On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 10:56:08 +0200, "ViLco" > wrote:

>Jeßus wrote:
>
>> I noticed recently that roadside blood tests are now law in Texas...
>> nice!
>
>In italy it's like that since 2002, and the fines, LOL... If you blood
>alcohol index is over 1.5, or you show to be positive to any drug (including
>a joint 5 days before, as happened to a friend) here's what you get:
>- you undergo a trial and your record gets marked for life
>- a 4000 to 1000 euros fine
>- 1 year withous driviing license
>- your car gets towed away from you and auctioned
>- if you want your driving licens back you must undergo exams*

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Good grief... best I don't move to Italy then, I probably have more
THC than blood in my system.

>Nonsense, if you ask me: the right way is more controls, not heavier fines.
>And this is demnostrated by the fact that always more people, when they see
>an alcol test point, try to escape, often causing much damage in that. And
>corruption in the LEO's, also: eberybody knows that higher fines bring
>higher corruption for a number of reasons.

Indeed.