http://www.duiblog.com/2010/06/09/scientific-truth-vs-legal-expediency-presuming-guilt-in-dui-cases/ Bad Drunk Driving Laws, False Evidence and a Fading Constitution Tue, 21 May 2013 08:33:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.duiblog.com/2010/06/09/scientific-truth-vs-legal-expediency-presuming-guilt-in-dui-cases/comment-page-1/#comment-131419 Sivia Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:45:13 +0000 http://www.duiblog.com/?p=2299#comment-131419 I thought it was inetitserng that this article immediatly follows one that stated researcher found that showing students their BAC on a breathalyzer encouraged them to drink more rather than less. It seems this might do the same.More importantly though, is that these calculators are not very accurate. As the article states, BAC is influenced by many things that can not be accounted for.If the person's estimate is below the legal limit, say .07, what are the odds that the person is actually above .08. Pretty good, I would say. Then the person feels like they have permission to drive, especially since the app is presented by a state department of transportation.There is also the concern that the person may not understand how much alcohol is in a drink, which will throw off the estimate.Ultimately, this app is more likely to encourage people that should not be driving to go ahead and do so. I thought it was inetitserng that this article immediatly follows one that stated researcher found that showing students their BAC on a breathalyzer encouraged them to drink more rather than less. It seems this might do the same.More importantly though, is that these calculators are not very accurate. As the article states, BAC is influenced by many things that can not be accounted for.If the person’s estimate is below the legal limit, say .07, what are the odds that the person is actually above .08. Pretty good, I would say. Then the person feels like they have permission to drive, especially since the app is presented by a state department of transportation.There is also the concern that the person may not understand how much alcohol is in a drink, which will throw off the estimate.Ultimately, this app is more likely to encourage people that should not be driving to go ahead and do so.

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