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kvrdave t1_j4qfwhq wrote

>State Sen. John Lovick (D-Mill Creek), a former state trooper, is proposing the bill.

>"I'm not saying this to be dramatic. I still have nightmares because of some of the things I witnessed, going to a fatal collision where a number of kids were killed," Lovick said in an interview with KING 5. "All of these things were preventable. A drunk driver makes the choice, and it's a bad choice, and they make the decision. You don't have to drink and drive. It's pretty simple."

>Lovick also said of the more than 700 people killed on roads in Washington last year, over half were DUI-related.

I would like to know how many accidents were caused with people who had a .05-.07 BAC. Is this bill being proposed because the evidence shows that people at .05-.07 still cause significantly more accidents?

I'd think a former trooper would be able to get those numbers pretty easily and see if the numbers make the case for him.

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Ltownbanger t1_j4ri5av wrote

It is. You can use the Google (or view previous threads on this topic) to find the peer reviewed manuscripts that show this.

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kvrdave t1_j4rl2lo wrote

Thanks, this is fascinating.

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Ltownbanger t1_j4rlkhf wrote

Yeah, it's a meta study. But it looks like it's fairly well done.

I was a skeptic of the move at first, but it does seem to be in step with the data that it will save lives.

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