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Old 12-31-06 | 05:21 PM
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I think this might have been covered earlier, it doesn't matter how many laws or what the BAC is, as long as people continue to drive drunk you will continue to have a problem. Until OUR society becomes one of law abiding citizens instead of one of "what can I get away with", or "I can get off if I get the right lawyer" you are going to have the problem. I do drink occasionally, if I have more than a single drink with dinner, I won't drive and make alternate arrangements. Americans as a whole seem to be some of the most distracted and poorest drivers I have ever seen. Not to say there isn't crazy traffic and drivers in other places. Here in NC we have some decent laws on the books, the police are making the arrests but there are deals being made n the backrooms of the courthouses and habitual offenders get a slap on the wrist and walk. The county next to mine has one of the higher arrests rates but it is the lowest in convictions, so how much good is that doing?

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