This is a very simplistic analysis, and ignores many factors (such as level of intoxication, fatigue, etc.) but it’s a safe assumption that those who drive drunk present a danger to themselves and others (and it’s only danger to others that provides justification for it to be criminalized). The next question is – are the ‘blitzes’ against drunk drivers justifiable?

The answer here is clearly no, they are not, because they represent unwarranted search and seizure. If the police were targeting people driving poorly, erratically, dangerously fast – then yes, there would
be reasonable cause to stop drivers and test their breath-alcohol level. But the Police target everyone – meaning that of the 16,000 people they stopped and tested, only 160 were arrested, in other words 99% of the people they stopped weren’t drunk drivers!