Pulled Over after Drinking and Driving

[Fincuan]

Originally Posted by Aramike

And yet again, you fail to convince me (or any other logical mind) that I did anything wrong to begin with, as proofed by my being PROVED legal.

You're missing quite a few peoples' points here by sticking to the legal defense. "Legal" only depends on the country or state your at, and doesn't necessarily have anything to do with a person's ability to drive. It can and will be impaired with any amount of alcohol in your blood. Besides you said yourself that the limit at your place was .08 and your level was .06, so I'd say that proves very well you weren't sober and the policeman didn't shoot that far off the target by stopping you. Up here that close a result would land you waiting with the officers to deliver another test to see which way the level is going(the limit here is 0.05).

Here's what good old Wikipedia says on the effects of alcohol:

Blood alcohol content between 0.06 - 0.10:
Effects on behaviours:

• Blunted Feelings
• Disinhibition
• Extroversion
• Impaired Sexual Pleasures

Impairment:

• Reflexes
• Reasoning
• Depth Perception
• Distance Acuity
• Peripheral Vision
• Glare Recovery

[Schroeder]

Originally Posted by Fincuan

the limit here is 0.05.

Same here. (for beginners and people under 21 years it's 0.0)

Here's what good old Wikipedia says on the effects of alcohol:

Blood alcohol content between 0.06 - 0.10:
Effects on behaviours:

• Blunted Feelings
• Disinhibition
• Extroversion
• Impaired Sexual Pleasures

Impairment:

• Reflexes
• Reasoning
• Depth Perception
• Distance Acuity
• Peripheral Vision
• Glare Recovery

If you have a BAC of more than 0.03 here and you are involved in an accident then you have a real problem. BAC over 0.03 are known to have an effect on once ability to drive. The willingness to take risks raises and the car handling is not as accurate as it is at 0.0. Or so the lawmakers say.
Source (since these are German rules it is unfortunately in German):
http://www.finanztip.de/recht/verkehr/03prom.htm