ridiculously low "intoxication" levels.

So far as I am concerned, that is an oxymoron.

If you are gong to drive, there is no such thing as being intoxicated by a "ridiculously low" amount. If it is measurable at all, you have no business piloting a two-ton lethal weapon anywhere in my vicinity.

I have seen demonstrations put on by our local police department using volunteers: the volunteers drive through a course marked out by pylons, and their abilities are noted.

Then, they start feeding them drinks, and repeating the test. Long before the volunteers feel that they are impaired, they are running over pylons, and missing the course. The scary thing is, they are still well under the .08% BAC that would make them illegal to drive.

I have always thought it was the height of lunacy that that bars have parking lots...

Anyway, that's my hot button for the day, and I don't really expect much agreement. I don't drink at all, not because I have anything against alcohol, but because I just don't like the taste of it and the loss of control that goes with it. I have no problems whatsoever with other people drinking -- as long as they stay the hell off of any road with 100 miles of me.

tanstaafl.