Comments on: Drinking Improves Highway Safety (Apparently)

By: Randy

Randy — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:11:47 +0000

All that I can say is that anyone that promotes drinking and driving, I hope they are the ones that get hit and killed by the drunk driver rather than an innocent person getting killed.

By: Curtis

Curtis — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:13:36 +0000

I guess that’s why so many people are looking online for drunk driving resources? :)
http://www.clearhavencenter.com/addictions-research/drinking-and-driving/drunk-driving/
Drinking and driving seems like a game or a statistic until someone you know gets seriously hurt, or worse.

By: Fred

Fred — Sat, 24 May 2008 18:32:41 +0000

I looked at the NHTSA alcohol related fatality report and it counts all accidents involving one driver or motorcycle operator over 0.08 BAC. It makes no mention of who was at fault so the number of fatalities CAUSED by alcohol could be hugely inflated.

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Drinking and Driving is GOOD!? « Jeremy Beales — Sat, 24 May 2008 05:08:15 +0000

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By: ceanf

ceanf — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:25:56 +0000

john,

sorry to hear that just one puts you over the legal limit. just because you cant drive a car after a single drink doesn’t mean others cant.
you must weight 90 pounds and have an abnormally functioning liver.

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The Agitator » Blog Archive » Drinking and Driving for Public Safety — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:12:00 +0000

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By: John

John — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:16:53 +0000

CONSIDER THIS. At any given time on any highway, freeway, toll road, or Interstate nationwide, One of 4 licensed Americans has had an alcoholic drink. This does not mean they are drunk per say, simply that they’ve had a drink. Employers don’t allow it, for the most part, but it is an individual responsibility to determine through their own behavioral pattern, to give up the keys. Getting behind the wheel of a car after even 1 beer can put you over the limit. Why not take a loaded gun out on the street in public, fire it up in the air, just to see where the bullet lands. You may or may not hurt some-one but the concept is the same.But consider all the other people you’re putting at risk if you are driving drunk. Insurance costs have escalated across the country in the past 5 years for the same reason. Do I drink? Yes. Do I drive a car even after 1 drink? HELL NO!!!!

By: David in Marietta

David in Marietta — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:12:23 +0000

Triple, thank you for adding some sanity to this otherwise frivolous discussion. Thankfully, there are a few level-headed people out there. As for Frank there, those who believe traffic laws exist solely for the purpose of generating revenue obviously have problems with authority and little regard for the safety of others. Can you imagine the chaos without laws governing speed and sobriety? Your argument about cats and dogs is childish at best and utterly stupid at worst.

By: Frank B. Amyx

Frank B. Amyx — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:42:18 +0000

Anyone that pays any attention to safety laws at all knows full well they are nothing other than a “money machine” for the localities. The “higway patrol” is nothing but “HIGHWAY BANDITS” that on rare occasions helps motorist.

Using the same principles and statistics, It should be against the law for anyone to own a dog or cat in the city limits of any town regardless of size.

There is no reason for speed limits out of city limits other than a money machine. Speed limits are designed to manipulate more people into flying. How much more fuel does it take to fly than drive. “Talk about green house gasses!”

By: Triple

Triple — Mon, 12 May 2008 15:00:14 +0000

Your presumption that any self-reporting study involves misinformation is correct. No matter what, people will not always be truthful about the topic at hand, whether it be drinking and driving or admitting illegal drug use, etc. However, encouraging people to drink and drive is not the answer. Can most people have a drink and drive home safely? Yes. But not everybody can. People that don’t drink very often can be as high as .04 after just one drink depending on how much they weigh, when they last ate, etc. That means two drinks and they’re at or above the legal limit to drive. Stop encouraging reckless behavior by criticizing this study and start encouraging people to designate a driver or risk facing the wrath of the court system which is currently very anti-drinking and driving of any kind.