Before Tennessee passed its “open container” law in 1994, drivers could legally drink while behind the wheel, if their blood alcohol content stayed below 0.08%.
While state law now makes that absolutely illegal, critics say there remains a major loophole.
Tennessee’s law bans drivers from consuming or possessing an open container of alcohol while their car is running, but the Volunteer State is one of just a handful of states that does not extend that prohibition to passengers…