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| Thread ID: 120220 | 2011-08-30 09:16:00 | Alcohol Reform | nedkelly (9059) | PC World Chat |
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| 1227490 | 2011-08-30 21:41:00 | The alcohol limit for under 20's is the same as the IQ for those of any age that choose to drink and drive - zero. Is it in force now? (Hopefully it is!) |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 1227491 | 2011-08-30 21:56:00 | Yes www.nzta.govt.nz I personally would have set the zero limit for everyone. If from this law they are assuming that someone under 20 is incapable of driving safely with any alcohol in their system, then surely that would apply to everyone. |
sam m (517) | ||
| 1227492 | 2011-08-30 22:29:00 | Well considering the people that make laws tend to be well and truly over 20 it's not surprising they left themselves alone :) But to be fair it's been shown in scientific studies that depth perception, peripheral vision, and awareness of you surroundings are things that improve with age and experience so even though the young may have great driving skills and quick reactions they are still naturally less capable as safe drivers. Add to that the fact that many young people don't understand fully the potential consequences or believe it could happen to them you can see why they are the first target of such laws. But after all that you may still be right, maybe 0% should be the law. Of course that means to go out to dinner and enjoy a single drink with it you would have to get a taxi or have a designated driver, perhaps a little over the top. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1227493 | 2011-08-31 01:55:00 | I actually agree with sam m. If it was Zero for everyone there would not be this grey area am I or am I not over the limit. So much easier to self police yourself. We always take turns driving, the next event it is SWMBO's turn even though I seldom drink anyway | gary67 (56) | ||
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