The big news lately regarding drunk driving is that women in the U.S. are drinking more alcohol, and drunken-driving arrests among females are steadily rising.
This article over at the Examiner offers some staggering statistics such as women being accounted for 18.8 percent of all DUI arrests in 2007 – which is an increase from 13.5 percent nearly a decade earlier.
What’s interesting to note is that below the article is a comment by a reader (“RIDL_Prez”) who gives us a different perspective on the issue:
“Back when we were battling .08, one of the things we warned about was that .08 was going to unfairly target women and that more women would be getting DUI’s. Now it’s here and everybody’s worried, but no one seems to be putting it together with the lowered BAC level. No, they want to attribute it to women drinking more so that they can start a new campaign to try and get women in general to drink less. It’s just more prohibitionist garbage.”
Read more about this issue: Women Drinking More, DUIs Up While Falling Among Men
Related Post: Are Young Women Safe Drivers?
If you are a women needing help with your DUI in San Diego, make sure to hire a professional attorney who specializes in DUI cases.
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