The first thing to be impaired by imbibing alcohol is the ability to recognize one is impaired.
That's a load of crap. If that were the case, I'd most likely drink myself to death. It is precisely my ability to recognize that I am becoming more 'impaired' that allows me to stop before it gets out of hand.
call me a nuthook, but it sounds like a free will choice youre making
1) How many LEO's have you (successfully) tried that argument on during a traffic stop?
2) Was that statement typed between your first and second ounce of medicinal alcohol?
3) Most cases of drunk driving occur below the legal limit of intoxication, but the motor response times of the driver are still impaired. The first function to become impaired is judgment.