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<blockquote data-quote="farmerbyron" data-source="post: 2663261" data-attributes="member: 4953">I agree to that but are you fcked up at .09?&nbsp;&nbsp; According to the law you are but in reality there is no difference between a legal .08 and a .09-.12 as far as likelihood of impairment.&nbsp; It&#039;s crap that if you get a couple drinks with dinner that you should have to worry about a 10k plus event in fines and criminal record.&nbsp; The states have a cash cow by having a legal limit but making it so far below the actual threshold for impairment that thousands of not drunk drivers are being prosecuted.&nbsp; If it really were in the name of safety then they would bar any alcohol at all and be done with it.&nbsp; It&#039;s very telling how govts approach this issue.&nbsp; I&#039;m with CHenry on the texting while driving being ignored until they can find a way to make money on it.&nbsp; Haven&#039;t looked up the data but I would bet that texting may have already surpassed DUI for collisions. Don&#039;t get me wrong here.&nbsp; I&#039;m not condoning getting hammered and driving.&nbsp; If someone gets caught $hitfaced behind the wheel then throw the book at them but it would be nice if the law mirrored actual data of impairment with graduated scales of punishment.Here is a graph from govt compiled data.&nbsp; I can&#039;t believe I did not save the actual source link but anyways.<img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1180.photobucket.com_albums_x410_farmerbyron_Political_20Stuff_1e5518960ac0e00f01672bf28fbec06f.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="farmerbyron, post: 2663261, member: 4953"] I agree to that but are you fcked up at .09? According to the law you are but in reality there is no difference between a legal .08 and a .09-.12 as far as likelihood of impairment. It's crap that if you get a couple drinks with dinner that you should have to worry about a 10k plus event in fines and criminal record. The states have a cash cow by having a legal limit but making it so far below the actual threshold for impairment that thousands of not drunk drivers are being prosecuted. If it really were in the name of safety then they would bar any alcohol at all and be done with it. It's very telling how govts approach this issue. I'm with CHenry on the texting while driving being ignored until they can find a way to make money on it. Haven't looked up the data but I would bet that texting may have already surpassed DUI for collisions. Don't get me wrong here. I'm not condoning getting hammered and driving. If someone gets caught $hitfaced behind the wheel then throw the book at them but it would be nice if the law mirrored actual data of impairment with graduated scales of punishment. Here is a graph from govt compiled data. I can't believe I did not save the actual source link but anyways. [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1180.photobucket.com_albums_x410_farmerbyron_Political_20Stuff_1e5518960ac0e00f01672bf28fbec06f.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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