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In reply to the discussion: How will over-the-limit, DUI driving infractions be determined [View all]JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,375 posts)These laws only legalize behavior that's been happening for decades. Without these laws, people were still smoking pot and driving. Stoners have been driving willy-nilly (good way to put it).
It's not a "brave new world", just a saner view of the world "as-is".
Before breathalyzers, how did cops determine someone was driving impaired?
It's a good question, though. Quick story: waaay back when, a few of us were stoned in a car. Nobody noticed anything wrong with how the driver was doing. We got pulled over for doing 25 on a 55 mph freeway. One of the "quicker thinkers" told the cop we were having engine trouble and the car wouldn't go faster. The cop let us go, told us to get off the freeway, take regular streets. I'm sure the cops had a good laugh about it at the donut shop.