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DUI PSA

The GAO put out a fascinating report on drunk driving, which contained this interesting statement: "Overall, the evidence does not conclusively establish that .08 BAC laws, by themselves, result in reductions in the number and severity of alcohol-related crashes." That's a long-winded way of saying that the .08 that'll get you a DUI isn't even unusually dangerous. For decades, the DUI limit for was .10. The BAC limit was lowered to .08 in the 80's and 90's. Thus, there should have been a decline in drinking-related deaths. Yet there wasn't. Thus, the .08 BAC is an arbitrary scam number designed to increase the number of tickets issued - and thus revenue collected. It's also very easy to blow a .08: On average, according to NHTSA, a 170-pound man reaches ...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on March 22, 2011 (boomark / email).