For those of you that make light of Drinking and Driving

[Kev]

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[OutHouse]

i had no mercy busting dui's while in the air force. my favorites were officers, they thought they could threaten me with their bars, leaves or birds that tactic never worked. Nothing gave me more satisfaction than seeing a guy i busted for a dui riding his bike or walking on base because his driving privileges has been revoked or they were missing a stripe on their sleeve.

 

[markgm]

That's what happens when you don't have control of a motor vehicle. It alarms me how many people drive like the have Star Trek shields around them, whether they're tired, drunk, high, foreign, on the phone, old, nervous, reaching for something, eating, female, don't use signals, run lights...

I make light of it because I make light of everything, but I really wish people would learn how to drive.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Deeko
You know that your body processes roughly 1 drink per hour, right? So if you have a single beer at midnight, you're most likely safe to drive at 4pm the next day.

??? New math?

 

[XZeroII]

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/...g_jacqueline_saburido/

This video hits home with me even more since my wifes brother was killed by a drunk driver about 20 years ago when he was in 6th grade. Let this be a reminder to anyone who thinks they are ok to drive after drinking.

Its not a game, you can ruin your life and the lives of others. Just dont do it.

QFT

:thumbsup:

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Deeko

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
I just want to say F you to whoever rated this down. You are scum.

I just rated this thread 0 stars, simply because I think its crazy/amusing that you're actually concerned with your topic rating.

:laugh: I just gave it zero stars too for the exact same reason.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Does anyone know why her Oldsmobile burst into flames? The fire really seems to be the cause of her disfigurement after all and not the accident itself.

Edit-ANYONE? ANYONE AT ALL???

 

[homercles337]

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
I just want to say F you to whoever rated this down. You are scum.

You are a troll, so fuck you.

edit: i didnt rate this thread down before my post, but i just did

 

[imported_Imp]

People seem to be getting it but still doing it. Just recently, some street "racers" who nailed the parents of a kid got off easy cause the defence found out that the parents were drinking and driving. Right then and there, I lost a lot of sympathy for the parents.

 

[homercles337]

Originally posted by: bignateyk
Sad, but there are many other things people do every day behind the wheel of a car that are just as hazardous like driving while tired, using a cell phone, texting, etc...

I think far more people are killed as a result of tired driving than drunk driving, but there will never be any statistics to prove it.

Actually, there are statistics. IIRC, more than 50% of all highway fatalities are a result of sleepy driving. That number is *far* lower for drunk driving, but there is no way to "quantify" sleepy.

 

[aplefka]

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
Sad story, but its a chilling reminder of what can happen when you decide to drive after drinking

Should I post a video of what can happen if you decide to text while driving?

I'd like to see it, but lets leave it in a fresh thread. I just saw this video posted on digg and it reminded me why people should never get behind the wheel after drinking. I personally will not drive in the same day I've drank. I know its being a little overly cautious, but I just feel I'm being on the safe side.

Unfortunately even being overly-cautious in this manner doesn't guarantee you won't be involved in a drunk driving accident. I've been so close to getting hit by drunk drivers 3 times now and I was certainly being as cautious a driver as I could be.

People suck.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Imp
People seem to be getting it but still doing it. Just recently, some street "racers" who nailed the parents of a kid got off easy cause the defence found out that the parents were drinking and driving. Right then and there, I lost a lot of sympathy for the parents.

That makes no sense whatsoever. If they did nothing wrong, other than drinking and driving of course, and some idiot racing loses control of his car and smashes into them what does the fact that they had something to drink have to do with it? I don't know what happened in this situation but if their drinking didn't contribute at all to the accident and they just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time I don't see how the fact that they had something to drink even enters into this.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Imp
People seem to be getting it but still doing it. Just recently, some street "racers" who nailed the parents of a kid got off easy cause the defence found out that the parents were drinking and driving. Right then and there, I lost a lot of sympathy for the parents.

That makes no sense whatsoever. If they did nothing wrong, other than drinking and driving of course, and some idiot racing loses control of his car and smashes into them what does the fact that they had something to drink have to do with it? I don't know what happened in this situation but if their drinking didn't contribute at all to the accident and they just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time I don't see how the fact that they had something to drink even enters into this.

There must have been more to it, maybe they made a mistake too and the racers just happened to not be able to avoid it?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Imp
People seem to be getting it but still doing it. Just recently, some street "racers" who nailed the parents of a kid got off easy cause the defence found out that the parents were drinking and driving. Right then and there, I lost a lot of sympathy for the parents.

That makes no sense whatsoever. If they did nothing wrong, other than drinking and driving of course, and some idiot racing loses control of his car and smashes into them what does the fact that they had something to drink have to do with it? I don't know what happened in this situation but if their drinking didn't contribute at all to the accident and they just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time I don't see how the fact that they had something to drink even enters into this.

There must have been more to it, maybe they made a mistake too and the racers just happened to not be able to avoid it?

Perhaps. Just with his version of events nothing leads me to the same conclusion he came to.

 

[imported_Imp]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Imp
People seem to be getting it but still doing it. Just recently, some street "racers" who nailed the parents of a kid got off easy cause the defence found out that the parents were drinking and driving. Right then and there, I lost a lot of sympathy for the parents.

