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> I go very slow, drive very carefully on roads that I know by heart, and hadn't had a single accident in twenty years. Said every drunk driver, ever. I have n
by asaddhamani 7y ago
> I go very slow, drive very carefully on roads that I know by heart, and hadn't had a single accident in twenty years.
Said every drunk driver, ever. I have no respect for drunk drivers. You don't care about your life, that's on you. But you are putting the lives of other people in serious jeopardy by doing this. Someone could end up having their life destroyed, or maybe even dying because of your shitty actions.
> And since drunk driving does kill people, and nobody dared to defend drinkers, there has been a lack of balance in the initiatives against it.
There is a reason behind this. When you are drunk, you have lowered inhibitions, poor judgement, more (often unwarranted, like in your previous post) self confidence, vision problems, poor hand-eye coordination, drowsiness, the list goes on. You should not in any case be driving while drunk, and you do have to be daring to defend drunk driving. I am happy there has been a lack of balance in that regard.
If it was just you driving on am empty field or track where the only person you could harm is yourself, I'd have no problem with it. But you are putting others at risk, and that's where I draw the line.
- Freak_NL 7y agoAnd it's not just the actions you take when driving inebriated yourself. By taking the 'I never had an accident, I just drive slowly and surely' stance, you implicitly tell others that this is fine, and that one or two drinks don't matter (or three, or four), as long as you take it slow and steady, and really, the law is too strict anyway. People are influenced by others, younger drivers in particular. You are not only responsible for your own actions, but also for the message you send to others.