So poor... Hawaii and Midwest states have highest duu rates

http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/dangerous-roads-states-with-most-drunk-drivers-revealed/ar-BBluAHq

I think checkpoints are more common here as well. So that might have bearing as far as a higher number of people getting 'caught' for dui.

But this wouldn't be a problem if we just imposed a ban on ALL motor vehicles and All alcoholic beverages. Write to Mayor Kirk Caldwell today, tell him we don't want to be the state known for having the highest DUI rates in the nation.

We don't want beer cans to end up on the street....do we?

We don't want beer cans to end up on the street....do we?

Absolutely not. Ban it. In fact ban all single serve disposable containers, I always see plastic coke bottles, foam plate lunch boxes, and McDonald's cups on the street. We should ban them ALL, THEY ALL ENDED UP IN THE STREETS!
 We should also ban cigarette butts/filters.

We should destroy them all. Forget about beverage deposits. They don't work. Waste money already.
We should also pass a law prohibiting drinking alcohol and driving.....

So, let's make the punishment hurt enough so people don't put everyone's lives at risk by driving drunk.

I think if we are serious, we should arrest anyone with BAC over the legal limit.  If the driver pleads guilty, then go to the next step.  If they want a trial, then the next step waits for that verdict.

Next step:  Revoke driving privileges for a year, and confiscate the vehicle.  Assess a $5,000 fine to cover the court and other costs, and refer the driver to mandatory substance abuse evaluation and rehab if needed.

We don't seem to have a problem doing  these and similar things when we are talking about drug distributors.  I think the statistics demonstrating the cost in property, human life, pain and suffering speak for themselves. 

Drunk driving is a selfish, dangerous, and unnecessary behavior.  Unless we make getting caught WAY more painful than people are willing to risk, the behavior will continue.