I don't know, I think it's become more socially unacceptable recently. It's very easy to tell if someone's been drink driving, I ended up behind a car that I thought was driving erratically, ended up calling the police because they were all over the place and heading towards a built up area. When he got pulled over, turned out he was 4 times the legal limit!

I personally think drink driving is far worse than speeding, I've done one bottle and driving hours later and feel guilty for that, though I was certainly under the limit.
I'm sure those who enjoy driving, rather than seeing it as a means to an end, will agree.
That said I don't think breathalysers in cars is a valid solution (retrofit every car with a system that interferes with the ignition? Stop people from test-firing while tinkering away with a few beers on a Sunday? Get %@~<£d)

Hmm 2 posts in 79 months & both on this?

Anyhow, your premise I think is completely wrong. I would say that for the majority drunk drivng is not acceptable under any circumstance, whereas exceeding the speed limit is many situations is.

Do they?

I'm 35 so neither a callow youth or an old duffer and among my peer group drink-driving is not thought of as okay. People banned for drink-driving aren't thought of as unfortunate but as stupid and entirely deserving of their ban.

Speeding is a completely different matter, other than where obviously inappropriate, for example right outside a school.

NB - I'm talking about driving while over the blood alcohol limit here.

Please feel free to show your workings on this point, and/or a source for your information.

The limit has never been based on how many drinks you've had. This is obvious. Two pints of beer will affect a 5'2" woman weighing eight stone an awful lot more than it will a 6'8" man weighing eighteen stone.

The limit is based on how much alcohol is in the bloodstream.

Clearly a masonic plant attempting to stir up grass-roots support for their anti-enthusiast agenda

To clarify: The anti-enthusiast agenda is not preventing drink driving, I do not consider this a hobby. The anti-enthusiast agenda is mandating the fitting of breathalysers linked to the ignition system.

I'm more shocked at the OP's spelling, grammar and obvious lack of knowledge between "there, they're and their!"

You've not lived in France then - its socially accepted pretty much (at least in the south) to go to a restaurant with your wife and drink a bottle between you and possibly an aperitive as well.
Pretty much all most people I know drink and drive (in France) but hardly ever drive drunk (though you do see it a fair bit)

I know plenty of people who have been pulled over after a few drinks either after work, or a meal, and even after a night out clubbing. I would say 80% have been let go with a 'just be careful' after the officer has spoke to them and assessed their condition. If you have an accident under the influence of alcohol from what I know they cut ya balls off and hang you out to dry big time - very heavy fines, etc. They do have quite a few roadside stops in the daytime at weekends, where they breathlize as many people as they can (and fine/ban them) - they are all over daytime drinking.

I'm not saying its right or wrong, just sharing my experience from 15 years living there.

edited to add that for speeding is basically just a fine thing, and again its not particularly frowned on compared to the Uk, through they are very strict now with limits.

I don't know anyone who thinks it is ok.