Deseret News | Reader comments: New Year's DUI sting is on the dry side

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New Year's DUI sting is on the dry side

DontBelieveTheHype | 6:46 a.m. Jan. 2, 2008

Previous articles touted UHP troopers' claims that finding impaired drivers on the road was like shooting fish in a barrel and the highest rates of impaired driving is over the holidays.

The State of Utah's own statistics don't bear this out.

Perhaps the federal grant money-funded scare tactics were to induce some pre-legislative session hysteria.

Time to redefine | 9:09 a.m. Jan. 2, 2008

To keep this revenue stream they need to redefine the problem. I can see a .040 law coming. The other question arises: what other revenue sources were discover at these stops? Maybe dirty license plates and cracked windshields?

Kate | 10:41 a.m. Jan. 2, 2008

And this is one of the reasons I love living in Utah County

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Arizonan | 10:55 a.m. Jan. 2, 2008

Count yourselves very fortunate! There were a total of 2,828 DUI arrests made in Arizona between Nov. 23d ending Tuesday morning. A significant proportion of those were extreme DUIs. Under a new drunken-driving law here, DUI offenders face a minimum 10-day jail term, fines and license suspensions and must install an ignition-interlock device in their vehicles. It appears from the number of arrests it didn't stop most of them. I have 2 teenagers that drive and it really concerns me to have them on the road with so many idiots! So Utah- count your blessings!!!

Moderation | 3:09 p.m. Jan. 2, 2008

In addressing the Arizona situation, what is wrong keeping it to 2 to 4 beers in a night out? Why do some have to do a dozen beers, a couple mixed drinks, and 7 shots? Moderation in all things- drinking, religion, everything!!

Joe Moe | 5:11 p.m. Jan. 2, 2008

I marvel at how some people see this great news and promptly try to find something cynical and negative to say about it.

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