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Re:All of the vehicle license plates available in America by s1artibartfast on Monday August 21, 2023 @10:35PM (#37217945)
0.02 seems absolutely insanely low.

Being awake for 17 hours (working late) is similar to having a BAC of 0.05%. [1]

Being awake for 24 hours (working a double shift) is similar to having a BAC of 0.10%

Simply talking on a phone while driving has been shown to be similar to a BAC of 0.08%.

Texting while driving is equivalent to a BAC of 0.19%! [2]

It seems like 0.02% BAC would be similar to listening to the radio.

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/work-hour-training-for-nurses/long...

https://facilities.uw.edu/blog/posts/2016/07/26/texting-and-....

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Re:All of the vehicle license plates available in America by fomine3 on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @02:11AM (#37219248)
Average people can't estimate how much I can drink below the BAC limit. It's basically to ban drunk driving completely.
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Re:All of the vehicle license plates available in America by s1artibartfast on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @03:07AM (#37219590)
rather, you mean it is a ban on drinking anything and driving, right?
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Re:All of the vehicle license plates available in America by fomine3 on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @03:21AM (#37219670)
Yeah I guess that. If it's 0.00%, it may cause false positives with whiskey chocolate cake or mouthwash with alcohol.
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