Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhy in America is .08 the legal limit for drunk driving? How come it's not an even 0.10? Who decided at what level being drunk starts? Then 4 beers of 12oz's is 0.08 why is it that small?message-squaremessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down19
arrow-up124arrow-down1message-squareWhy in America is .08 the legal limit for drunk driving? How come it's not an even 0.10? Who decided at what level being drunk starts? Then 4 beers of 12oz's is 0.08 why is it that small?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·21 hours agoDriving simulation studies show impairment far below 0.08. 0.08 is pretty fucking drunk.
minus-squareBussyCat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 hours agoIsn’t 0.08 around 3 beers for the average person? While I wouldn’t drive at that level that is definitely not “pretty fucking drunk”
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 hours agoTBF, I think most drivers are impaired at 0.00. It’s been really bad on the roads lately.
Driving simulation studies show impairment far below 0.08.
0.08 is pretty fucking drunk.
Isn’t 0.08 around 3 beers for the average person?
While I wouldn’t drive at that level that is definitely not “pretty fucking drunk”
TBF, I think most drivers are impaired at 0.00.
It’s been really bad on the roads lately.