Utah set to drop blood-alcohol limit to .05, strictest in country

[Major Nikon]

54. Occupying a motor vehicle is the most dangerous activity the vast majority of us do

So the risk isn't zero under the best of conditions. Not even close. And that's just the risk of dying. Add to the risk of death the risk of both temporary and permanent seriously debilitating injuries and you start to get a sense of what the actual risk is that you're dismissing, not to mention the property damages and the impact to society that causes.

You keep claiming there's little to no evidence and that just isn't true. There's studies going back to at least the 80's which show how even low BAC levels impair the skills we know are needed for driving. There's studies which calculate the risk of low BAC levels based on data derived from actual accidents and factoring out all the other things you mentioned. 2 times the risk at .05% is just where it starts and that's actually the most conservative estimate which goes up to around 5 times the risk at .07%. Some studies place it as high as 21 times at that point.

Meanwhile the US is behind many if not most other developed countries. And we know these laws are effective because other countries have done it and realized the fully predictable results. That's why objective groups like AAA, the NHTSA, and the National Academy of Science are behind this. So it ain't just those pesky mothers of dead children who are pushing this based on 'think of the children' fallacies.

I love to drink. I love to drink socially. I love to drive. However, at some point you have to face the reality of the situation and the impact it has on others.