Opinion - Anti-alcohol crusaders skew facts Drunken driving makes headlines every day. Traffic officials relentlessly remind Americans that the abuse of alcohol continues to be a huge problem on roads and, as a result, drastic measures are needed.
In fact, the Seattle P-I Editorial Board recently endorsed one such measure, when it editorialized in favor of sobriety checkpoints ("DUI Laws: Holding the line," April 7). And in February, P-I editorial columnist Joe Copeland lamented Washington's attitude toward drunken driving. Though truly "drunken" driving is a serious issue, much of the reported problem is little more than PR.
Consider fatality statistics. The number of deaths that activists attribute to drunken driving is grossly exaggerated.
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