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This'll never stand. What'll be next? The price for dui is already too high and the person likely to do this won't have the money to facilitate it anyway or even further financially ruining people. We may not like druck drivers but this is too much. If the State wants to help victims of drunk drives, then get a fund going that will help them. More punishment is not the answer
I don’t understand how in your eyes a drunk driver is a victim somehow. it’s the easiest thing to avoid doing. Out of all situations it’s entirely preventable. If you don’t think it is so it’s time to go find yourself a 12 program. Cuz your life is unmanageable if you’re measuring on taking a life with a death machine. Step 1. Do that at the very least before deciding on actions that may lead to killin a person.
I don't get drunk driving. Uber is cheaper than a DUI. So is being drunk in public.
Not getting caught is cheaper than an Uber. Nobody expects to get caught, that's why they do it.
Even if you think ride shares are cheap, they aren't cheap enough. We need public transit level cheap, but has to feel safe for everyone, at night. This is one of the better use cases for self driving cars.
It's a bit more than just an uber though. It's also an uber back to the bar in the morning to collect your car, but the City doesn't allow overnight parking so they towed your car, and now you have to pay a couple hundred to get it released from the tow company. If they really want to curb drunk driving, then reduce the barrier to not driving home. Stop towing cars at night and don't cite people for sleeping one off in their car.
Except you could take a cab to the bar and back, leaving your car at home in the first place.
Those are just excuses to me. If people can't have a plan to deal with that then they shouldn't drink. Like that's the responsibility of being an adult.