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Let's be honest. A lot of previous partying was made possible by lots and lots and lots of drinking and driving. That of course still goes on today, but nearly

Let's be honest. A lot of previous partying was made possible by lots and lots and lots of drinking and driving. That of course still goes on today, but nearly at the levels of the past.

dmix 1y ago
That was before Uber...
- chimeracoder 1y ago
  > That was before Uber... Get outside a major urban area and it's extremely difficult to find an Uber at the hours when you'd expect to be leaving a party to go home. Heck, this is true even in some suburbs of New York City.
- thinkingtoilet 1y ago
  I live in a rural area. Uber is not a reliable option late at night.
0_____0 1y ago
People were drinking and driving in 1800s New England?
- MisterTea 1y ago
  I am sure there were plenty of sauced stage coach drivers and horsemen.
  - bluGill 1y ago
    Your horse knows the way home and will be happy to get your there without help from you (hoping that when you are there you are sober enough to get the harness off so he can finally enjoy a rest at home)
- complianceowl 1y ago
  I cannot speak for ze others, but as a creature of ze night… I must confess, I vas, I vas indeed.
- ludicrousdispla 1y ago
  Well, they had self-driving transportation back then so more like drinking and riding.
- pelagicAustral 1y ago
  I would gamble that people were drinking and driving hours after the invention of the wheel.
  - throwaway173738 1y ago
    In point of fact people kept alcohol in their cars to be drank while driving back then.
ratg13 1y ago
I would say prices and economy play as large of a role. When I was in university we thrived on nickel drafts and dive bars. These days it's $10/cocktail + cover charge.
- BriggyDwiggs42 1y ago
  Yeah it’s just the prices honestly
dddddaviddddd 1y ago
Or walkable neighbourhoods, or public transportation.
- thinkingtoilet 1y ago
  I live in a rural area. Neither of those things were ever an option. It was always drinking and driving out here.
frollogaston 1y ago
The chart still shows a good amount of partying around 2009.

Let's be honest. A lot of previous partying was made possible by lots and lots and lots of drinking and driving. That of course still goes on today, but nearly at the levels of the past.

dmix 1y ago

That was before Uber...

chimeracoder 1y ago
> That was before Uber... Get outside a major urban area and it's extremely difficult to find an Uber at the hours when you'd expect to be leaving a party to go home. Heck, this is true even in some suburbs of New York City.
thinkingtoilet 1y ago
I live in a rural area. Uber is not a reliable option late at night.

0_____0 1y ago

People were drinking and driving in 1800s New England?

MisterTea 1y ago
I am sure there were plenty of sauced stage coach drivers and horsemen.
- bluGill 1y ago
  Your horse knows the way home and will be happy to get your there without help from you (hoping that when you are there you are sober enough to get the harness off so he can finally enjoy a rest at home)
complianceowl 1y ago
I cannot speak for ze others, but as a creature of ze night… I must confess, I vas, I vas indeed.
ludicrousdispla 1y ago
Well, they had self-driving transportation back then so more like drinking and riding.
pelagicAustral 1y ago
I would gamble that people were drinking and driving hours after the invention of the wheel.
- throwaway173738 1y ago
  In point of fact people kept alcohol in their cars to be drank while driving back then.

ratg13 1y ago

I would say prices and economy play as large of a role. When I was in university we thrived on nickel drafts and dive bars. These days it's $10/cocktail + cover charge.

BriggyDwiggs42 1y ago
Yeah it’s just the prices honestly

dddddaviddddd 1y ago

Or walkable neighbourhoods, or public transportation.

thinkingtoilet 1y ago
I live in a rural area. Neither of those things were ever an option. It was always drinking and driving out here.

frollogaston 1y ago

The chart still shows a good amount of partying around 2009.