On Sat, 13 Aug 2016 09:47:28 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 8/13/2016 8:39 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 7:22:46 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> This is America. We barely care about drunk driving, as evinced by
>>>> our lenient drunk-driving laws.
>>>
>>> Lenient? Don't get caught DUI in Virginia.
>>
>> Virginia:
>>
>> Virginia categorizes a first DUI offense as a class 1 misdemeanor and imposes a fine ranginging from $250 to $2,500. The law also imposes a one-year license suspension. The punishment increases if you were arrested with a BAC of 0.15% or higher in which case your sentence may include a minimum five-day jail sentence..
>>
>> Sweden:
>>
>> Surpassing the limit is a serious offence, fined with €500. Driving with an alcohol rate over 0.12% is a crime (up to 6 months imprisonment and license suspension up to 4 years). Sweden: 0.02% (up to 6 months imprisonment), 0.10% (imprisonment, maximum 2 years).
>
>What about Cananda? That's where lucretia lives. Just because some
>country has draconian laws doesn't mean ours are bad.
>
>nancy

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On Sat, 13 Aug 2016 02:38:24 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:


>> Don't they have any concerns about drivers being over the limit after
>> they leave?
>
>This is America. We barely care about drunk driving, as evinced by
>our lenient drunk-driving laws. It's as if driving was a civil right
>or something.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

Phew! I didn't know that. The level is very low here and now in
addition to roadside checks there are all sorts of PSAs urging people
to phone in if they see a driver acting erratically - if they use
their mobile it has to be a hands free, not legal any other way.