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Great idea, wish I knew of this last night. (ooops)
They have this service in England. The drivers come to the bar on a minibike, put it in the trunk ("boot" to them), drive the customer & thier car home, take the bike out of the trunk and go back to the station to wait for the next call. I think it is a fabulous idea.
that's because in Medford, the police stations are RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET from bars....... if you leave a bar trashed in Medford, you will get a DUI!
To the poll: Buzzed driving is NOT drunk driving. That's like saying being a little tired is the same as drunk driving, being on certain over the counter meds is the same, having to pee really bad the same, being distracted by life's many problems is the same, etc. etc. etc.
It has been proven again and again that most people at .08 are about as safe or more so than people talking on a cell phone, yet the ticket for the latter is nearly so drastic.
Leave the tea-totalers alone and but people that cruise the left lane and don't use signals, the REAL cause of all traffic misery and road rage.
Draconian penalties are promoted by neo-prohibitionists who are primarily interested in an overall assault on the use of alcohol, or are motivated by revenge. Developing solutions to the complicated problem of drunk driving and the resulting tragedies is not one of their priorities. The current .08% BAC, now employed in all states, represents a lowest common denominator approach. It was adopted to expedite the arrest and conviction of drivers who do not necessarily exhibit visible levels of impairment. It is the DWI equivalent of the 55 mph speed limit. Lowering the legal BAC to this level is little more than an example of pandering to neo-prohibitionists. Lowered BAC levels serve to intimidate casual and social drinkers and give the police unbridled discretion to test and arrest almost anyone who has been drinking. Meanwhile, true drunk drivers floating along with .25% BACs continue to wreak havoc on the highways.
Without debating semantics or the law like the last couple posters, this is an idea long overdue in the Northeast. The idea Moe_Syslak mentioned is also here in Tampa Bay and other places here in the South. Zingo comes wherever you are on a collapsible minibike that fits in your trunk and drives you home. That way, you can't use the excuse "but I can't leave my car" anymore and smash head-on into anything anymore. More services like this across the country would drop DUIs across the country immensely.
Philly lawyer, you make a disengenuous case, which must be a job requirement for you when defending schmucks who put the lives of other people at risk by driving intoxicated. This country should take note of the situation in Germany, one of the most non-prohibitionist states in the world and a nation whose consumption of alcohol per capita is among the highest in the developed world. If you drink ANY alcoholic beverage, no matter how much, and drive a vehicle, you are considered a DUI and will lose your license and face and fine of 1000 Euros or more.
this is an idea that is long overdue. in japan and britain (at least), it is a common occurrence. why the business model is "fairly dicey" - i have no idea
WOW!! Nearly 80% have driven drunk according to that poll. Thats scary!!
Maybe "fairly dicey", Jo, refers to getting the drunk out of his seat in his own car, taking the keys away, seeing him up the steps, or into the house, all the while being yelled at, cursed at. A female drunk with a male driver can also yell that she is being manhandled. Yep, "fairly dicey"!
Iv seen this in another state beware they make you sign a waiver before stated that basicly they are not liable for anything lost stolen or damaged
Why doesn't this guy go down to the Linc with a tracker trailer. There are at least 25,000 drunks driving home from the Eagles game each week. Although the Eagles don't care, as long as they are getting $7 a beer!!!!!!!!!!!
Us poor suckers living in the city don't get to enjoy paying for designated-driver services because we have to walk to the bar or take a cab that costs a fraction of what these guys charge. Man, I truly envy suburban living...
I think this is a ridiculous idea and should not be allowed. It will just encaourage people to drive to bars, and many times, you are drunk enough where you don't know what you're doing. Many people will not even think to call.
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