SOBER BOATING: Watch those beers, boaters. This...
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SOBER BOATING: Watch those beers, boaters. This is the first year of a lower blood-alcohol level for boating under the influence--.08%, the same as for drunk drivers. . . . But Sheriff’s Lt. Dave Milewski of the Harbor Patrol does not expect the new standard to net a significant jump in arrests. Unlike drunk drivers, who can be detected swerving through traffic, boaters are not expected to follow a straight line, so most arrests occur during accident investigations.
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