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The first-ever person charged with driving under the influence was a London taxicab driver. In September 1897, George Smith drank several beers, got into his taxicab, and swerved into a building. He was fined 20 shillings. Since then, laws have changed to accommodate our growing understandings of the dangers of driving under the influence. Consider the evolution of impaired driving laws. How do these laws reflect changing social norms? How do they reflect changing technology?
