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August 7th, 2015, 08:46 PM
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Daily Ninjette rider
Name: Hernan
Location: Florida
Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.
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Millions of Americans admit to drunk driving, CDC finds
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/millions...ing-cdc-finds/
"A new study finds that close to 2 percent of American adults -- about 4.2 million people -- admitted to driving while intoxicated at least once over the prior month. ....... According to the study, men aged 21 to 34 made up a third of all drunk driving episodes, while men overall made up 80 percent of impaired drivers."
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August 8th, 2015, 07:36 AM
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motorcycle rider
Name: Bruce
Location: Victoria, BC
Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '14 Yamaha V-Star 650 Custom (silver) Posts: A lot.
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Does this surprise anyone? Sad to say, if I'd had to guess, I would have thought the percentage higher than 2%. I see drunks on the road all the time, especailly at night.
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August 8th, 2015, 12:14 PM
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Track Clown
Name: Chris
Location: Kingman, AZ
Join Date: May 2012 Motorcycle(s): '08 250R, 21 MV F3 800, Kawasaki 400 build Posts: A lot.
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2% that is gigantic!
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August 8th, 2015, 08:05 PM
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Old and slow
Name: Lohman
Location: Aiken, S.C.
Join Date: May 2014 Motorcycle(s): Suzuki TL1000R, Honda CBR600F3, Ninja 250 Posts: 889
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what is the first indication of intoxication?
IMPAIRED JUDGMENT!!!! two words... D'uh (or wait, that's one word)
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August 8th, 2015, 08:37 PM
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Certified looney toon
Name: Teri
Location: 39°52'40.7"N 118°23'53.8"W (Northern NV)
Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250, 102k+ miles -- 2014 CB500X, 42k+ miles Posts: A lot.
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Ages ago, I opted to go with a friend to a presentation on the consequences of driving under the influence (it was mandatory for him, I was just curious).
After everyone was seated (maybe 60 people), the officer in charge pointed out a line of maybe 5 or 6 folks in the back of the room. They had driven to their DUI class and failed the breathalyzer at the door. 
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August 8th, 2015, 08:48 PM
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Old and slow
Name: Lohman
Location: Aiken, S.C.
Join Date: May 2014 Motorcycle(s): Suzuki TL1000R, Honda CBR600F3, Ninja 250 Posts: 889
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August 19th, 2015, 02:02 AM
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ninjette.org newbie
Name: Isaac98
Location: USA
Join Date: Aug 2015 Motorcycle(s): Na Posts: 1
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Sadly, that’s true. I don’t know why so many people do drunk driving. Even my uncle even after working with a Los Angeles DUI lawyer did drunk driving couple of times and was never caught. I always ask him about benefit of him watching such cases closely when he didn’t learnt his lesson!
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August 19th, 2015, 07:33 AM
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EX500 full of EX250 parts
Name: Bill
Location: Grand Rapids-ish, MI
Join Date: Jul 2012 Motorcycle(s): '18 Ninja 400 • '09 Ninja 500R (selling) • '98 VFR800 (project) • '85 Vulcan VN700 (sold) Posts: A lot.
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Impaired driving is bad. Part of what makes it bad is that once you're impaired, your judgment regarding your level of impairment is compromised. We're all familiar with that guy who's completely trashed slurring, "I'm not drunk!"
On the other hand, US drunk driving laws are based on an essentially arbitrary BAC number, which has been lowered a number of times. The laws don't necessarily correspond to when someone is actually drunk. Quote:
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August 19th, 2015, 11:15 AM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Jason
Location: Monroe, MI
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