[Save Us Sutter]

I knew a girl a few years ago who's mother was killed by a drunk driver when she was 14.
This girl's father bought her a car when she was 20.... a car that was soon routinely driven by this drunken girl and/or her drunken friends.

Probably not too common a situation, but what I'm trying to say is that even those people who experience the tragedy first hand are not above acting like stupid, irresponsible morons.

Now, this deception at the school. While it may have been quite traumatic for the kids, it's probably not going to effect those kids' future behaviour. Which means, IMO, it caused a lot of hurt for no significant gain.

As someone else said asked, why is it these groups are so committed to their "awareness campaigns"? Is there really anyone out there old enough to drive who doesn't understand that drinking and driving is freakin' ######ed? Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think so.

The problem is, the only times in your life where you're actually confronted with making a decision to drink and drive... well... YOU ARE DRUNK. Duh. Now what have we learned about decision-making skills and alcohol???

The people that are fighting this cause are just throwing all this money down the "awareness" tube and it is clearly not working. They need to find a way to target the drunk guy who is trying to decide if he should risk the 20 minute cruise back home or wait 30 minutes and pay 20 bucks for a cab. Free cabs, all-night buses, I don't know what the solution is, but it's ideas like that that need testing/funding, not MADD and their scare tactics and their 81% administration fees.

What about more roadblocks in downtown areas? I didn't see a single roadblock in downtown Calgary last summer and I don't think I've ever really seen one here in Halifax. It won't catch everyone, but it IS a deterrent to that guy standing on the corner with his keys in his hand.

Anyway, my 2 cents.