Feds Want To Lower Legal Blood Alcohol Limit for Drivers

[madengr]

I wouldn't care about the 0.05% so much if they did away with open container laws. If I'm not drunk, I should be able to drive sipping a cold beer.

 

[satchelmcqueen]

see if they really wanted to do everything possible to save lives on the roads, then the counties would pass a no drinking policy at restaurants for starters. go right to one of the main sources right? but wait!!! thats lost tax revenue....so lets just lower the limit to make everyone drunk at .05 and get MORE money from them!!!

 

[Michigan11]

Off topic maybe not yet unsure

 

[phill4paul]

see if they really wanted to do everything possible to save lives on the roads, then the counties would pass a no drinking policy at restaurants for starters. go right to one of the main sources right? but wait!!! thats lost tax revenue....so lets just lower the limit to make everyone drunk at .05 and get MORE money from them!!!

Now we are talking! Let's get right to the source. With the war on drugs not even needing an Amendment I'm sure we could ram this on through these days.

 

[Weston White]

Well this argument only gets weaker, such a change would not even serve to make a dent in preventing future death:

“Lowering the rate to 0.05 would save about 500 to 800 lives annually, the safety board said.”
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/14/us/ntsb-blood-alcohol/index.html

 

[DamianTV]

Well this argument only gets weaker, such a change would not even serve to make a dent in preventing future death:

“Lowering the rate to 0.05 would save about 500 to 800 lives annually, the safety board said.”
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/14/us/ntsb-blood-alcohol/index.html

Average number of people that die every single day on the planet as a whole: 77,000.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

my parents grew up in the age of 18+ alcohol and also you could drink and drive - ohh how far we've come.... how did they even make it?!

They were crazy back then! You probably rode skateboards and bicycles without a helmet too.

Children should wear helmets 24x7. With full face guards. And knee and elbow pads. CPS will need a bigger budget. And SWAT teams. And APCs. And drones to ensure compliance.

 

[Weston White]

see if they really wanted to do everything possible to save lives on the roads, then the counties would pass a no drinking policy at restaurants for starters. go right to one of the main sources right? but wait!!! thats lost tax revenue....so lets just lower the limit to make everyone drunk at .05 and get MORE money from them!!!

...Or perhaps even begin a bit of inner-reflection to determine why it is that our society has become so miserably drug, alcohol, and medication dependent to begin with. Could it be that people lack individual meaning and purpose, due to every level of government intervening and subjugating the average individual to the point of their own determent? Affecting, virtual impotence and degradation, that no matter how hard they work they only fall further behind?

 

[DamianTV]

They were crazy back then! You probably rode skateboards and bicycles without a helmet too.

Children should wear helmets 24x7. With full face guards. And knee and elbow pads. CPS will need a bigger budget. And SWAT teams. And APCs. And drones to ensure compliance.

... and all paid for by Taxes and Citations for Non Crimes.

hint: No Victim means No Crime

 

[heavenlyboy34]

They were crazy back then! You probably rode skateboards and bicycles without a helmet too.

Children should wear helmets 24x7. With full face guards. And knee and elbow pads. CPS will need a bigger budget. And SWAT teams. And APCs. And drones to ensure compliance.

Don't forget that sidewalks must be covered with weather proof tatami mats.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Why take half measures? Zero tolerance. One beer might lead to another you know? One beer might free up some inhibitions... best to just ban alcohol altogether. If you are only having a glass or two then it's best for all of society if we ban it. After all your only giving up a glass or two or three or four....... BY ALL MEANS drink as much as you want. Just don't get behind the wheel of a car. With even one! Mandatory ignition switches all around.

Goddam Right!!!

Huzzah!!!

Zero Tolerance!!!

How anybody can be in favor of drunk driving and all the carnage it causes is beyond me. Some of these people are sociopaths or something.

I say police should have the right to summarily execute you on the side of the road for DUI.

 

[Anti Federalist]

...Or perhaps even begin a bit of inner-reflection to determine why it is that our society has become so miserably drug, alcohol, and medication dependent to begin with. Could it be that people lack individual meaning and purpose, due to every level of government intervening and subjugating the average individual to the point of their own determent? Affecting, virtual impotence and degradation, that no matter how hard they work they only fall further behind?

