On Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:13:38 -0700, Chuck Gould
wrote:

So how about open containers?

Can the skipper be sipping a highball at the helm and be OK as long as
he only blows 07.9?

7.9? What the hell do you folks drink out there in Seattle -
embalming fluid? :)

I think you mean .079.

When I went on my ride along in SC, I asked a question about that -
what do you do if somebody flows a .079 and the answer was
interesting. If they fail the field sobriety test, but still blow
..079, they arrange for a ride and tow or move the car off the road.
The follow up question was what if they pass the FST and the obvious
answer was then there wasn't any need to take the BAC test which
should have been obvious even to me. :)

The intersting thing was the trooper told me he's had people fail the
FST and when the BAC was given, the results were well below the legal
limit. Presents something of a problem for enforcement. :)

However, the chances of a skipper remaining at .079 while sipping a
drinkie-poo underway is pretty low.