Should the penalties for drunken drivers be reduced?

peter_j (Malaysia)

I don't think it should be lessened. Instead I hope drunk drivers are banned from driving for the rest of their life and, in the meantime, should be locked up for a couple of years. At present, even though we have a strict traffic law, the traffic accidents are still ramping up.

A policeman writes a ticket to a driver in Nanchang City, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 1, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua]