With the amount of traffic and the number of horrible drivers on the roads these days, I'm surprised anyone would even dare to drive under the influence as you have to have your wits about you at ALL times!! I mean, most of us have done it at some point or another--I can't point any fingers as I have taken the chance myself a few times (way back in the day), but it was always later at night with less cars on the road and I always made a point of taking the back streets and driving VERY slow--and never long distances--I wanted to make sure I made it home. I was pulled over once and had to blow and blew a .06 which the cop told me he could take me in for, but instead let me go, so long as my passenger (who drank far more than I did, but blew a lower number, how is that?) drove us straight to the Denny's where we required to sit down, eat a big breakfast and drink coffee--nothing I was in the mood for at 2:00 am but beat getting hauled down to the station!! At this stage (I live in the DC area--I look around me when I'm driving and all I saw are distracted drivers all around me--texting, reading books (while driving, hello!!?), putting makeup on, eating, tending to kids in the backseat (just got rear-ended last week at a stop light but one of those)--elderly and confused, young and far too aggressively weaving in and out of traffic lanes and cutting people off in an attempt to pass slower drivers, and god only knows how many drivers are driving on drugs. I know I am taking my life into my hands whenever I get behind the wheel here, so nowadays I wouldn't even DREAM of having a few drinks and driving. But I also think that while there are all sorts of slogans and ads geared to getting people to not drink and drive, no one really thinks anything will happen to them. I am 100% certain that not only that, they are unaware of the fact that NOT only might you go to jail, but losing your licence and having to get one of these devices installed that YOU have to pay for also comes with the territory--I know I certainly never considered it back in my drinking days --although the devices weren't likely in existence 20 years ago. I agree though, if the states start lowering the legal intoxication rate, its only going to be good for business (and good for our stock!). Sucks for the folks drinking...
