Re: Bus accident on island of Madeira, at least 5 tourists dead

Hi

"jim" <jimbragg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "David Gee" <scoop604@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> "jim" <jimbragg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> These were not cruisers were they? I have to add that there is no way
>>> his blood was 4% alcohol unless he was transfused and then he would be
>>> dead well before that! A 0.45%BAC is considered fatal and very few can
>>> survive well below that! If someone is arrested and registers a .30% BAC
>>> it is required to recheck his BAC 20 minutes later and if it rises then
>>> we have to take him to the ER for treatment for alcohol poisoning. In
>>> most States in the USA .08% BAC is considered too intoxicated to
>>> operate a vehicle.
>>> Jim
>>>
>> Actually, most safety experts consider 0.05% BAC to be a level at which
>> "driver performance" is noticeably degraded. It serves as the basis for
>> 24-hour "roadside suspensions" in some jurisdictions.
>>
>> The primary object of this approach is to get "marginal" drivers off the
>> road for the sake of safety, rather than criminal prosecution. The
>> secondary object is to reduce the time between apprehension and
>> consequence, a major problem in these days of crowded court calendars and
>> heavy demands on police forces everywhere.
>>
>> A Happy and Safe New Year to all!
>>
>
> I agree David but the 'law' in most places says .08% is the presumption
> level. I am not sure if there are any .10% or not anymore but when I was a
> traffic cop that was the level and I have seen some that were pretty well
> impaired that were .08 or .09%. Most were .13% and above as they really
> stand out when driving as being very impaired and not just incompetent
> drivers. <VBG>|
> Jim
>

In the US it ranges from now .08 Canada .08, Australia .05 if your
interested see:
http://www.driveandstayalive.com/articles%20and%20topics/drunk%20driving/artcl--drunk-driving-0005--global-BAC-limits.htm
for the rest of the world.

PMM


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