I seem to remember a study published by the Herald about 10 years ago in which they found that on average a driver will drive drunk between 800 and 1050 times before being caught for the first time. I can't believe that's accurate (it would amount to driving drunk every day for 3 years) but the article sticks out in my memory. Whatever the true figure is, I'd wager it's very high. That suggests both that drinking and driving is much more common than we're led to believe, and also that it may not be as dangerous as we're led to believe. Mind you, it's still damned stupid.
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