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September 19th, 2022, 05:06 PM #181
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September 19th, 2022, 05:41 PM #182
Re: Duty to Inform when stopped by police
The vast majority of impaired drivers, think they drive just fine. That's kinda the problem, when it goes from "just fine" to "ran head first into that family." The distinction can be pretty close and not at all apparent to the person who was "just fine" the last 20 times he drove impaired. That's coming from someone who's only DUI was from a busted tail light. I never fought it, since I figured I had gotten away way more times when I wasn't "just fine".
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September 19th, 2022, 05:53 PM #183
Re: Duty to Inform when stopped by police
True story here......
In 1995, was driving from Kansas City, MO to Winchester, Virginia, straight through (with stops for gas, food, bathroom, etc.). It was right about the 24 hr mark, a few miles from the end of the trip, when I was driving on I-81 southbound, and I got flagged down by another car.
It turned out to be a high school buddy who had just gotten off night shift from his job. He noticed my WAY out of state tag, and realized it was me (he knew I was coming to town). What are the odds of that??
Anyway, he said I was WAY all over the road. Back and forth over both lanes. He thought I was a drunk driver. Then he noticed my tag...probably because he couldn't get past me.
I was stone cold sober...but very sleepy...and I had NO IDEA that I was all over the road. Neither did my awake passenger.
So yeah...I don't expect any better from drunks.
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September 19th, 2022, 07:09 PM #184
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September 19th, 2022, 07:12 PM #185
Re: Duty to Inform when stopped by police
I had a friend who drove drunk a lot, especially during the day. He called me after being out with family for lunch slurring his words. He eventually got caught and I think its funny. I havent driven drunk in decades and I only did it a few times.
Gotta stay awake, gotta try and shake off this creeping malaise
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September 19th, 2022, 07:57 PM #186
Re: Duty to Inform when stopped by police
And my point was, most people don't know where that limit is. Especially after drinking, it gets tough. Personally, I'm a truck driver so the legal limt for me is way lower than most. Could I drive over .02, sure most people wouldn't even know I drank 1-2 beers to get there. Could I probably be safe at .08, most likely, I have a pretty high tolerance after drinking most of my life. Could I tell you the difference between when I was.08 and .12, probably not and would I be safe at that? I don't know, but we'd be getting into sketchy territory then and I wouldn't risk it with all the shit I've seen. Driving drunk or even after a few, when you might be "just fine" is a choice that doesn't make sense to me anymore. I can't believe people still do it and that's probably why the limits are so low.
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September 20th, 2022, 09:13 AM #187
Re: Duty to Inform when stopped by police
Mrs. Walleye knows a woman who turned left in front of a motorcyclist, who died of his injuries. Her car was totaled by the hit. Thus far, she has not been arrested for anything but has received two traffic tickets. I'm surprised that they didn't arrest her but I suppose they could be working on an investigation first. I wonder how fast the MC was going and if that plays into it at all. This happened about a month ago and other than from her, I haven't seen anything in the news on it while other MC accidents are reported. But then, I'm not exactly combing the MSM these days either. Maybe one of our locals knows more.
Gender confusion is a mental illness
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September 20th, 2022, 09:46 AM #188
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September 20th, 2022, 04:08 PM #189PickingPA Guest
Re: Duty to Inform when stopped by police
Looking again at the thread title reminded me of the irony that there’s no duty to inform attached to sobriety either
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September 22nd, 2022, 10:40 AM #190
Re: Duty to Inform when stopped by police
Short answer, now, no. Can*t per city council edict.
Before, depends on how busy it is. It still is a minor MVC violation. But how many people check their brake lights? (I do whenever I can see the reflection in a store front window.) Pulling up alongside someone, rolling the window down and saying *hey do you know you have a brake light out?* Would be my preferred method, but today that could get one shot.
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