Or better yet, the suspect comes in the next morning after all signs of alcohol are gone and states that they hit said vehicle or pole but just wanted to get home.  Then they get cited for leaving the scene of a crash which is 14 points and i don't remember the fine. 

Where has the common sence gone?

I'm sorry guys I just needed to rant a little...  If you have any insight as to why driving drunk seems soo fun, let's see it.

We almost got killed by one last night.

or swindling old people. They know it's wrong, drunk or not.

You ARE putting others in dangers, and if your reaction time is decreased you are NOT driving safer, regardless of the specific habits you may have. I hope you get caught and face the consequences before you kill someone.

Actually I think that makes you the forum dumbass

On another note, I bet the guys / gals that hit the poles and parked vehicles / other people, think they are all kinds of the best / safest drivers in the world just before they hit the parked vehicle.  And yes, there are people that can't drive worth a damn without the alcohol that shouldn't have a license.  But that last one is another topic.

Just stay safe out on the roads, and make good choices.  We had too many crashes that ended with someone not going home to parents, friends, and kids in 2009.  Have a happy and safe 2010 everyone.

 

I drove home drunk new years eve morning. I got hammered at a party, passed out, came to, and convinced my friends that I was okay to drive.  I drove home, and to be honest I have no clue how I did it. I was passing out at the wheel.

 

Now, I'm going to dissect that story.

 

Number one stupid thing I did-I went to a party with an "escape route". You NEVER go drinking without a DD, or at least a plan to stay the night.

 

Number two stupid thing-Not giving up the keys. Any intelligent person gives up his keys before drinking.

 

That's where my argument about the idiocy of drunk driving comes in. Yes, you are impared when you drink. But you weren't when you started. You didn't have to drink at the party where you knew you'd likely be driving home, you chose to, and endangered your own life and the lives of others.

 

And just a bonus-my friend should have either stayed sober or insisted on me not driving. So to add another level of responsibility.

 

I use myself as an example for a reason-there is absolutely NO way to justify drunk driving. Even if you're driving a busload of dying orphans to the nearest hospital, you're still endangering lives by getting drunk and getting on the road.

 

I'm pretty ashamed that I let myself do that, it's really kind of a first.  But again-it's still my fault entirely, and no, you do not drive safer drunk. That's your perception-just like being able to kick anyone's ass in a fight, thinking you dance good, believing you really do look THAT cool, and  all those girls really ARE checking you out. No, they're just hoping you don't vomit on them.

 

I've had as much to drink as anyone on here-and every time I drink, of course, I think I'm just fine to drive. But the law, sane people, and myself ahead of time generally agree that I'm not.

 

You don't bend your logic to justify your actions, you change your actions to meet common sense. I hear this all the time from people I party with-I drive great drunk, I race better drunk, blah blah blah blah blah....

 

No, you don't. And impaired judgement is no excuse.

 

 

 

Yeah because you should always trust your judgement to when you're actually drunk

 

And besides, you shouldn't drive while drinking any amount. So yes, I surrender my keys to the DD.

 

I think that's true to a certain extent-but alcohol affects different people in different ways. I have buddies who you couldn't even tell they're drunk-and then others, they become completely different people.

 

And part of impaired judgement is that alot of times you don't know that you're over the limit, which goes back to my point I was making to JMAC. Most of the time it's not the crazy ass drunk going around vomiting on peoples' clothes and blacking out that tries to drive, it's that guy who by law and medical definition is drunk, but feels completely in control of his surroundings.  That's where impaired judgement comes in-you don't realize you're drunk.

 

So back to point A-give up your keys.

I'm gonna trust my own experiences, plus every cop I've ever spoken to over you on the subject of 'impaired judgement' while drunk.

 

Good thing there are at least a dozen bars within a 5 minute walk from my apartment. 

When I was younger and going out joyriding I got in the car with drunken arseholes a few times. A couple of impromptue wheel changes and runs home I decided it wasn't really worth it. 

 

It's something im not proud of but wont deny.

**P'ta-mon's website is still under construction and has been for about a year, unless of course some one else has a link**

As for closing down the bars.....That was tried once with the 18th Amendment  to the Constitution.  What happened with that one.... Amendment 21.

As for the brethalyzer...There are court ordered devices in vehicles of offenders.  But I couldn't see any car company that would wanna put one in their vehciels standard.  That and I am sure that everyone "General Public" would be at arms about their rights being violated.  DUI's are accepted in society as a normal part of life in most places.  "Its not a big problem...I just didn't want to leave my truck at the bar"  "Its my right to drink...and I can drive better when Im drunk."

The fines are not in place to make the Gov. Large abounts of money...They are there to make you think twice about drunk driving.  Half of the DUI's I've given out the driver is supended any ways so the suspended license doesn't always work. 

But then again....Drunk Driving doesn't hurt anyone....There isn't anyone that has been killed because of them.  Go ahead and Google "Drunk drivers pictures"  There are all kinds of horror storied that are not part of a Gov. Conspiracy.  I know this to be true because I have seen first hand how bad some of these crashes are and had to cut vehicles off of people who just rolled their vehicle for no good reason on dry roadways.  But there again....Im a Police Officer/ Crash Rescue Member and thus must be a part of the conspiracy. 

"Personal Responsibility.....Why???     When you can blame the Government for your own mistakes and unhappyness."

We have already had one forum member here learn something in this subject "Not trying to rip on you" and that he wasn't driving as well as he thought he was.  This member was also cool enough to post about it on here to help prove a point.  We want the roads safe, DONT DRINK AND DRIVE. 

As for the breath tests...You don't trust them, ask for a blood draw.  "But then again....add "Bull####"  they can't be accurate....They are done by a state crime lab and they can't be trusted"

Some breath tests are not accurate for DUI's.  They are used to get a base level reading and that is why there is the blood draw or other more accurate breath test devices.  "The reason the street tests are inaccurate is because the suspect gives a poor breath sample."

AmmoLord:  That must have been one heck of a show.  Was there any injury to you or the driver of the truck?  Any Pics?

 

 

No injury to me, driver was pretty cut up. Il try to find the pictures, my buddy took some.