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Colorado used to have a 0.05, ability impaired statute, but we did away with that in 2003 when we lowered the DUI level from 0.10 to 0.08 under, what I think now is unconstitutional, threat of losing highway funding if we failed to lower to the new standard. We attached “cork and go” to that statute to give something to the Restaurant Association to alleviate their fear of lost revenue under the new lower standard.

I voted for the cork and go amendment, but against the bill. Interestingly, the debate was held in the late afternoon and at least one of the proponents would have failed a sobriety test during that debate.

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