I think when the authorities are saying plan another way home if you're going to have even one drink, they're not necessarily saying you will be breaking the law or blow over if you have one or two or even three for some people.
What they're saying is by driving in the first place, you have given yourself the option to have more drinks than you intended and still drive. If you start out with no option of driving, you will not drive. If you indulge more than you planned and the option is still there to drive, many people will still drive! Why? Because they are making the choice at a time when decision making is not at its best.
You've had three, you're feeling great! Confidence is higher, you're happy, of course you're okay to drive. Maybe you'll even have another one because right now you're fine. And it's such a pain in the ass to leave the car here and have to come get it in the morning, cabs are so expensive... I'll just drive, I'm fine.
Though totally wrong, that's the thought process. And that's the challenge in Calgary... it's a drive-first kind of city. Most people will start their night with the car. If people had more of a mentality of using alternative transportation in the first place, the challenge of making that right choice in the wrong time doesn't even exist.
Many people make the right choice, but so many people, especially the young, will make the wrong choice even with the best of intentions.
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