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Originally posted by wludavid
MADD is beyond reproach. Not once has a member of MADD talked on the phone while driving or taken both hands off the wheel. Moreover, they've all completed Formula 1-level driver training and check tire pressure with a NIST-calibrated gauge every time they drive. They get 9 hours of sleep every night, and NEVER drive more than 1 hour at a time without stopping to stretch and take a break.
Oh wait -- MADD. No, they all sit in darkened basements, rocking back and forth and moaning all day. That is, until they have to write a check to the idiot lobbyist representing them.
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The original mad mom wound up getting a DUI a few years after starting the whole thing. Like any self-rightous group on a crusade (and hoping to never have to get real jobs) they have, however, proven themselves to be bigger than just her.
Changing the subject just a wee bit, I have always wondered why no one feels compelled to dig down to the basic premise behind enforcing DUI laws. That premise is that alcohol impairs one's ability to operate a motor vehicle. Going one layer deeper, it impairs that ability because it affects judgement, reaction time, and coordination. The underlying implication is that it takes a certain measure of each of these to drive safely. So that is the premise.
Now what if I can demonstrate that although I'm blowing a .10 or greater, I am still well ahead of average in all of these areas (I'm not; just hypothetically)? What if, conversely, I can demonstrate I'm well below average in all of these areas even when stone cold sober? This is a whole new can of worms. Maybe the MADD mothers would be kept off the road, and competent, experienced drunks would be good to go.