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Gutter Meat
03-10-2007, 12:48 AM
Transit Authority officials (AMET) began using the new breathalyzers for the first time yesterday. Major General Jose Sigfredo Fernandez took the time to explain that police are not executing raids in order to catch drunk drivers, but said that officers are looking at vehicles that run red lights, swerve along the streets or travel at high speeds. For regular drivers "drunk" will register at between 0.075mg/L and 0.75 and for passengers "drunk" will be registered between 0,15 mg/L and 0,30gr/L


Passenger drunks ???? You mean if I have to make the trip from Santiago to Sosua in a cab I can't be a passenger drunk anymore !!!
gdogg
03-10-2007, 09:52 AM
Only in the DR....passenger drunks? Insane, but typical DR logic.
guttaman
03-10-2007, 10:04 AM
Not renting a car next week. Do not want to be a test case to see how much a " get the gringo out of jail " card cost.
moshy2k
03-10-2007, 10:35 AM
Will they arrest Jayman for being drunk on the back of a Moto?? LOL
DEPUTY DAWG
03-10-2007, 11:17 AM
yeah while video recording.........
ajax718
03-10-2007, 01:52 PM
Not renting a car next week. Do not want to be a test case to see how much a " get the gringo out of jail " card cost.

Good point. Passing a drunk driving law like this only makes it easier for La Policia to have an excuse to squeeze more pesos out of tourists
kiddfrost
03-10-2007, 02:51 PM
What's next... DWW (drunk while walking)
FnB
03-10-2007, 05:16 PM
. For regular drivers "drunk" will register at between 0.075mg/L and 0.75 and for passengers "drunk" will be registered between 0,15 mg/L and 0,30gr/L




If I did the math correctly, no real worries. This works out to a blood alcohol reading of 2.0, not the .08 in most states. :surprised:
guttaman
03-10-2007, 05:24 PM
If I did the math correctly, no real worries. This works out to a blood alcohol reading of 2.0, not the .08 in most states. :surprised:


I am at 2.0 by noon time. Ask anyone.
kiddfrost
03-10-2007, 08:45 PM
I wake up with rum still in me... I know my blood alcohol level has to be higher before I hit the club.
scoochamenz1
03-10-2007, 09:24 PM
from what i've read on this board about driving in the dr, this means they'll be pulling just about everyone over. lol.
Ram
03-10-2007, 09:41 PM
If I did the math correctly, no real worries. This works out to a blood alcohol reading of 2.0, not the .08 in most states. :surprised:

No Ting Wong with your math.
Pana
03-10-2007, 11:27 PM
What is the world coming to the DR with a curfew and now breathayzers.
Jimmydr
03-11-2007, 09:28 AM
What is the world coming to the DR with a curfew and now breathayzers.


The President wants to bring DR into the 21st century.
Corrado
03-12-2007, 07:15 PM
What is the world coming to the DR with a curfew and now breathayzers.

Yeah pretty soon the govt. will be telling chicas they can only sell pussy to gringos with resident cards.
ajax718
03-12-2007, 07:42 PM
from what i've read on this board about driving in the dr, this means they'll be pulling just about everyone over. lol.

Not exactly, that would entail the police having to work. Just pulling people over whom the they think can get pesos out of will be sufficient enough. Hence, gringo tourists are prime targets
guttaman
03-13-2007, 04:21 PM
No problems yet in Santiago. Spent the afternoon at the monument and my driver hopped in the car with an open beer infront of a local cop in fitigues and he only smiled and waved see ya. But then again i bought him a beer.