I don’t know about you but I long to be like the President.
The President is always moved around and protected by an army of people.
They don’t get to use the streets like we do and most certainly, they don’t suffer from road carnage because their entire path is cleared out for them!
Now, the rest of us get to live with the dangerous risk of walking the streets where we meet all kinds of drivers and riders under the influence of alcohol!
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If you have never sat in public transport before, that has the rider or driver intoxicated with alcohol, consider yourself lucky!
It is a very frightening moment when they reveal to you that they are actually intoxicated.
Some of them take it to the extreme by actually drinking alcohol as they are driving or riding you!
If you have had the unfortunate honour of watching someone being crushed to their death by an 18-wheeler, I commiserate with you.
It is often said that many of the drivers of these trucks consume a lot of drugs most notably alcohol.
In countries and communities where there’s nothing like MADD, we are entirely on our own!
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You are literally one boda-boda crash away from permanent disability.
You are literally one car crash away from your death.
You are literally one crash injury away from bankruptcy.
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Remember, for all the drugs that there are in the world today,
Alcohol is the most common and most easily accessible.
Some countries require an actual ID to get even a pint of alcohol whereas others don’t even ask for anything.
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When we meet on the road,
We are all human beings, with aspirations and dreams and where we want to be in the next hour.
If we don’t drop the ignition key to someone sober to drive and ride us around,
Road carnage from use is for us all, surely!
Alcohol abuse can lead to all kinds of terrible outcomes, and this is one of the worst. I am continually amazed that people will get behind the wheel of a 2000 pounds of metal while intoxicated.
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Drunk driving really is insidious. You never know who’s on the road wasted at any given time.
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Wow, thank you for sharing this viewpoint. I live in a small town and we don’t have public transportation, but still many people choose to abuse alcohol and drive irresponsibly. I like your final point, how we are all travelers on this journey called life, and we have a duty to others to not impede or limit their progress, even if we choose to make our own poor choices.
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One thing to keep in mind is that abusing alcohol can and will result in a variety of awful repercussions. The sad thing is just as Ben stated, we never know who is intoxicated on the road.
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Drunk driving is such a HUGE deal. My mom always told me when driving to treat everyone around you as poor drivers. This way, you are 100% alert at all times. You just never know who is around you
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This is a wake-up call for all of us! Safety is a top priority, and this post resonates with the responsibility we all share on the roads. Thanks for shedding light on a crucial issue.
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I can’t imagine being on a bus when the driver was intoxicated. How terrifying! Drinking and driving is such a huge problem, we need to all be more aware.
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Alcohol and drug abuse has so much impact on our world. I am sure that most of us have been affected by it in one way or another. So awful to see it happening all the time.
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Intoxicated driving is very frightening indeed! It’s terrible to think that some countries don’t have services similar to MADD. I wish that no one has to endure such a loss.
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Drink driving is so dangerous and for some reason people still do it. I honestly don’t know why. My mum was one of them and she had been caught many times but she learned her lesson when the car and her licence were taken from her.
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i once had an accident due to driving drunk.. It went so bad. Nothing is good coming out of being drunk driving..
Better to sober up before driving.. Sleep/ rest first..
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This is why drinking and driving is so dangerous. It’s one of the most interesting topics I’ve ever heard about! The information you provided is beneficial. Thanks for sharing it with me.
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We have laws against it but people still do it. If you drive on a weekend evening in a big city, you almost always come across a weaving car. It’s scary and I hate it.
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That is why people should not drive when they are drunk to avoid any road incident or accident like this.
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oh wow that’s awful. Hate hearing things like this but it is a truth, whether we open our eyes to it or not
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It’s been a long time we talka bout DUIs and I am still amazed so many people risk their lives driving. Thanks for bringing this up and give a reminder to every one.
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I have had family members killed this way very sad issue glad you wrote about it
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It is sad we still see so much alcohol induced accidents. Unfortunately, for so many alcoholism is a sickness we don’t address as well as we could, but this certainly doesn’t excuse those who drive under the influence.
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I ride the subway where people sometimes drink from open containers. And I feel safer flying.
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This is a reminder that alcohol abuse has nothing positive to give.
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Great reminder that we need to be diligent to ensure we’re not just sober ourselves, but that those we place our trust in are too!
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Harrowing but important to share, drink driving has ruined so many lives. Thanks for sharing. Something to reflect on and watch out for the dangers.
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Drunk drivers are the big problem of a community. My country is now applying a serious penalty to the drunk drivers who possibly damage people and assets.
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A person who drives while intoxicated is a selfish person. They put so many in danger.
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Ugh, always not good to drive when you are drunk. Need to be very careful as it is a serious thing.
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Wow! This is so sad that this is a common thing. Especially for those that drive such large vehicles.
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