Reply #21: It took me having a friend killed by a drunk driver to realize how serious [View All]

[Warren DeMontague]

it is.

I think a big part of the problem is that it's one of those things where most people intellectually know it's bad- but it's something "other people" or "drunks" do, and they don't stop to think that when they've had a couple glasses of wine at dinner, it's suddenly become something THEY are doing, as well.

It took some serious eye opening shit, but I learned that lesson- and for the last decade or so of my drinking "career", I took a LOT of cabs. Fortunately, now it's not even an issue.

Taking a wider view, also, it's unfortunate that we as a society are so car-focused. If we had widespread, comprehensive public transit, it might make it easier for folks who want to go out and drink. I used to fantasize that the answer was having everyone get ferried around in computer controlled bumper cars.

Just not drinking is far simpler, however.