Originally <a href='/showthread.php?p=787747'>posted</a> on 05/31/2008:

Don't drive drunk - it's a bad gamble.

One DUI will cost you about 5k in legal costs and increased insurance premiums.
$20 Cab: putting up with an accent if you engage in talk.

You think you have less than a 1 in 250 chance of getting a DUI? Take a cab.

That, and roughly half the accidents killing people involve alcohol. At 0.10, you're about 5 times as likely to get in an accident as a sober driver.

Most people don't realize how easy it is to get to 0.08. If you're an average 200 pound guy and have 2 tall ones (22 oz beers) in 1 hour, you're right at the edge. A third one in the next hour will put you over.

If you like to drink late, you could be drunk the next morning. If you go out at 10pm and drink 12 beers, this same big guy might be over the limit at 8am the next morning.

The more successful drunk driver programs are no longer trying to get people to quit drinking. Instead, they are trying to make you aware of your status, and change habits. It's easy to have a good time and be safe, but you have to plan ahead.