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Originally Posted by killer_carlson
I don't have a lot of time for excuses or people who drive while impaired.
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First off, I am sorry for your loss. I can't imagine how that must have been.
I just want to say that while some of us in this thread could be considered as making excuses, more than anything I think what we are trying to do is explain how bad decisions were made in the past, what let to those bad decisions, and what could have been done to avoid them.
My story about not being able to take Transit home- as it turns out whoever I talked to at CT was wrong. Not only were there additional trains that night, but I could have also taken the bus to the train instead of getting a lift to the station.
As it stands today, my own lesson from that night is that I don't go to New Year's parties anymore; unless its within walking distance of home. I even went so far as to buy my house close enough to my drinking buddies so that we can always walk 20 minutes home.
But if we as a society want to end drunk driving, there needs to be more effort made to take away peoples' excuses. Get more taxis on the road. Get transit running all night; at least the trains- possibly even the BRTs. My issue with organizations like MADD is they try to put the onus solely on the drunk drivers. Sure- it was their own choice. But make it so that there are realistic options out there.