Alcoholism | The Government Should Not Lower the Legal Threshold for Drunk Driving

Say you and your neighbors are fed up with a few speeders who continue to race through your neighborhood. While most drivers obey the posted 25 mph speed limit, a couple of reckless fools consistently drive 50 mph or more, especially on weekend nights. Two solutions are proposed at the next neighborhood meeting: Either demand better police enforcement of the posted limit or drop the limit from 25 mph to 20 mph. Which would you choose?

A Misguided Approach
That is the essence of the traffic-safety debate now being played out in Congress about the drunk-driving...

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