Originally Posted by
Crazyjoker77
I haven't watched much of the videos but the whole DUI system we currently use needs to be scrapped. Giving out DUIs based on a arbitrary number from machine is about as good as giving out speeding tickets based on how loud your car is when it drives by. Sure there is a correlation between speed and how loud your going to be, just like there is between BAC and level of impairment buts its not a direct and linear correlation, its a flawed metric... I believe rage even did some experiments and some people where completely shit faced under the limit and other that were over were in much better shape.
Instead it should be replaced with a unfit to operate system that uses metrics that actually directly relate to driving are used. Metrics such as reaction time, coordination, visual acuity, memory and recollection, pupil dilation time, motor skills. Statistics can be used to fine tune the values required to be deemed fit. All those metrics can be tested with simple road side test or better yet rolled out into a phone app made available to everyone and be even more controlled and unbiased than an officer ever could be. There already are brain trainer games that do this very thing... Going to a system like this also takes out the need for fancy and expensive testing equipment and doesn't matter what you are "influenced" by be it drugs(legal or not),alcohol, tiredness, age, disability, or just plane shitty driving abilty... If your unfit to drive you shouldn't be be driving period. Why take a proactive approach to substance based impairment(and much harsher punishment) but leave the other forms of impairment untouched until they actually have an incident(looking at you blue hairs)? The most impaired I ever was actually from a hit of pure tabaco that someone passed off to me as a joint as a joke(never having smoked tobbaco before and taking a big long hit) Sure it was short lived but for 5minutes I was light headed, trembling, and had impaired vision. The first time you smoke weed sure its going to be a big impairment(just like my first experience with tobacco) but a regular toker has very minimal impairment much like a regular tobacco users experience.
Hell, back in high school most of my friends drove high(on MJ). I use to use Gran Turismo as my basis to know when I could drive home after smoking. Pull a certain lap time on a certain track similar or better than what I could do stone cold sober means I was good to go.
Alcohol impairs your judgment and you think your okay to drive when your not. MJ is not like that your are aware and any common sense person would know the shape they are in.
By no means am I for impaired driving I just want a fair and unbiased system.