09-25-2014, 10:51 PM
I hate thinking about how ignorant I used to be when it comes to drinking and driving.
We used to drink and drive at the same time in the summers. We'd each get an extra Big Gulp Slurpee from 7-Eleven -- half filled-- then fill the other 20 oz or so with red wine and drink Slurpee wine coolers on the 2 hour drive to Palm Springs or the 4 hour drive to Vegas (including whoever was driving).
That was really stupid and there are no excuses. There wasn't nearly as much information about the affects of drinking on driving publicized back then. I didn't drive when I was drunk, by my standards at least. But, I drove really buzzed -- probably over .08 and under .10 before the law changed. I should have known better and so should my older friends.
I haven't done that shit since I was 23 or 24 though and none of my friends drive buzzed or drunk either these days. Gotta hand it to MADD -- they've done an excellent job of educating the public and pushing for harsher laws -- using personal tragedies, fear tactics, and whatever else it takes to keep impaired drivers off the road.
Now, one glass of wine or two beers is the max (and not while driving!).
We used to drink and drive at the same time in the summers. We'd each get an extra Big Gulp Slurpee from 7-Eleven -- half filled-- then fill the other 20 oz or so with red wine and drink Slurpee wine coolers on the 2 hour drive to Palm Springs or the 4 hour drive to Vegas (including whoever was driving).
That was really stupid and there are no excuses. There wasn't nearly as much information about the affects of drinking on driving publicized back then. I didn't drive when I was drunk, by my standards at least. But, I drove really buzzed -- probably over .08 and under .10 before the law changed. I should have known better and so should my older friends.
I haven't done that shit since I was 23 or 24 though and none of my friends drive buzzed or drunk either these days. Gotta hand it to MADD -- they've done an excellent job of educating the public and pushing for harsher laws -- using personal tragedies, fear tactics, and whatever else it takes to keep impaired drivers off the road.
Now, one glass of wine or two beers is the max (and not while driving!).