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Originally Posted by polak
Thats fair, but I'd just like to point out, that in non-fatal accidents the simple presence of alcohol is enough for it to be considered "Alcohol-related".
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Is this true? Where did you get this from?
Is it the same for fatal accidents?
The most important point to understand is how many accidents are non alcohol related and how many are alcohol related compared to how many cars on the road and pedestrians (assuming your claim is accurate) are alcohol related vs non related (if that makes sense). I guarantee you will find a correlation between increased alcohol and increased crashes and death. Weather a ticket was warranted does not matter, only the alcohol does.
I believe Freakonomics stated that 1 in 16 cars are driven drunk at all times on the road. On top of that, drunk walking is more dangerous for yourself than driving drunk. Good series of books if you have not read them.