Drinking and Driving...

[Mile High VX]

Just realize that between 3% and 4% of alcohol related crashes result in a fatality, while only 1/2 to 3/4 of 1% of non-alcohol related crashes result in fatalities.

It's also important to note that all alcohol related accidents do not involve a drunk driver. If a drunk non-occupant (a pedestrian) steps in front of a car the accident is reported as an alcohol related incident.

I agree that more measures need to be taken to eliminate other types of distracted/impared driving so that we can all be safer on the road.

[circmand]

Just realize that between 3% and 4% of alcohol related crashes result in a fatality, while only 1/2 to 3/4 of 1% of non-alcohol related crased restult in fatalities.

It's also important to note that all alcohol related accidents do not involve a drunk driver. If a drunk non-occupant (a pedestrian) steps in front of a car the accident is reported as an alcohol related incident.

I agree that more measures need to be taken to eliminate other types of distracted/impared driving so that we can all be safer on the road.

After posting I was afraid my ranting may come off a tad offensive and people would think I condoned Drunk driving I do not.

[Mile High VX]

No offense taken here.

I think you did a nice job of making us all aware of other harmful behaviors that make our roads equally unsafe...

[Cobrajet]

32 years ago, at the age of 23, I realized had a choice to make; keep drinking and driving and lose my precious Cobra, my TS/SBI clearance, my career, and possibly my life, or quit drinking and have a safe (boring) life. I'm still here, so you know which choice I made. Cold turkey! It can be done!

(My cars make up for my otherwise boring existence. )

[VXIRONwoMAN]

...chicks painting their nails (one killed a mutual biker friend), guys shaving, people reading, texting they all are forms of distracted driving and are no doubt dangerous.

The worst one for me beside the drinking and driving goes out to the government, for giving the driving test in foreign languages when all of our signs are in English.

[VX crazy]

Great point Cece! Many years ago I was driving down a highway that had a cross street that had a stop sign, very clear large sign below said, cross traffic does not stop, well a non american woman that could not speak or read english ran this stop sign with her 5 children beside her in her pickup as I T boned her almost killing each and every one of them. I wrote letters to the state, I was pissed that the state of Texas gave her a drivers license when she could not read the sign!!

[VCrossfan]

...chicks painting their nails (one killed a mutual biker friend), guys shaving, people reading, texting they all are forms of distracted driving and are no doubt dangerous.

The worst one for me beside the drinking and driving goes out to the government, for giving the driving test in foreign languages when all of our signs are in English.

I haven't drank a drop of any alcohol since a small sip of Sake during a toast in Tokyo on a business trip in 96 and before that it was 4 to 5 years. No bad or terrible thing that made me stop (I was just a community drinker before), I just realized driving was way to important in my life than having a couple and getting pulled over and losing it all. One of the Best choices in life I ever made.


And on the DMV's they need to give the Driving test class room and road in English only, you don't pass you don't drive. That might help make English stay the #1 language in the USA.