From: Mermaid . (britannica@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Jul 19 2002 - 21:50:48 MDT
Let me give the gist of this thread.
Drink and drive, the drunken ass will be hauled away. Thats it. Period. End
of story!
Surprise! It's a law that actually makes sense. None of the voices from CoV
is responsible for anyone else's life . It will be in the permenant record.
Drunk drivers(no matter how one defines 'drunkeness')do not belong behind a
wheel on the road. The road is not anyone's backyard. Lives do not have to
depend on one's own inflated claims of their ability to remain 'steady'
under the influence of alcohol.
Alcohol(beer..if american, aka, diluted cat piss, especially requires
several bottles before kids feel the buzz and that is often a state of
mind...so its just not about what you put in your blood stream)does indeed
severely handicap an individual's reaction time. Even when completely sober,
it is difficult to avoid accidents. Twilight driving is a good example.
Accidents tend to occur just before dawn or dusk when depth perception is
severely impaired. This is true even for 'excellent' drivers.
Not only is it highly irresponsible to support driving under the influence,
it is also incredibly silly to tout theories such as these when the majority
of the list members are impressionable youngsters. A few, I'd imagine , if
not the majority of the young members, cannot even buy beer legally. Is this
what 'drinking veterans' have to say to the soon-to-be first time drinkers?
Given that 'interesting technologies' are not yet mandatory installations in
our vehicles, what is the point?(Even that doesnt solve the problem because
drunken behaviour and shedding of inhibitions is a mental state,
irrespective of the cause of disability to be alert. For many,
drinking=excuse to act like an idiot..behaviour which is not always
appreciated when in a sober state)Whatever it is, the message that is heard
loudly across as 'its ok to drink and drive'. The feeble conditionalities
are not loud or clear enough.
Be responsible. No matter who says what...do not drink and drive.
Mermaid.
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