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> I've been on both sides of drunk crashes (not driving) as were (possibly most of) my friends. That is a crazy statistic that would be a clear signal for me t

• hughesjj 3y ago
  It describes much of American suburbia, regrettably... I grew up in South eastern Pennsylvania and it seemed more like 'when' not 'if' people would get a DUI. When there's not much to do and you live in an area designed for cars, a shocking amount of people will just not give AF and drink drive. Can't afford cabs but can afford the bar.
  • brutusborn 3y ago
    I’ve experienced the same in Australian suburbia. Awful drinking culture and pre-Uber taxi unreliability means a lot of people drink and drive. It is more common in low socio-economic areas but still existing in all classes. Hell, our state treasurer lost his job after hitting multiple cars on his way home. https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/troy-buswell-fined-loses-licence-over-subiaco-crashes-20140429-37f5f.html https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/troy-b...
• brutusborn 3y ago
  I grew up in an isolated location with a big drinking culture. As a youngster I wasn’t aware that there were places to move to without this problem. You could choose to avoid the drinking culture, but that was basically social suicide in both University and in Industry.