大C姐

I have mixed feelings on this issue.....

I am a casual drinker (I like my wines and occasional cocktails) and I am very aware of my drinking when I drive. My point is, if you WANT a nightlife, you can either live in downtown so you can walk home (walking drunk is dangerous too but at least it's LESS dangerous to other people on the street), or you can arrange a taxi. Drinking is NOT a neccessity at the end of the day, and too many people live in the suburbs and go out for drinks in downtown/ richmond, driving 45min under influence (even a SMALL influence) imposes huge risks.

I don't agree with BiscottiGelato's comment on the possible loss in tax revenue. At the end of the day, drinking and driving DO increase number of accidents on the roads - that can not be measured by $$. But I do think the speed limits on many streets are ridiculous.... 50 in residential area is okay, but on graville? w georgia overpass? come on.....

大C姐

It's not as simple as that. It's always a case of trading between risk (think about others) and fr ...
BiscottiGelato 發表於 2010-9-17 15:09

    In that case every line is going to be arbitrary... of course they have some "statistical explanation" behind it.

I don't think it will impact restaurants/ bars in the long run, people will just get used to it and take public transit/ have designated drivers (or just keep breaking the law). Also there may be new taxi services and other arrangements coming from this, so it's hard to say this is going to necessarily worsen the economy. But what i'm saying is, we can't really accurately put safety and human lives in an equation... there will always be an argument on how to value life. Take the mother for example, she probably views this issue very differently from you.

大C姐

I am saying it's arbitrary, because different people handle alcohol very differently. I'd say 0 to ...
BiscottiGelato 發表於 2010-9-17 16:25

    你諗太多啦。駕車人士有責任去認識駕駛規則﹐唔係要其他人(waiter/ bartender)去幫你計你飲左幾多先叫超標(當然政府都有責任去做多D教育+宣傳)。唔好話唔同人個tolerance唔同啦﹐我自己有時都唔知自己飲幾多先上腦。我出名千杯不醉﹐但係有時唔夠訓﹐唔舒服或不在狀態可能一杯就搞惦我。所以其實set一個limit真係無可能100%準確。

我覺得罰得多定少都唔認該drink and drive。如果出去食飯真係要飲杯酒咪等兩個鐘散下步先渣車囉。

-- 酒霸大C姐