Do you do it?

Im just curious to know....

Over here they've made the laws against drinking and driving more strict in the past few years. If you get caught they'd take away your car and your license for a good 6 months.

And the campaigns against it are endless. There's a song on the radio that keeps playing in my head "If you drink, than u dont drive- it's the nightdriver! Nightdriver!" So indredibly lame :disappointed:

But I was wondering how effective are all these campaigns and laws. I mean, we all know by now that smoking is bad for and yet ppl still start smoking, many never try to quit.

We all know how dangerous drinking and driving is, and it can get you in trouble with the law. And still I know way too many people who do it.

Hows it like where you come from?

I don't drive, and if I did, I'd NEVER get behind the wheel drunk. I've survived two really bad drunk driving accidents and won't get into a car with a drunk driver.

 

Unfortunately, I doubt the ads have much effect. People just tune out what they don't want to hear, and alot of people think 'THat applies to others, but not me. I can handle my booze'. Hopefully they might make someone who has never done it before think twice.

 

As for that annoying song, Gal, tell them to start playing Killer Cars by Radiohead instead. It's probably a much better song,lol!

I don't drink when I have the car :P

 

And when your car is 10 miles away when you are with mates doing the andover rounds, you can't really drink

Did it twice. The first time only because the police broke up the party and i had to leave, I ran 3 red lights, it scared the crap out of me.

I don't drink or drive...but if I were to ever be in a situation like that, I'd never drive.

well, when i go out with the car i do drink... but im not talking about slamming shots and drinking till im completely out of control

i drink with in the limit... which is legal

 

but many, like me, sometimes forget where the limit is, and think they're alright when they really arent... and that leads to disaster

 

 

but i have heard that driving when you're tired is even more dangerous than driving after you've drank. That because when you drank something you are aware that you may be abut dozy and you are extra careful. However, when you're tired you deny the fact that you're tired and drive carelessly...

i'm not driving yet.

of course i'm now claiming that i will never drink and drive, but... that's what many people say before they have an accident.

it's just the situation.

you're out with your friends and think,"aww well... i have myself under control."

then you get in the car, drive and can't react when suddenly some bloke is standing in the middle of the street.

i don't drink or drive...

 

portugal is the european country where more people are killed in car accidents...there are loads and loads of campaigns...some of them are really sad...the new one says that as many kids as a plane full of people die due to car accidents every year...laws are getting more and more strict but i don't know details

i have only done it once. I had a few drinks at lunchtime one day and drove home at night. Never done it since. If i go out and I'm driving I'll have one drink max. It's just not worth taking the risk.

you have to go to turkey and watch the traffic there!

it's pathetic!!

no one's paying attention to traffic signs and if you're a foot passenger, you rather look more than twice before you cross a street!

you have to go to turkey and watch the traffic there!

it's pathetic!!

no one's paying attention to traffic signs and if you're a foot passenger, you rather look more than twice before you cross a street!

It was like that in England too...narrow streets, so the cars have to come up onto narrow sidewalks...er...foorpaths to pass each other! I hope the good folks in England aren't notorious drunk drivers!

Yeah right. Driving drunk is deplorable.

kitt wouldn't let me.

Kitt is the one who drives half the time! :rolleyes:

I work at Houston's biggest trauma center and I must say there are plenty of drunk drivers out and about and they are paying all my bills by keeping me gainfully employed....so I guess I have to vote "yes" on drunk drivers, but I don't ever do it myself.

never never never. and i've had the opportunity as well. if i know i'm driving within the next 12 hours, i will not put any alcohol into my system. its just not even worth it. i dont see why people cant just make arrangements for transport.

Nope,never do it,it's just too stupid!

i think its possibly the dumbest think you can do

^Agreed!

I would happily kill someone with my own hands who had been drinking and driving

 

It just makes me so annoyed

 

this was helped by someone who I know that was in a coma for 3 days thanks to a drink driver, who went unharmed himself, what a fucking prick.

Well according to my brother, the state of some of the people he picks up if he is doing Friday/Saturday nights is belong belief, being rushed to hospital to have their stomachs pumped to get rid of the alcohol before it kills them.

 

Can't anybody drink in moderation these days?

I must confess, I drink and drive, sometimes at the same time.

 

Plus don't kill me

^are you drinking alcohol, dave? :dozey: something tells me this is a classic dave comment in which you leave out the specifics to confuse us!

Well seeing as my body rejects alcohol it can't be alcohol.

 

I normally have a bottle of water or cola in my car, to drink if I need it :P

 

Although that is bad (driving without due care and attention), but not as bad as driving under the influence, although sometimes in the morning commute, I'm still half-asleep.

haha, i knew it!! :laugh1:

 

yes, but drinking soda while driving and getting distracted for half a second is NOTHING compared to drunk driving!