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Originally Posted by cam_calderon
The problem is drink driving. I'd argue the causes are more related to ingrained behaviours and psychology than lack of alternative transport options.
But let's go with other takes in this thread, like the cost of an Uber. How do you mitigate or eliminate surge pricing during peak periods? Does Uber not like making money?
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Disagree. The problem is people getting seriously injured and killed by other people in automobiles (in addition to a long list of other undesirable externalities from cars).
DUI is one element of this problem - about 18-26% of fatalities in recent years.
The good news is that almost all of the mitigations to the broader issue of dangerous vehicles also serve to mitigate the impacts from DUI. OTOH measures against DUI do nearly nothing to mitigate the other 74-82% of unnecessary deaths.
I suspect the feckless loser who murdered the Gaudreaus would have attempted the same manoeuvre if he encountered that situation when he was sober. But perhaps his sober reaction time means he only puts the young fathers in the hospital. Or maybe he just kills/injures one. Or maybe he misses them both. Or maybe he still kills both.