# Got stopped at a DUI checkpoint **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 6, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979 "2015-02-06T16:21:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/21 "2015-02-08T01:31:41Z")
What is the legal limit for driving after drinking in Taiwan? ---
**Author:** ![48Willys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/db5fbb/32.png) [@48Willys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/48Willys)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/22 "2015-02-08T07:01:10Z")
> [@TokyoBayer](#): > > Don’t forget our friend, **dropzone**. He’s almost caught up with me. Oops, Sorry I missed Dropzone, My fault! I apologize. Dropzone, Congratulations, keep up the good work. I also hope that you never catch up with TokyoBayer. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/23 "2015-02-08T09:59:15Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > What is the legal limit for driving after drinking in Taiwan? Unca Google says 0.05 % (0.025 mg/l or 0.015 mg/l breath alcohol content depending on which article you believe). ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/24 "2015-02-08T13:55:58Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Unca Google says 0.05 % (0.025 mg/l or 0.015 mg/l breath alcohol content depending on which article you believe). That could be. I have no idea. I moved here after I got sober and have zero intent on drinking and driving again. Actually, zero intent on drinking again let alone driving. Japan is even more strict. That limit is 0.03%, but they also have a “minutely influenced” clause that if you cause an accident and your BAC isn’t 0.00%, you can be charged for driving under the influence. All passengers in the car can be charged with allowing an impaired driver if they knew or should have known that the person had been drinking. Period. They can face the same fines and even prison time if the driver causes a major accident. It probably would only be enforced in the case of a fatality. This law was probably passed because of the custom of Japanese company members going golfing and the senior person demanding that everyone drink at least a little, and then having the junior guy drive them home. Once this law was enacted, the number of drunk driving arrests dropped significantly. ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/25 "2015-02-08T14:01:02Z")
Congratulations! The difference between being alcoholic and having a drinking problem is just huge. You can fit a whole life in there. 28 years 3 months 7 days [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979.md?page=1)