Most good lawmakers lament the state's habit of legislating by anecdote.
But there are times when anecdotes are too great, too grim, to ignore. In Arizona and elsewhere in the United States, drunken drivers inspire more tragic stories of death and injury than should be allowed by law. Thankfully, our state continues to improve its already good laws on drunken driving. Gov. Jane Hull signed a bill yesterday that lowers the level at which a driver is considered extremely drunk to 0.15 from 0.18 percent. Another bill that lowers the legal limit for driving drunk to 0.08 from 0.10 could be on the governor's desk as early as today.