Florida Hwy Patrol

Rev · 04-23-2006, 05:17 PM

In Houston, and maybe other areas of Texas, the TABC (Texas Alcohol Beverage Control) has seen fit to enter bars at midnight and make arrests for "public drunkedness". This is all in the name of removing drunks from the roadways. This has come under quite a bit question since these "drunks" were just sitting in bars (not driving).

The rational from TABC, is if they wern't driving now, they were getting ready to drive when the bars closed. Fortunately, from my point of view, the Texas legislature has examinrd the problem, and has exerted pressure on the TABC to tone down their enforcement efforts.

If law enrforcement wants to keep "drunks" off the road, lets do it "on the road" with stricter DWI enforcement. Lets not do it on technicalities in bars, where someone might later beak a traffic law.

No offense meant to rwhite or Mustang II 460 for their "day in day out" efforts to keep us safe.

Rev

rwhite65 · 04-23-2006, 07:09 PM

Rev-
no offense here...As much fun as I could see that being to enforce on a select few individuals, I too feel that is the wrong way to go about fixing that problem. I saw a news clip on that a while back, thought to myself "you got to be kidding me!". We definitely could not get away with that up here.
Ryan

04-23-2006, 05:17 PM	#1
Rev Registered Member Join Date: Nov 1998 Location: Houston, Tx. Posts: 3,887	Re: Florida Hwy Patrol In Houston, and maybe other areas of Texas, the TABC (Texas Alcohol Beverage Control) has seen fit to enter bars at midnight and make arrests for "public drunkedness". This is all in the name of removing drunks from the roadways. This has come under quite a bit question since these "drunks" were just sitting in bars (not driving). The rational from TABC, is if they wern't driving now, they were getting ready to drive when the bars closed. Fortunately, from my point of view, the Texas legislature has examinrd the problem, and has exerted pressure on the TABC to tone down their enforcement efforts. If law enrforcement wants to keep "drunks" off the road, lets do it "on the road" with stricter DWI enforcement. Lets not do it on technicalities in bars, where someone might later beak a traffic law. No offense meant to rwhite or Mustang II 460 for their "day in day out" efforts to keep us safe. Rev __________________ '66 Coupe, 306, 350-375 HP, C-4, 13.07 e.t., 104.8 mph, 1/4 mi. O.B.C. #2 '66 coupe Last edited by Rev; 04-23-2006 at 08:43 PM..

04-23-2006, 07:09 PM	#2
rwhite65 Ride Hard Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wyoming IL Posts: 1,094	Re: Florida Hwy Patrol Rev- no offense here...As much fun as I could see that being to enforce on a select few individuals, I too feel that is the wrong way to go about fixing that problem. I saw a news clip on that a while back, thought to myself "you got to be kidding me!". We definitely could not get away with that up here. Ryan __________________ 65 Fastback 91 roller 306, H/C/I AOD-Bauman, PI Stallion, 4.10's and traction loc 04 Grand Cherokee Freedom Edition 79 Ford F-250 4x4 - Restored

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