That makes no sense whatsoever. If they did nothing wrong, other than drinking and driving of course, and some idiot racing loses control of his car and smashes into them what does the fact that they had something to drink have to do with it? I don't know what happened in this situation but if their drinking didn't contribute at all to the accident and they just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time I don't see how the fact that they had something to drink even enters into this.

There must have been more to it, maybe they made a mistake too and the racers just happened to not be able to avoid it?

Perhaps. Just with his version of events nothing leads me to the same conclusion he came to.

Ok, was lazy and didn't want to rewrite the story, but it is pretty recent (the ruling) in Toronto. Two idiots doing 150Kmh on a local road (think it's a 60kmh limit, but max on non-highway is 80kmh here anyways) nailed the parents (drunk) who pulled out to do a left turn. So you could say they wouldn't have pulled out if they wre sober, but that is very circumstantial given the speed the retards were travelling. The loss of sympathy, for me, is cause they drunks could just as well have killed someone else on their own. I do think the retard racers got off too easy though.

Story Aftermath

Edit: Just want to add that my opinion is swayed a bit by the fact that local media "whored" the story for months as fuel against street racing, and the fact that the parents who got killed were drunk was presented very late. Thus, there was a big sense of "disappointment". Very complicated case regardless, considering no one was "right".

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Imp

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Imp
People seem to be getting it but still doing it. Just recently, some street "racers" who nailed the parents of a kid got off easy cause the defence found out that the parents were drinking and driving. Right then and there, I lost a lot of sympathy for the parents.

That makes no sense whatsoever. If they did nothing wrong, other than drinking and driving of course, and some idiot racing loses control of his car and smashes into them what does the fact that they had something to drink have to do with it? I don't know what happened in this situation but if their drinking didn't contribute at all to the accident and they just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time I don't see how the fact that they had something to drink even enters into this.

There must have been more to it, maybe they made a mistake too and the racers just happened to not be able to avoid it?

Perhaps. Just with his version of events nothing leads me to the same conclusion he came to.

Ok, was lazy and didn't want to rewrite the story, but it is pretty recent (the ruling) in Toronto. Two idiots doing 150Kmh on a local road (think it's a 60kmh limit, but max on non-highway is 80kmh here anyways) nailed the parents (drunk) who pulled out to do a left turn. So you could say they wouldn't have pulled out if they wre sober, but that is very circumstantial given the speed the retards were travelling. The loss of sympathy, for me, is cause they drunks could just as well have killed someone else on their own. I do think the retard racers got off too easy though.

Story Aftermath

Well, after reading that I'd have to say that their drinking probably did play a role in that accident. So did the speed of the guys who nailed them. Sucks for their 8 year old daughter who will now grow up without her parents. I still feel bad for the parents though...

 

[homercles337]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Imp
People seem to be getting it but still doing it. Just recently, some street "racers" who nailed the parents of a kid got off easy cause the defence found out that the parents were drinking and driving. Right then and there, I lost a lot of sympathy for the parents.

That makes no sense whatsoever. If they did nothing wrong, other than drinking and driving of course, and some idiot racing loses control of his car and smashes into them what does the fact that they had something to drink have to do with it? I don't know what happened in this situation but if their drinking didn't contribute at all to the accident and they just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time I don't see how the fact that they had something to drink even enters into this.

Statistics on this issue are horribly biased. *Any* accident that can show alcohol was "involved" (as little as an empty beer can in the car) is automatically put into the "alcohol related" bin.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Originally posted by: homercles337

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
I just want to say F you to whoever rated this down. You are scum.

You are a troll, so fuck you.

edit: i didnt rate this thread down before my post, but i just did

diaf

Both of you get to enjoy a couple days off to learn to be a bit more civil. -Anandtech Moderator DrPizza

 

[DangerAardvark]

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer

Originally posted by: homercles337

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
I just want to say F you to whoever rated this down. You are scum.

You are a troll, so fuck you.

edit: i didnt rate this thread down before my post, but i just did

diaf

Hahaha! How's that for irony.

 

[MyThirdEye]

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer

Originally posted by: homercles337

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
I just want to say F you to whoever rated this down. You are scum.

You are a troll, so fuck you.

edit: i didnt rate this thread down before my post, but i just did

diaf in an oldsmobile

fixed

 

[altonb1]

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer

Originally posted by: homercles337

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
I just want to say F you to whoever rated this down. You are scum.

You are a troll, so fuck you.

edit: i didnt rate this thread down before my post, but i just did

diaf

Hahaha! How's that for irony.

LOL. Now I feel guilty for laughing...

...okay...feeling has passed....much better...

 

[Nik]

Ace

 

[ProfJohn]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Does anyone know why her Oldsmobile burst into flames? The fire really seems to be the cause of her disfigurement after all and not the accident itself.

Edit-ANYONE? ANYONE AT ALL???

No accident, no fire... is that really hard to understand?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: ProfJohn

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Does anyone know why her Oldsmobile burst into flames? The fire really seems to be the cause of her disfigurement after all and not the accident itself.

Edit-ANYONE? ANYONE AT ALL???

No accident, no fire... is that really hard to understand?

I've been in plenty of accidents where there was no fire...in fact, I've never been in an accident in which there was a fire. It is a relatively rare occurrence in automobile accidents these days you'll have to admit.

Edit-In any case I think it's a valid question.