You're splitting hairs. The overwhelming majority of alcohol-related vehicle accidents are directly caused by a drunk driver. No doubt a few are caused by a drunken pedestrian stumbling out into the path of a vehicle driven by a non-intoxicated driver, or a drunken passenger grabbing the arm of a non-intoxicated driver, but that's an insignificant portion of the problem.
"You're splitting hairs. The overwhelming majority of alcohol-related vehicle accidents are directly caused by a drunk driver. No doubt a few are caused by a drunken pedestrian stumbling out into the path of a vehicle driven by a non-intoxicated driver, or a drunken passenger grabbing the arm of a non-intoxicated driver, but that's an insignificant portion of the problem."
Not true at all. If it were true, then their claim could simply be that drunk drivers caused x numbers of crashes/fatalaties. Instead, it is necessary to change the phrase to mean something else to further the claim. It is an elegant flavor of kool aid, but it is still kool aid.
I would think that being a freeper would have made you aware of these subtle weapons.