DUI has been made into a political crime, plain and simple. Same with hate crime laws.
It's now right up there with smoking. So much for trusting people with personal freedoms. If people aren't taught personal responsibility, then they will be incapable of self moderation. Vicious circle.
I can't help but think back to "It's a Wonderful Life", and how Bert the cop was portrayed. Sure, it was fiction back then, but today? Complete fantasy in a DUI situation.
We live in an analog world, where there are degrees of impairment. But in the eyes of our masters, it's digital. A single drink with dinner is something we all have to worry about now, according to the material that accompanied my latest driver's license renewal...
You can 100% avoid it by not driving drunk/drugged and you can sleep it off at a friend’s house or have a non-drinking friend/taxi cab driver drop you off at home.
It beats being arrested for a DUI. This is one crime every one can avoid. I never drink and will never have a DUI record in my lifetime.