No, there are no laws in US cities, even old laws, that allow drinking and driving.
Drinking and driving is illegal in all US states and territories, and it is considered a serious crime. The legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for driving is 0.08% in all states, except Utah, where it is 0.05%.
There have been instances in the past where certain cities or states had lenient laws or enforcement policies regarding drinking and driving, but those have since been changed. For example, in the 1970s and 1980s, some states had "open container" laws that allowed passengers to drink alcohol in a moving vehicle, but those laws have been repealed or modified to prohibit drinking by both drivers and passengers.
Similarly, some cities or states may have had lower BAC limits or different penalties for drunk driving in the past, but those have also been updated to conform to the national standard.
In summary, there are no laws in US cities that allow drinking and driving, and it is a serious crime that is punishable by fines, license suspension, and even imprisonment.
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