tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post2874098851628714345..comments2024-03-03T19:52:17.901+00:00Comments on ReARM ~ RedNev's Blog: Drink driving - a genuinely tough approachNeville Grundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-32973708121236405762013-12-12T15:34:31.133+00:002013-12-12T15:34:31.133+00:00I've sometimes though that the more you're...I've sometimes though that the more you're over the limit, the longer the ban should be. I've also thought that the same principle could be applied to the number of points awarded for speeding.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-15570856541571270512013-12-10T11:08:35.981+00:002013-12-10T11:08:35.981+00:00The most logical thing to do would be to make the ...The most logical thing to do would be to make the punishment proportionate for the amount you are over the limit. There is not much difference between being 1% below the limit and 1% above the limit, whereas there is a massive difference between being 1% over the limit and being 5 times the limit.pyonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-23563628429467477952013-12-09T16:01:09.750+00:002013-12-09T16:01:09.750+00:00I agree, CL. If a zero limit were introduced, mini...I agree, CL. If a zero limit were introduced, minimal trace levels would have to be permitted. It would be a lot simpler, if we were to go that way, to have an extremely low level, much lower than now, rather than zero.<br /><br />I've noticed that my comment has now appeared on Curmudgeon's blog a good while after I tried to post it: strange.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-37341509466823915752013-12-09T10:38:56.049+00:002013-12-09T10:38:56.049+00:00One issue with a zero limit is that alcohol can na...One issue with a zero limit is that alcohol can naturally occur in foods. Fermentation is a process that occurs when sugars are exposed to airborne bacterias. So there may be trace levels of alcohol in all manner of things.<br /><br />I think for something to be alcohol free it has to have less than 0.5% abv. Becks Blue has 0.05%, less than you might find in a commercial pasteurized orange juice or bread.<br /><br />I am uncertain whether these trace levels result in a low but measurable level of blood alcohol, but the question should be asked prior to setting an absolute zero level.<br /><br /><br />Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.com