Many people believe they will be within the current limit if they only drink one pint.
Many others think they're still in control after two or three.
Alcohol in any quantitis is an intoxicant. That means it alters your perception, reactions, and dulls your entire mental process.
I believe that 1 drink is too much, as you should always be alert and concentrating 100% when driving.
I think the legal blood alcohol limit should be reduced to zero.
I also think that anyone caught driving wth even the slightest trace of alcohol should be banned from driving for life. No Excuses.
2006-12-04 05:14:46 · 33 answers · asked by Swampy_Bogtrotter 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
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2006-12-04 05:42:53 · update #1
I think all cars should have a sensor you have to blow in to start the car.
2006-12-04 05:17:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
There is a Zero tolerance Policy to people driving over the legal limit....and the Police enforce that where they can. If someone is stopped over the legal limit, they are arrested and taken to court. That is where the problem is....the court system.
Question is....what do you do?? If there was stiffer disqualifications and fines, would that stop people? The answer is no. People who depend on driving for a living are caught day in day out drink driving.
A good idea would be random breath testing. Where the police can just stop and test for alcohol without grounds. Another would be evidential road side tests, without having to take them back to the Police station....at least 3 hours off the ground...or the ability to take them to court the following morning with the evidence there. That would soon wise up a few of them!
2006-12-04 23:29:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have lost a dear family friend to a drunk driver, and I do believe the law and punishments for DUI or DWI could be more severe. However, 1 drink doesn't qualify you for being drunk - in fact studies have shown that people who are tired are more likely to cause an accident than people who have had 1 beer after work (for example). The legal blood limit is already very strict for people who can drink 3 beers or 2 martinis and "not feel it." So yes, I disagree with you. BUT I do feel like anyone caught driving over the legal limit should have their license revoked automatically. None of this "3 strikes" business.
2006-12-04 05:25:54 · answer #3 · answered by Dubs82 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. Drink can be a killer but it depends on the driver. There are many people I know of that are still better drivers after half a bottle of Whiskey than some people are stone-cold sober.
I did a test 18months ago with 15 other people on this with the DVLA. 7 people were deemed dangerous to drive after 15units of alcohol although 4 of them were deemed dangerous sober too. 1 person was actually more fit as a driver in this condition, and the other 7 of us were negligible differences. and 15 units is 7 1/2 pints, or 375mls of Vodka.
It clearly is an issue this prove, but much less severe than the quality of drivers is. Our major problem is the driving test today is designed that you learn to pass a test, not drive and adapt to your conditions. e.g a friend of mine failed 6 weeks ago for doing 65 in the outside lane of an expressway which can be dangerous admittedly, but it was pouring with rain at the time. The rules are very different in the rain.
2006-12-05 09:07:37 · answer #4 · answered by Bealzebub 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with what you are saying but there is the whole "i have been drinking i dont want to get caught" attitude.
Where i know ifi have had a drink, not enough to be over the limit but i know i have been drinking and theni drive home i drive so perfectly that i drive too well. So zero tolerance is a bad thing, but it could also be good in a similar light that if there was zero tolerancy, people would drive perfectly after 1 drink.
However i am not a big drinker so it does not affect me overly.
its nice to wish people would be alert and concentrating 100% but even when they are sober most people cannot drive!
2006-12-04 06:26:51 · answer #5 · answered by oih o 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes the police must persue a zero tolerance policy towards drink driving and not, as they are doing now, just during the run up to Christmas and New Year.
When you've got less than a split second to slam on the brakes when a child runs out in front of you a drunk driver is not going to even try his brakes and has been proven time and time again, they nearly always hit and run.
Stop and blow should be the policy.
2006-12-04 07:00:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No, they have set the limit at which people can still function basically regularly. After one drink, you can still operate at 99% of your maximum ability. This would be the same as if you didn't get a full nights sleep the day before. You are technically not at 100%, but you are basically there. If you start saying you can't drive with any alcohol, then you would have to start telling people you can't drive while being tired, or while changing the radio station. They all technically hinder your ability, but not enough to make it illegal.
2006-12-04 05:21:01 · answer #7 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The affect of alcohol and its effects is measureable, and that is why they have set the standards at the levels they are. Impairment is not measurable in persons after just one drink. Also, other things also affect BAC, cold medicine for example. If a person were to take a cold rememdy and go to work, would they be charged with drunk driving? would they be impaired? The answers are no. And that is why a zero tolerance will never be enacted.
2006-12-04 05:26:56 · answer #8 · answered by zebj25 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a total zero on alcohol would not be realistic. this is because some foods and medicines have alcohol bases etc. but it should be lowered to below the level of a unit of alcohol to prevent drink driving. also the government can remove the vat on alcohol free drinks and encourage more pubs etc to promote these. also the brewers should work on an alcohol free drink at the pumps instead of just bottles.
2006-12-04 09:15:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, it is legal, and ok ;d by government ,
i would like to see more police services going to cleaning up the crack cocaine problem that effects more lives and business's than any drinking problem has, i don't condone drinking but it is a legal addictions with rehabs , in place alcohol is a disease not a symptom.
Raise the legal drinking age to 25 and make each licenced driver be taught a defencive driving course in the winter time, as most driver are bad drivers, get their licence once in sometimes 20 yrs of driving,ppl who were licenced in the 60's sure didn't have the amount of cars on the road as now ,, and most ppl take their driving licence in the summer when road s are warm and dry in perfect conditions then get the winter driving exp, in winter,Unbelievable, then imagine that driver taking in booze!!!
2006-12-04 05:33:11 · answer #10 · answered by grabbngears 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree with you that you shouldn't drink and drive. Disqualifying someone if they have had only one drink and are not over the limit is a bit harsh. But, I agree a zero tolerance should be adopted by the Police. The public should change their attitude towards drinking and driving and condone anyone who does drink and drive. The way it is now, people think it's acceptable to drink and drive and don't believe it affects their driving.
2006-12-04 05:21:41 · answer #11 · answered by patsy 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