Back in the day in my country, you could apparently get milder punishment if you were driving while drunk, because it's harder to steer properly then. From http

Back in the day in my country, you could apparently get milder punishment if you were driving while drunk, because it's harder to steer properly then. From https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABilkrock_i_%C3%A5sljunga.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABilkrock_i_%C3%A5s...: > In 1928, a serious accident involving considerable property damage occurred on the main road [...] At the subsequent trial in Klippan, it was said that the Örkelljunga resident, who had caused the accident, received a more lenient sentence because he had been drinking spirits and therefore had difficulty steering. Different times :)