .06 which was under. But thats a fairly sizable guy with about 3 hours from the time I started drinking until the time I actually blew. And no the limit should not be raised. At .06 I was nowhere near plastered but could tell I had been drinking. At .08 I would have definately been impaired. .10 is just too high for the average person to be driving. Knowing what I know now I try to limit myself to around 3 to 4 drinks if I have to drive just to be safe.

[johnny961]

Originally Posted by kysirsoze

I wish I had a quality, well calibrated breathalyzer for my own use. I almost never drive after even one drink, let alone enough to approach the limit. Still, when I was younger I drove a couple times I probably shouldn't have. Even still, I think I was more paranoid about being pulled over than buzzed. I'd be surprised if I was 0.1.

I've seen little cheap ones for sale, but I'm pretty sure they're worthless.

From what I have heard get one in the $50 to $100 range that is DOT approved. These are not as accurate as the full size units but are supposedly accurate to within .01 percent.

[johnny961]

And btw even if you are under the legal limit for dwi but the officer feels that you are impaired they can still cart your ass to jail and either make you get a ride home or spend some quality time in detox. Don't ask how I know.

[Setsuna]

Originally Posted by jspchief

I bet no one on this forum has ever drove home from the stadium after drinking.

Originally Posted by johnny961

And btw even if you are under the legal limit for dwi but the officer feels that you are impaired they can still cart your ass to jail and either make you get a ride home or spend some quality time in detox. Don't ask how I know.

He speaks truth. The .08 limit essentially means the law has automatic proof you should have been arrested and convicted. But if you are under, the burden is on them to provide evidence, usually testimony from the officer, that you were impaired. Either way you will be paying some money.

[Sucky]

I do appreciate all the feedback. Yeah I figured I'd get a beatdown for my post but I was just curious as to what others thought about the issue on here.

From now on, I am NOT drinking & driving

[Ace Gunner]

Originally Posted by DaFace

That's probably partially true, but the black market for marijuana has certainly declined after the dispensary scene took off in Colorado.
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Ya, we would expect this. But, the overall rate of usage has not changed but a fraction, hence another example legality has lil to no effect on usage.