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I am plucking this out of the air, but I have a vague idea I read somewhere that the proportion of drivers under the current drink drive limit but over the 20% "zero" limit as a causal factor in collisions is statistically insignificant. Either it's simply not a problem, or the resources it would cost to tackle that problem could be used far more effectively on tackling some of the other, more significant causes of road collisions.
Legislation is expensive, and effective enforcement is even more expensive. It's very important to target it where it will do most good and least harm. Whilst single issues like this need to be highlighted, to ensure that they are considered in the process, legislators do us a disservice unless their approach is anything less than holistic.