I know everyones heard this before but I just got back from scene of an accident my girlfriend was in. The driver that hit her was drunk and I have never been so scared in my life that someone I cared about could seriously be hurt. Thank god shes ok and didnt have to go to hospital and they arrested the drunk A$$ b****, i swear ill never consider driving even if ive had a beer from now on...sorry just had to vent
My father-in-law lost his brother to a drunk driver. If you're not sure if you're too drunk to drive, you probably are.
That isn't funny. Glad your girlfriend is ok. Drunk driving is one of the dumbest things a person can do.
thanks...appreciate it just sickens me how many people actually do drink and drive...nothing good can come from it
Agreed. Driving drunk is absolutely inexcusable. Unfortunately, we're all guilty of doing it at one time or another. Personally, I've tried to make it a point to not drive if I've been out drinking all night. Best thing to do is to hang around out on the street, grab some pizza, and chat with your buddies until you're good and sober to drive. Otherwise, grab a cab home or call a friend to pick you up.
I think Kam only posted this because it was said that she was not hurt...don't think he would have posted that if someone had been hurt. I have to admit I chuckled . asusman103, glad to hear your girlfriend is OK .
The problem I have with this is your saying please don't drink and drive now that it has affected you in some way. Well, the chances of it affecting you before were always there as it is with everyone. So, one could assume you would have been more prone to drink and drive before this happened to your girlfriend and, as a result, one could conclude you were okay with it because you weren't directly impacted. It wasn't until after the accident that you now are speaking out about it. Is it possible that you could have been the drunk driver before hitting someone else's girlfriend? What's my point? My point is, as with a lot of things in life, it doesn't appear to have been an issue with you until you were directly affected by it. Does this mean you were more likely to drink and drive up until this unfortunate accident? I really don't know. Maybe...maybe no. I do know you have had an accident to a loved one which has impacted you and your feelings on the matter. To continue with my point, I guess if one(not necessarily you) only makes it a concern after the fact...then at that point it is a little late. I believe most people who read this thread will not stop drinking and driving because they were not directly impacted. It's going to take their own accident or, God forbid, tragedy to draw their own line in the sand of seriously stopping drinking and driving. I don't believe people who normally go out and drink are going to stop driving after consumption of alcohol because your gf was hit by a drunk driver. Their going to need to learn their lesson the hard way as well. As with so many things in life, it has to directly impact you in some way before you will say something like "no more...from now on" and do something about it whereas, before, it was something that may have been acceptable. That's just the way life is but there is an inherent hypocrisy in it. It is equivalent to Christopher Reeve forming a foundation on spinal cord research after his accident where, before, it wasn't really a concern for him and he may not have really given it more than passing thoughts. I guess that the clear logic in what I'm saying is we take issue more with things which affect us directly while, as it may have been a known issue before, it really wasn't. Or, it can be summed up in the difference between reactive and proactive. I'm glad it appears your girlfriend will be okay and you will not be drinking and driving any more. Unfortunately, your action request rings shallow to the rest of the drunk drivers on this board probably until they have their own incident. If noone was drinking and driving, then bars would go out of business or, else, every single person would have a designated driver or call a taxi. It just doesn't happen. It's a pipe dream. Even with all the directly impacted people out there touring schools talking about it to kids, those same kids are still going to do it unless they were directly impacted by it even if their shaking their heads swearing it off during the assembly listening to the victims. No negativity directed to you...just stating what I feel is obvious but rarely said. People that do things for a cause who do so and were not directly impacted by it are the true heroes. Unfortunately, I don't know any of those people.
Wow SurfGuy -- I completely disagree He had a "near miss" that may have woke him up and prevented something terrible. Something good may have come out of the accident -- those close to the victim may now alter their habits because of the "wake up". Yes -- it is too bad that human nature causes us to often need these wake-up calls - but we can learn from them before it's too late. People can drink responsibly -- all the time. The posts saying "everyone does it" or "I'll try" are just wrong. as Yoda said "Do or do not there is not try". If your "circle" of friends is in the habit of all meeting, getting plastered, then trying to find a way home you are being incredibly wreckless with your own life and the lives of others.
That doesn't go against anything I said. The fact is it directly impacted him so now he can "wake up" as you put it and make an effort to deal with it so it doesn't happen again. It took the accident to get them there. It is in line with what I'm saying. "Wake up" logic is exactly what I'm talking about. Unless your the person waking up, then the rest of the people are still asleep. Never disputed that in any way, shape, or form. But, the people who will learn are the ones who are again impacted by the topic. Most people will not change their behavior because of someone else's accident. I guess I don't really understand what your disagreeing with. I think most of what I stated was fact.
I guess your post seemed so pessimistic. Like "why bother" reminding people of the dangers it won't do any good anyway. I think alot of responsible people have made decisions not to drink and drive (partially becuase of hearing other peoples near miss stories) without ever having a tragedy or near miss in their lives. When we repeatedly here stories like these responsible people make the decision not to take part in that behaviour. Yes -- alot of people will not listen --- alot of people will require a tragedy (or near miss) to change --- but some people will change.
In the old days I'd d&d a lot. When I started riding a motorcycle everyday I stopped. I adoped a 2 wheels 2 drinks policy. Now I use a 4 wheels 4 drinks policy but it is very rare that I ever have more than 2 drinks while out since I don't frequent bars much any more, and more than 2 margaritas with dinner makes my bill to high.
I think the message is clear. Please don't drink and drive, no matter how you arrive at the decision. I've seen way too many little white crosses.
