what part of don't drink and drive is unclear?

[seXieleXie]

on saturday five people who i went to high school with were involved in a car accident. one of the drivers was drunk, this is her second DUI incident. she and one other survived, but the other three died.
i know/knew all of the people involved. one was in several of my classes. i tutored him in geometry. he was the man of his house when his father left him, his mother and his little brother four years ago.

i cannot fucking believe this happened. every one of these kids could have done something with their lives.

how difficult is it to call a cab, call a friend, or just put the fucking bottle down if you're going to drive?

 

[BlondGirl]

The part that is unclear is the rationalization that "it just won't happen to me" even if it has before.

 

[Xander]

Apparently very hard......sadly so....

 

[Wiggles]

I agree with you completely.

 

[freakygirl]

I remember leaving the bar.. alone..

I remember getting in the car..

I remember thinking I'm not to drunk

I don't remember the drive...

I remember waking up the next morning..in my left hand car keys.. my right hand my purse.. in the driveway my car..

I remember thinking... NEVER AGAIN.. that fucking freaked me out.. how can you not remember driving home?



3 months later.. my brother was killed by a drunk friend driving my brothers truck... the friend lived.. has he learned? Nope.. killed someone else just the other day.. Hopefully the 3 strikes out law keeps him in jail forever.

I'm sorry to hear about your friends..

 

[Fly_On_Wall]

sorry to hear about that lexie but I agree.

any accedent' the fucking rules are there for a reason... why can't people just listen to them?

 

[teresafannin]

Lexie, I am so sorry to hear about the accident. I think it is very difficult for people to admit that they have had too much to drink. I had a lot of those leaving the bar, waking up in my driveway & wondering how the hell I managed to drive myself home. I was very lucky when I was younger. I drink very rarely now, but when I do, I am at home or I have someone drive me. It is especially hard for young adults. They feel that they are invincible & no matter how many accidents they hear about, they are convinced that it will never happen to them.

 

[lobito]

I'm sorry to hear about this Lexie. Freaky and I were just talking about this very thing last night.

My story is much the same as hers, I was coming home from work one day, noticed at the local bar, a friends car, and stopped into chat them up a bit. 7 hours later I had had too much to drink, and I was at home. I haven't a clue how I drove home, even though it was only 2 blocks, I simply do NOT remember.

I can't say I've not had a drink since then, but I don't drive anymore, after I've been drinking. I can always stay at a friends home, or call a cab, or better yet, call a family member, they'll understand, even if you think they won't.

Lo