Should Passengers be Allowed to Drink Alcohol in the Car?
The Wentzville Board of Aldermen discussed whether the city should create a policy to stop passengers from drinking in cars.
The Wentzville Board of Aldermen held a discussion during their last meeting to determine whether the city should work on a policy forbidding alcohol consumption in vehicles. Right now, Missouri state law forbids only the driver of a vehicle from drinking, meaning passengers in a car can drink alcohol so long as they are 21-years-of-age or older. Wentzville’s Police Chief Lisa Harrison drafted a bill that would outlaw passengers drinking in vehicles. Harrison said not allowing passenger to drink would help police control potentially intoxicated drivers. Only party buses and limousines would be exempt from the proposed law. “We have a lot of problems with the driver handling a drink to the passenger (when they get pulled over),” she said. “…
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Kevin Lane
10:20 pm on Monday, May 28, 2012
Thank you Andy. 1) Test the driver. If he passes the .08 one-drink law, then you don't have a crime. 2) Keep the 3 branches of government seperate. That's why there are 3, not just one big branch that covers everything. This skips over & discards the 'checks & balances' responsibility that these branches ACTUALLY have. It tries to assume a whole other role. Everybody is seems to be smarter than … more ›