"If prosecution of negligence was more aggressive, my bet is our society will become a true police state. "
Let me clarify. I think all acts of negligence resulting in actual damage to a person or property needs to be prosecuted equally and all of those negligent drivers need to be held accountable for their actions. As it stands right now we only prosecute aggresively those cases involving alcohol, even when there is no damage to a person or property. How legitimate is a DUI law that results in the loss of driving privilege for the potential damage, when actual negligent acts go unpunished even after damage is caused to another person or property?
"Always trying to find negligence is the liberal way of thinking. It's already to the point that when someone trips over a branch and breaks their arm, they want to sue the one who planted the tree, sue the one responsible for cleaning the area, and sue the one that owns the property the tree is on."
I'm not always trying to find negligence, I am trying to hold negligent persons responsible for their actions. Per my clarification above, if someone is negligent and causes damage to another person, they should be held responsible for that negligent act. If that were the case, people would take driving a lot more seriously, the law would be used appropriately (instead of being a revenue generating mechanism) and we would see those responsible for damage being punished.
There are many cases where alcohol is not present and someone is prosecuted. The problem with your opinion is you don't understand that alcohol related cases are prosecuted more because alcohol related cases occur more. That is similar to blacks whining that there are more blacks in prison than whites even though the reason is because more blacks commit the crimes.
I have my differing opinions on alcohol and speeding because I've experience both first hand. I can't drive straight when I'm incoherent but I can drive just fine going 85 in a 65 as long as other traffic is driving a similar speed or there is no traffic at all. Being coherent behind the wheel is the most important aspect to driving.