Because we are surrounded by the stench and rot of a dying society.

And the stink of a mountain of bullshit piling up so fast you need wings to stay above it.

Sane people have only two choices:

1 - Rant and bitch and complain and sometimes snap at the insanity around them, burning themselves to a worn out and broken frazzle in the process.

2 - Go get drugged up.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Because one extreme or the other isn't good. A .08 limit is reasonable. If you plan on going to a party and getting drunk or going to a bar and getting drunk, get a designated driver.

Why are you in favor of kittens and children being murdered by drunk drivers?

 

[Christian Liberty]

Why are you in favor of kittens and children being murdered by drunk drivers?

What's sad is that when TradCon opposes this new Federal mandate, this is what people will tell him. Except they'll be serious.

Critical thought is pretty much dead in this country. The thing is, and its tricky because you guys are way smarter than the rest of the world, but I still want to think for myself rather than automatically accepting what I'm told here either. Maybe I'll end up coming to the same conclsions anyway... I often do, but I don't just automatically accept it because its posted here.

 

[Anti Federalist]

They were crazy back then! You probably rode skateboards and bicycles without a helmet too.

Children should wear helmets 24x7. With full face guards. And knee and elbow pads. CPS will need a bigger budget. And SWAT teams. And APCs. And drones to ensure compliance.

More people die in slips, trips and falls around the home, than do from drunk drivers, every year.

I demand immediate action and a Zero Tolerance policy be put in place.

Any home that is financed through any federal loan program or guarantee of "private" loan, must comply with the following, no later than 1 Jan 1015.

All persons in the home will wear an approved DOT helmet and face-shield during all waking hours.

All children under 18 will wear an approved DOT helmet, face-shield and body padding during all waking hours.

All people over 65 will wear all of the above, and in addition, will not climb any stair or enter any tub or shower enclosure without wearing an approved and properly secured fall restraint harness.

All homes subject to the above, will have no less than 5 (five) day/night capable video monitors mounted in strategic locations around the home to ensure compliance with this regulation.

 

[phill4paul]

More people die in slips, trips and falls around the home, than do from drunk drivers, every year.

I demand immediate action and a Zero Tolerance policy be put in place.

Any home that is financed through any federal loan program or guarantee of "private" loan, must comply with the following, no later than 1 Jan 1015.

All persons in the home will wear an approved DOT helmet and face-shield during all waking hours.

All children under 18 will wear an approved DOT helmet, face-shield and body padding during all waking hours.

All people over 65 will wear all of the above, and in addition, will not climb any stair or enter any tub or shower enclosure without wearing an approved and properly secured fall restraint harness.

All homes subject to the above, will have no less than 5 (five) day/night capable video monitors mounted in strategic locations around the home to ensure compliance with this regulation.

Behind this measure 100%. Let's just do this already.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Behind this measure 100%. Let's just do this already.

Honestly, FFS, this Chinese water torture is, well, torture.

For crying out loud, just drop the fucking hammer and let's stop the fucking charade.

It's more insulting and degrading than the tyranny itself.

 

[ninepointfive]

More people die in slips, trips and falls around the home, than do from drunk drivers, every year.

I demand immediate action and a Zero Tolerance policy be put in place.

Any home that is financed through any federal loan program or guarantee of "private" loan, must comply with the following, no later than 1 Jan 1015.

All persons in the home will wear an approved DOT helmet and face-shield during all waking hours.

All children under 18 will wear an approved DOT helmet, face-shield and body padding during all waking hours.

All people over 65 will wear all of the above, and in addition, will not climb any stair or enter any tub or shower enclosure without wearing an approved and properly secured fall restraint harness.

All homes subject to the above, will have no less than 5 (five) day/night capable video monitors mounted in strategic locations around the home to ensure compliance with this regulation.

sounds like a campaign platform. when is your election?

 

[Anti Federalist]

sounds like a campaign platform. when is your election?

Whenever I feel like it I suppose.

I'd win in just about any district in the country anymore, I'll bet, with that platform.

 

[ninepointfive]

Whenever I feel like it I suppose.

I'd win in just about any district in the country anymore, I'll bet, with that platform.

do it, and then betray them. for liberty!