2 beers, on day off, in personal car = fired

Unlike most on here. I have lost a family member to a drunk driver.

I also have seen my share of drunks on the road and been woke up for them.

I do not drink.

 

RM...it isn't the vehicle you are driving, it is the license, and the requirements of holding that license that is in question.

You have one license, not a separate "non commercial" license when operating a "personal vehicle". Is there a difference between a "personal vehicle" and "personal conveyance"(?)....just a log book!

 

It is dependent on the states. In the states I checked, it is the vehicle that is driven, not the license.

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...ions/56718-bac-limit-cdl-class-d-vehicle.html

 

In the eyes of the law anyone with a CDL IS a commercial driver we are all expected to be "professional" at all times we're operating ANY vehicle. This includes our personal cars, trucks and motorcycles.

 

I dont believe this is matter of driving class. This is a matter of being responsible. Drink and drive should equal loss of license and manditory jail time IMHO.

I would like to see it changed to any dectable amount for all vehicles. Lock them up through away the key. Drunks no one needs them.

 

Can we first allow each member of the family of the person they've killed in the crash take turns smashing the drunk's nuts with a hammer?

 

If I did drink, I would still not have a problem here. I don't drive the car or pick up when I am home. That is now my Wives job. I get enough driving in the rig.

 

How true. And it's changed the way I drive my car. I'm now driving it as cautiously as when I first started driving almost 40 years ago.

If I want to be a rebel, I'll drink two beers and hop on my rider mower and go cut the grass. But that's where I draw the line.

 

Too harsh and unrealistic IMHO. Say a guy has one beer with his hamburger at lunch. He's off duty, it's a Saturday and he's just hanging around the house. He daughter cuts her hand open. The wife is not home. The neighbors aren't around. He rushes the kid to the ER and gets stopped by Police along the way. One beer. He's screwed. At .02 blood alcohol.

I'm pretty sure that's why they allow .04. Asking for .00 would not only ruin careers, but in reality it's way too unforgiving. That's just not how our laws are. They allow a little leeway. But I hear what you're saying and I agree with your sentiment!

 

All depends on how you look at things. A doctor is still a doctor away from the office/hospital. An electrician is still an electrician when he is away from work. A lawyer is still a lawyer away from the office/court. To me, a commercial driver is still a commercial driver in his or her personal vehicle, just simply not on duty at the time.

I have also had a family member killed by a drunk driver, and my father was an alcoholic. I have seen him come home drunk, and pass out in the car the moment he parked in the driveway. I would love to see the BAC dropped to 0.04 across the board for everyone.