I NEVER drink and drive. My father never had a DUI arrest. Nor have I.
When you drive a car, you’re responsible for the lives of others. A drunk driver is like a guy with a loaded gun. Only the lack of sobriety can get someone else killed.
And one has to live with that for the rest of one’s life. DON’T DO IT - DRIVING IS A PRIVILEGE, NOT A RIGHT AND EXERCISE IT RESPONSIBLY ALWAYS!
I’ve NEVER been hit or injured by a drunk driver.
I HAVE been hit by a woman who was in a hurry to turn, and by a college girl running a red light (in a hurry to get somewhere.)
The latter involved 4 cars and damn well killed an innocent bystander.
These two and the drunk driver were serial bad-drivers. Made several incremental poor decisions, and were each a problem and danger to others.
The drunk driver, the careless woman, and the stupid girl are all impaired and dangerous....girl more so as she was speeding intentionally.
Some bad sober drivers will NEVER be as safe as most people at 0.12. WHAT ABOUT THEM?
MADD just uses alcohol as a demonization tool, since they could get no marketing traction for a consistent campaign against ALL dangerous drivers.
Excellent point
Careful with that line of reasoning. Utah and other states are considering requiring ALL drivers to have breath ignition systems (with random followup "blow tests" during transit) in all cars, regardless of a lack of any past infractions.