I think the issue is largely political. When someone registers .008 they are not a danger to themselves or anyone else. The guy driving down the wrong side of an interstate who hits a. family of 6 returning from vacation is not .008. People in an accident at the lower level are people who had a drink and had an accident, not caused an accident. I am 64 and those under 40 could probably be at .01 and have faster reaction time than I completely sober, and I am not a danger behind the wheel. It is just a way for prosecutors and local law enforcement to generate press.Just my opinion.
I wish my grandfather could say the same. That man scares the @#$% out of me behind the wheel and of course... It's everyone else's fault. There is a very real issue with younger female drivers in this particular area however. It's like they flip a coin and decide they're either going to follow you at 60-70mph 10 feet from your bumper, or they have an utter fear of being passed in which they'll speed up to re-pass you then slow back down. It's like they've turned into 16 year old boys or something.
I'd most definitely advocate tougher driving tests though but then again I personally also believe drivers should be required to test with Manual transmissions rather than Automatics. But as my life was saved once by a manual transmission I'm a little biased.