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Originally Posted by websiex
There is a huge difference in my opinion between drunk driving and "buzzed" driving. I don't know if everyone would agree with me, but I think it is kind of indisputable. I mean, when you're totally ripped; you definitely shouldn't be driving. On the other hand, I think people that are driving with a slight buzz, or not even drunk at all should be able to drive home without worrying about getting a misdemeanor. The .08 zero tolerance rule is what I disagree with; it should be a little bit higher than that, or completely abolished.
Also, drunk driving is the 10th leading cause of traffic accidents in the United States and it is one of the only traffic violations that is a crime (misdemeanor). Speeding, the number 1 cause is a basic citation. Maybe speeding should be a misdemeanor too since it causes many more accidents than DUI.
IMO, drunk driving isn't OK, but neither is Speeding, talking on a cell phone, listening to loud music, or running red lights. It doesn't matter if someone died from a drunk driver, or a speed demon, the person is still dead no matter how you look at it. Why all the hate to drunk driving? Think about that.
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I thought about it briefly, and decided you're the biggest fucking idiot in this thread if you think driving "buzzed" is okay. You also might want to recheck your stats on accident causes, because they're totally different to stats from other countries. For example, in the UK (where drivers are only half as likely to have an accident per mile driven than US drivers, and drivers are far less likely to drive drunk) 20% of motoring related deaths are caused by drunk drivers. Approx 10% of motoring related deaths are caused by "excessive" speed - of those 10%, just 30% are actually breaking the speed limit.
Drunk pedestrians might want to think about getting a cab as well - in the UK, almost half of all pedestrians killed in road crashes between 10pm and 4am at the weekend are more than twice over the drink-drive limit...