2 beers for a 160 lb. man, 1 drink for a 120 lb. woman could now equal DUI in Utah.

[Miles Archer]

Utah will soon have the toughest DUI law in the U.S.

Gov. Gary Herbert signed legislation Thursday that will lower the legal blood alcohol level from .08 to .05 for drivers.

To put that into perspective, a 160-pound man could blow a .05 after drinking two beers. And a 120-pound woman would be pretty close to the legal limit after just one drink.

Before signing the law, Herbert told reporters he believes it will help keep dangerous drivers off Utah's roads and prevent drunken driving accidents.

http://www.ktnv.com/newsy/utahs-governor-just-signed-the-toughest-dui-law-in-the-us

[rzemanfl]

1. They don't have 120 pound men and 160 pound women in Utah? Imagine that. n/t

[Hugo24601]

2. Please refrain bigoted comments.

[winstars]

4. But, I cannot refrain...

[Throck]

7. Frain, frain, frain.

Frain.

[rzemanfl]

11. I thought the article was gender-biased. Silly me. n/t

[edhopper]

6. that did make me chuckle.

So in Utah a 160 lb man can get arrested for having 2 beers, but not for having 2 120 lb wives.

[rzemanfl]

9. LOL. n/t

[beam me up scottie]

22. LMAO!

[frankieallen]

15. Wow, how elitist of you.

[tammywammy]

17. What a strange response.

The article specifically mentions a 160 pound man and 120 pound woman.

How is reversing the genders "elitist"?

[Mosby]

3. I guess the UT cops needed to find a way to arrest more people

[Throck]

8. Bingo

Death by micromanagement.

[moonscape]

5. Not odd to me since it's like this in Europe n/t

[Calculating]

10. More bs from the Mormons

This new law isn't based on any kind of science. It's all about the Mormons continually trying to drive nonbelievers out of the state. All of the public here strongly opposed this with the exception of actively practicing Mormons. Guess who our governor sided with? Separation of church and state doesn't exist in Utardia.

[tammywammy]

18. The NTSB recommends lowering the BAC level to 0.05. n/t

[Calculating]

23. If this was about actual safety

Then Utardia wouldn't be trying to remove the safety inspection requirement for cars, they would ban texting while driving and they wouldn't have just passed a law allowing 18 year olds to conceal carry. This is about the ongoing culture war being waged against non Mormons in the state.

[beam me up scottie]

24. DING DING DING!

We have a winner!

You totally nailed it. The staggering hypocrisy of conservative Christian control freaks - not just in Utah but everywhere - is obvious and infuriating.

[shenmue]

12. I'm all for preventing crashes

[sarah FAILIN]

13. I'm nearly a non-drinker

Very rarely would I have a glass of wine after dinner. The last bottle I bought was before Christmas and I've not opened it yet.
I don't believe anyone should drive if they have had anything to drink. Sorry, but not really sorry. Too many people don't know when to say no, so it's safer to go with no drinks being ok

[CentralMass]

14. As they say, "eat drink and be merry, for tomorrow you maybe in Utah"

[frankieallen]

16. This is bullshit, people that have 2 or 3 beers and drive are not the problem

[cwydro]

20. Lol. And ask anyone pulled over for drunk driving and guess what they say?

"I only had a couple beers, officer!"

People who drink and drive ARE a problem. Period.

[Warren DeMontague]

19. Another argument for driverless cars.

Boy, some people here like to piss and moan about 'em, but what I wouldn't have given for either Uber/Lyft OR a driverless car, back in my drinking days.

As it was, I was forced to deal with the shitty or nonexistent crony-based cab company service that we're continually told "real" progressives are supposed to be in favor of.

[Dem2]

21. Just another way to destroy people's lives

I wouldn't move to that state based on that stupidity alone.