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I thought about it briefly, and decided you're the biggest fucking idiot in this thread if you think driving "buzzed" is okay. You also might want to recheck your stats on accident causes, because they're totally different to stats from other countries. For example, in the UK (where drivers are only half as likely to have an accident per mile driven than US drivers, and drivers are far less likely to drive drunk) 20% of motoring related deaths are caused by drunk drivers. Approx 10% of motoring related deaths are caused by "excessive" speed - of those 10%, just 30% are actually breaking the speed limit.
Drunk pedestrians might want to think about getting a cab as well - in the UK, almost half of all pedestrians killed in road crashes between 10pm and 4am at the weekend are more than twice over the drink-drive limit...
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You also might want to recheck your stats on accident causes, because they're totally different to stats from other countries. For example, in the UK (where drivers are only half as likely to have an accident per mile driven than US drivers, and drivers are far less likely to drive drunk) 20% of motoring related deaths are caused by drunk drivers. Approx 10% of motoring related deaths are caused by "excessive" speed - of those 10%, just 30% are actually breaking the speed limit.
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I specifically stated that my stats were from inside the United States, and not from any vehicleless European countries. I will admit I don't know a lot about European countries' driving habits, so I won't even comment on them.
The fact is though - Drunk driving doesn't cause as many accidents as other less offensive crimes. I never said drunk driving is right, but why should it be under fire more than all of the other crimes; when the other crimes are just as bad, and in this case, worse.
Also, I know that around 40% of all
fatal traffic accidents do involve people with a blood alcohol level over the .08 limit, but it can't be proven that the booze was the cause of the accident; even though people are quick to say that it was. It could have easily been a combination of talking on the phone, speeding, and the booze, but people are quick to the gun and automatically blame it on drunk driving. Also, some of the people involved are drunk pedestrians and they are included in the statistics. (The driver was sober.)
Like I said, even though alcohol is involved in a lot of FATAL crashes, it doesn't mean that it was the absolute cause of the crash. The driver could've easily have been speeding or cellphoning, or listening to loud music, or a variety of other dangerous activites.
Maybe you should recant your statement.