What is your position on DUI?

[xx44]

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I don't have a clue if any of this is true or not. All I did was Google " DUI punishment laws countries".

Australia The names of the drivers are sent to the local newspapers and are printed under the heading, "He's drunk and in jail."


Malaya The driver is jailed; if he's married, his wife is jailed too.


South Africa A 10 year prison sentence or the equivalent of a $10,000 fine or both.


Turkey Drunk drivers are taken 20 miles from town by the police and forced to walk back under escort


Norway Three weeks in jail at hard labor, one year loss of license. If the driver commits a second offense within five years, his license is revoked for life.


Finland Driver is automatically jailed for one year at hard labor.

Sweden Driver is automatically jailed for one year at hard labor.

Costa Rica Police remove plates from the offender's vehicle.


Russia License revoked for life.


England One year license suspension, a $250.00 fine and jail for one year.


France Drivers are punished with a three year loss of license, one year in jail, and a $1,000 fine.


Poland Jailed and fined and forced to attend political lectures.


Bulgaria A second conviction results in execution


El Salvador Your first offense is your last, as punishment is execution by firing squad.

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Bad info. El salvador has no death penalty. They treat DWI like any other industrialized country, fine, possible loss of license. Remember, just because its on the net doesnt make it a fact.

Bulgaria as well, part of the EU. I dont think they had an execution there since the 80's.

[Thug Bubbles]

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here in germany its no alcohol until you are 21 while driving, then i think 0.03, also here they can detect when you just had a beer as they use pretty good tests.
This however really isn't a problem. I have never driven after drinking anything and i know very few people who have.

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Almost exclusively because the mass transportation in Germany is stellar. The only time i needed a car was going to and from the airport. Besides, most times you goto the bar it's close enough to walk.

[SNOWBALL]

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not to derail this thread, but give me a drunk driver, even severely impaired (within reason, obviously) over a 72+ driver all day every day and twice on sunday



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I heard on NPR that a "reckless" 16 year old driver is safer than a "cautious" elderly woman. They actually specified the age of the woman. I'm not sure how they defined reckless and cautious.

[James Boston]

I don't really know my position on all this stuff. I know there have been times when I would have legally qualified for a DUI. My biggest problem is cops who are looking for DUI's, and don't think this doesn't happen.

A friend of mine had a couple of beers one night out at a bar. The arresting officer saw him leave a bar, followed him for 6 miles, couldn't find a major excuse to pull him over, pulled him over for his tag light being out, and took him to jail after blowing a .09.

Another time I was around campus late at night. I turned on red where there was a "no turn on red" sign. I got pulled over, and luckily hadn't had anything to drink. I kind of knew the cop who pulled me over. He let me go after informing me that he doesn't care about the turning on red. He just uses that as a reason to pull people over and try to write up some DUI's.

[Blinzler]

if you have 0.05 (or 0.03 and police thinks your driving is influenced) you get 4 points (increases insurance) can't drive for up to 3 month and have to pay a fine up to 2000$, if you get in an accident punishment is prison for up to 5 years.

[elwoodblues]

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Because unlike gun ownership you can't launch an advertising campaign that is pro-drunk driving. How is that difficult to understand?

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That is very difficult to understand...why couldn't you launch that advertising campaign? Who says you can't? Just because people would disagree with you, it would be inneffective and you would make yourself sound like an idiot doesn't mean you can't do it.

[dustyn]

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Another time I was around campus late at night. I turned on red where there was a "no turn on red" sign. I got pulled over, and luckily hadn't had anything to drink. I kind of knew the cop who pulled me over. He let me go after informing me that he doesn't care about the turning on red. He just uses that as a reason to pull people over and try to write up some DUI's.

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This draws the line where I have a problem. I don't mind DUIs, but I think random checkpoints and "fishing" for DUIs crosses the line. Considering you can't randomly pull people over for no reason, I think randomly stopping people for "DUI checkpoints" is in clear violation of civil liberties. Even the supreme court so much as admitted DUI check points are in violation of the 4th amendment, but said that they were a necessary evil given how prolific drunk driving is, and voted 6-3 to reverse the Michigan court decision that said they were in violation of the constitution.

[The Bride]

Drunk drivers should be allowed to drive so long as they agree to have their air bag replaced with a large steel harpoon.

[Falc]

Some toughts.

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[...]why don't I call on my co-workers who go have 5 or 6 beers after work at the bar?

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From what I've read/seen this is standard in USA. People having either multiple beers, a drink, a glass of wine or even partying and then driving. I don't think I know anyone that drives after having more than one or two "light (whatever)" beers (50 cl < 3% alchol level) here in Sweden.

I don't know how harsh the DUI laws are in USA but whatever it is it's probably too soft.

[Falc]

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This draws the line where I have a problem. I don't mind DUIs, but I think random checkpoints and "fishing" for DUIs crosses the line. Considering you can't randomly pull people over for no reason, I think randomly stopping people for "DUI checkpoints" is in clear violation of civil liberties. Even the supreme court so much as admitted DUI check points are in violation of the 4th amendment, but said that they were a necessary evil given how prolific drunk driving is, and voted 6-3 to reverse the Michigan court decision that said they were in violation of the constitution.

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Are you guys serious? Of course they should have "checkpoints" now and then to stop people to see if they're drunkdriving. How would they else catch them? Only go for the drivers thats way over the top and wobbles from lane to lane? Are you against the police checking that you're within the speed limits aswell?