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As with laws against cell phone use and texting, I argue, can't you just bust someone for "reckless driving"? -- nm

Posted by Mop (221 lbs) (aka rburriel) Oct 7 '10, 11:07

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when I was on a jury we had the option to find guilty simply based on behaving drunk (which we did). -- nm - Max Oct 7, 11:10
Harder to enforce. "How was he driving recklessly?" "He had a BAC below the legal limit" -- nm - Roger More Oct 7, 11:09 1
- one would imagine there would need to be cause to have pulled him over in the first place, independent of the police knowing his BAC... -- nm - znufrii Oct 7, 11:12
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- I don't think the alcohol level is relevant. It's his actions. If he weaves, etc., then he's busted. If not, then no. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Oct 7, 11:11 3
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    - he'd need to have cause to test for it, though. -- nm - znufrii Oct 7, 11:15
    - And I think the proposed law - like laws about cell phone use and texting - are garbage. It's the person's driving behavior which should be judged. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Oct 7, 11:13
- ... it varies by person, but it's possible that the driver at .05 hasn't reached full saturation yet. There could yet be stuff in the tank. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 7, 11:09 1
  - I'm semi-astonished that the BAC limit is 0.08. In Australia, which is a pretty hard-drinking country, only the Northern Territory (the hardest - Roger More Oct 7, 11:11

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