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What’s your ultimate unpopular opinion?
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DUI laws are too strict. It shouldn't be all or nothing at .08 BAC but more severe punishments for more severe inebriation. .08 is pretty low and people who drink regularly can function fine at that level.
People hate this one but... hey, it's my most unpopular opinion.
That's one I used to hold until I went looking for studies on how smaller doses of alcohol impact a person's driving ability. What I found was a linear, dose-dependent response with no real hard cutoffs. Driving is dangerous enough; there's little benefit to making that worse by drinking beforehand.
I might be OK with a reduced penalty at .08, but I'd like to add a slap on the wrist at an even lower level.
Here in Sweden the limit is at 0,2 ‰ which I believe is equivalent to 0,02 BAC. So 0,08 BAC is really high IMO.
The limit for a serious violation is 1 ‰
The punishment for a normal violation is a fine or up to 6 months in prison. The punishment for a serious violation is up to 2 years in prison. Apparently if you go above 1,5 ‰ you are quite unlikely to get any other punishment than prison, so community service or similar is out.
If you are found guilty they generally take your driving licence a As well and you are not allowed to get a new one for a minimum of 1 month or a maximum of 3 years (minimum 1 year for serious violation)
Does that mean the limit is like half a drink?
I have no idea, I don't drink.
But if that's the case it makes sense since you shouldn't drink and drive at all IMO the limit should be treated more like a margin of error (because you shouldn't drink at all) and less like a limit of how much you can drink.