On the being-in-control part, it always bothered me that .08 BAC was "drunk". Just what does .08 feel like? How do I know if I'm over the legal limit? I know if I wave a gun in a bank and utter certain words, I'm going to the slammer. I know if I speed down the highway at 140, the local police won't look kindly upon me. Generally I know a certain action crosses the line. Which drink makes me cross the line? I don't know what being illegal feels like. So I bought a breathalyzer. Assuming it was reasonably accurate, I started keeping track of my BAC after a regular night of cocktail and wine. Typically I blew a .02 or less. Then one night, at home, worked hard to get what I felt was pretty well lit. Never went over .06. Feeling that way at .06, I definitely would NOT have driven! So knowing my habits, I figured I'd never be so far gone that I'd fail a roadside stop.
Definitely something you need to take deadly seriously these days.
We go out for Mexican, if I drink even one Margarita, the wife drives home.
Never gave it a thought growing up in Texas and Louisiana.
Big part of everyday, working in the hot sun, was grabbing a cold quart for the drive home.
Something no one gave a second thought to then, but I wouldn't even think about doing today.
Have had the same TDL in Texas since Nov 1957, never came close to a DUI, don't plan on it.
That damn sign on the roads is right ... can't afford it.