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From: jrl@harpo.UUCP (J. Liano)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: DWI crackdowns, BAC, testing
Message-ID: <2743@harpo.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Jul-85 15:01:28 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 29 15:01:28 1985
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     I'm all for removing the drunk driver from the road. However there
must be a way to know when your are over the legal limit, and should not
drive. In my case I can have a beer and look and feel wasted, however I
don't know if I would fail the blow test, since there is no way to tell
what is in your blood, unless you are pulled over and tested. I would rather
know before I decide to drive if I am safe from a DWI arrest. What is needed
is for all states that have DWI harassment policies to also require that any
bar in the state make avaiable to its patrons the use of a breath-a-lizer
device of the same type and calibration that the police use. The bar owners
should be required to have the machine calibrated and serviced at frequent
intervals. The bar owner could charge a modest fee for its use , say one
buck, to help offset its cost. The process of obtaining and upkeep of the
machines could be made part of the liquor service license process. 
     Every person reacts differently to alcohol. Someone who has a blood
level of .01% can be fine. Others can be wasted at that level. Thus the 
breath test is not consistent among all people. Having the machines in bars
would enable each person to know when he is over the legal limit, and how
much booze and time it took him/her to get there. 
     How many of you netters out there think that the bars should be
forced to provide their patrons a means to determine their BAC, before
they drive home ?