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Pass tougher DUI bill Web posted Wednesday, May
21, 2003
| Augusta Chronicle
Editorial Staff
As the South Carolina legislature heads into its final
days, the Senate will be taking up a House bill that gets tougher on
drunken driving.
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bill lowers the legal blood-alcohol limit for DUI from the current
0.10 percent to 0.08 percent, thus making the Palmetto State
consistent with most other states, including Georgia.
Not only should this measure be passed because it could get more
drunk drivers off the road, but also because if it fails passage the
state will lose its federal highway funds later in the year.
South Carolina can ill afford to let that happen. Its road system
is among the worst in the nation - some roads are as dangerous to
life and limb as drunk drivers.
Moreover, as Sen. Larry Martin, R-Pickens, points out,
construction projects are already under way slated to be paid for
with those federal funds. Where will the money come from if the bill
dies? The state doesn't have it. It's grappling with deep deficits.
It would be a shameful act of irresponsibility if the DUI bill is
not approved by both chambers before adjournment.
--From the Thursday, May 22, 2003 printed
edition of the Augusta Chronicle |
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