Zero-alcohol limit for drivers 21 and under

[VTEC_Inside]

2 "kids" nabbed already this weekend...

[dazzleman]

This law seems discriminatory to me.  Laws like this undermine respect for the law in general, IMO.

[hotrodalex]

2 "kids" nabbed already this weekend...

Were the actually drunk or did they only have a 0.02% or something?

[VTEC_Inside]

Were the actually drunk or did they only have a 0.02% or something?

Article is typically vague. It also appears that SURPRISE!, the headline was misleading. One of them was 22...

http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/08/01/14894796.html

[Galaxy]

The problem with a 0.000 rating like they have in some countries is that you are technically drunk if you drink a glass of apple juice.

[bing_oh]

The problem with a 0.000 rating like they have in some countries is that you are technically drunk if you drink a glass of apple juice.

Apple juice has an alcohol content now? Huh. I'll have to check the apple juice labels for alcohol percentages next time I'm at the grocery store...

[Minpin]

Apple juice has an alcohol content now? Huh. I'll have to check the apple juice labels for alcohol percentages next time I'm at the grocery store...

My guess is he's referring to the juice fermenting in your stomach. No idea if it will pop on a BAC thingy though.

It's the same principle as the (proven) poppy seed bagel and drug tests.

[bing_oh]

My guess is he's referring to the juice fermenting in your stomach. No idea if it will pop on a BAC thingy though.

And I can't imagine apple juice being in your stomach undigested for long enough for it to ferment. I dunno how you guys' bodies work, but I'm pretty sure consumed liquids go through mine relatively fast. Sounds like another BS myth to me.

[Galaxy]

Apple juice has an alcohol content now? Huh. I'll have to check the apple juice labels for alcohol percentages next time I'm at the grocery store...

That is because it is under the threshhold where it
needs to be declared. That goes for all fruits, fruit juices.
Apple juice typically has between 0.1 - 0.15% alcohol. In other words you need to drink around 25L of apple juice to equal 1 bottle of beer. So it is not a practical problem, because you can't drink enough to register on the breathalyzer, however it is simply funny because you are above the absolute zero level. It is suspected, but not proven, that fruits, and fruit juices may cause a dry alcoholic to relapse.

Btw, alcohol free beer typically contains around 0.5% alcohol.