The Power of the Typo
Nov. 7th, 2006 08:24 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gnomiAccording to this article, the new drunk driving law in New York has a typo that makes it far more stringent than any other drunk driving law in the US.
Moral of the story? Always check your work.
Lawmakers approved a bill that sets the standard for driving while intoxicated at 0.18 grams of alcohol in a person's blood. But a person's body can produce that much alcohol naturally, according to Rochester DWI lawyer Ed Fiandach.
Instead of using grams, the law should have used blood alcohol content as a measure...
The law was supposed to go into effect this week, but prosecutors said they won't be able to enforce it until legislators fix the typo.
Moral of the story? Always check your work.
