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> safety isn't the real reason these laws get made. It's just public pressure to enforce moral values Oh please. Alcohol accounts for 30ish percent of driving
by egdod 7y ago
> safety isn't the real reason these laws get made. It's just public pressure to enforce moral values
Oh please. Alcohol accounts for 30ish percent of driving fatalities. Even if dehydration is equally dangerous (a big if) it’s still far less prevalent. Maybe that’s the reason there’s no law about it.
- beatgammit 7y agoThere are other things that lead to driving accidents, like lack of sleep or perhaps even needing to use the restroom. Ideally, a field test would cover most of these. Someone just over the legal alcohol limit could be less impaired than a drowsy, sober driver, but the former would be more likely to be blamed for an accident than the latter, especially in areas with really low limits (e.g. it's 0.05% here in Utah).