Originally Posted By: rshaw125
Originally Posted By: Doog
I think a lot of people who have never been involved with a drunk driving accident don't have the same perspective as those who have. I have been hit 3 times by drunk drivers. One time I was seriously injured ( 2 broken vertebra in my neck, separated ribs, 5 broken fingers, nerve damage, and superficial road rash)as I was on a motorcycle. The driver got off with 3 days in jail and a $500 fine because he knew someone. I got a new bike and medical bills and for 10 years had severe nerve damage that finally healed a decade later. The DUI guy went on the kill a teenager a year or two later and got 4-5 years in prison.
So, when I go through a DUI checkpoint, I roll down my window and say "Thank you" for trying to save someone from being really hurt or even killed by some jamoke who couldn't call a cab.
Now I tell my kids that I will reimburse them for their cab or Uber fares if they leave the car and take a cab home. They never ask for reimbursement but have now developed the habit of using alternative transportation or a DD when going out on the town. It's an easy decision.
So, before I get off my soap box I can only say that drinking and driving is a decision. A very poor decision that is easily changed by calling a cab or Uber car.
trust me...you can ruin your life and the lives of many others by making a bad decision.
I am one of the lucky ones.
But.... If you are involved in a fatal accident chances are the driver will not be drunk. Sadly the sober drivers are just bad drivers. Speeding,reckless distracted. Why should they get off easier?
There are "great" driver training schools "south a de border".