In D.C.: One drink>Drive>Jail

[Arlette]

So even though the legal BAC limit is .05, in D.C. you can go to jail if you've had only one drink and test at lower than .05.  Did you guys know this?  An officer gets to use his/her discretion?  Scary.  
 
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/11/AR2005101101968_pf.html

[Candy Flesh]

metro metro cab cab it

[Frank Gallagher]

Guns are also illegal in the district....they're really tough on that one too.

[duderino]

it must be nice to be able to spend $2000 to get out of paying $400 plus counseling.

[Venerable Bede]

again, stupid d.c. over-regulating itself.  having a set limit is fine, but to have a double-secret limit under that limit is shady.

[Guiny]

Sounds like a fair law to me, just think, it might actually save a life. Go figure.

[duderino]

not letting anybody drive at all would save lives too, as would making alcohol illegal again.

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
  Sounds like a fair law to me, just think, it might actually save a life. Go figure.

without having a drink, you or i most likely would have a .01 blood alcohol limit - enough to qualify as "drunk" under that law.  
 
 the point is- if that's where the actual demarcation is, then make that the official stance, not, well, our official stance is .03 (or whatever), but if we pull you over, and decide that you are acting funny (for whatever reason), we can determine that you are drunk.

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
  Sounds like a fair law to me, just think, it might actually save a life. Go figure.

oh, all of a sudden we are concerned with saving lives?
 
   i have an idea that will save some lives...

[Sage 703]

Originally posted by Arlette:
  So even though the legal BAC limit is .05, in D.C. you can go to jail if you've had only one drink and test at lower than .05.  Did you guys know this?  An officer gets to use his/her discretion?  Scary.  
 
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/11/AR2005101101968_pf.html

Am I missing something?  I thought legal BAC was .08, not .05

[Arlette]

Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
  Sounds like a fair law to me, just think, it might actually save a life. Go figure.

I think talking on a cell phone while driving is more dangerous than one drink.

[Guiny]

Originally posted by sonickteam, forum nice guy:
 oh, all of a sudden we are concerned with saving lives?
 
   i have an idea that will save some lives... [/QB]

Find a cure for cancer or AIDS? Stop smoking and doing drugs? Great idea  

[Arlette]

Originally posted by callat703:
   

Originally posted by Arlette:
  So even though the legal BAC limit is .05, in D.C. you can go to jail if you've had only one drink and test at lower than .05.  Did you guys know this?  An officer gets to use his/her discretion?  Scary.  
 
   http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/11/AR2005101101968_pf.html  

Am I missing something?  I thought legal BAC was .08, not .05 [/b]

Read the article.  .08 is national, .05 is the D.C. law, with this arbitray caveat that even .01 can be illegal under an officer's judgement.

[TomJaworski]

I think talking on a cell phone while driving is more dangerous than one drink.

so true...this one drink thing is fuckin' ridiculous...and metro sucks on a weekday...and at night...just not a reliable mode of transport, period.

[Guiny]

Originally posted by Arlette:
 

I think talking on a cell phone while driving is more dangerous than one drink. [/b]

I think steering with your legs is more dangerous than talking on a cell phone.