MQs Drink Driving Thread™

1. 2017-06-09 at 9:08 PM UTC

   #141
   The Self Taught Man Black Hole
   Maybe we should just have a "intoxicated driving lane" and if you get caught drinking and driving in any other lane you get executed
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2. 2017-06-09 at 9:09 PM UTC

   #142
   Malice Naturally Camouflaged

   Originally posted by mmQ As for your 2nd point, what if, like me, many of my drinking and driving trips were driving 20 mph on a few residential back streets to a gas station or food place within 5 minutes of my home? Do you honestly thing that's as dangerous as drvng shit canned down the highway at 75mph?

   
   I thought that was the case. Most people don't have situations as optimal as this. The majority of people who drink and drive are being far more reckless. Try driving around the main streets of SF and see how well that works out for you.
   
   So for the vast majority of people even driving buzzed present too great a danger.
   
   Also, the reasons you listed for driving after drinking are not good reasons. None of those are out of necessity or justify driving while buzzed. Maybe you should learn to plan better so you aren't buzzed before driving somewhere or develop greater self-discipline. And if you're driving at 20mph for 5 minutes it's only around 1.6 miles away. Ride a bike, you lazy 30+ fat fuck, at least that way you'll only risk killing yourself, and wear a helmet.
3. 2017-06-09 at 9:22 PM UTC

   #143
   

   mmQ Lisa Turtle
   I actually have said recently that I do ride my bike now, instead of driving. I don't mind riding my bike honestly, it's nice.
   
   OK, GONTS. You're getting your point across. I will humbly admit that my view of drinking and driving as a whole is a bit inaccurate. Like I've said before, I don't mind being wrong, not that I WANT to be, but I can handle it. I'd rather be right about something than insistently wrong because of some type of pride issue.
   
   I don't, and have not, encouraged drinking and driving. And living where I do certainly limits my viewpoint to what it may be like drinking and driving in faster, bigger city, higher traffic scenarios, so that has likely skewed my views.
   
   That being said, I still don't think I take issue with a person driving home or to the store even if they're over the legal limit, maybe... twice the legal limit is where it starts to really cause a significant difference in comparison to sober driving. As has been discussed, there are obviously a myriad of other drivers on the road who, although sober, or posing their own increased risks due to texting, talking on cell, sleepiness, or being high on any other type of drug. So, drinking and driving isn't ever lessening any risk, but up to a certain point, I don't really think it's increasing it all that much, like I imagine everyone here has probably been over the legal limit of alcohol intoxication and you realized that you were still able to essentially perform everything nearly the same as if you were sober. THROW ME A GODDAMN BONE! haha
   
   Whatever. You win.
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4. 2017-06-09 at 9:39 PM UTC

   #144
   The Self Taught Man Black Hole
   Leaving the house is for cucks and criminals.