Drunk Driving: Your take

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Drunk driving campaign cuts road deaths in july by half

Some questions:

1. Whether this road accidents mentioned is only for drunk driving?? 38 deaths in one whole month in mumbai... is it possible for all kinds of road accidents??

2. Whats your take on drunk driving, we see people drive drunk in foreing land too... do u think indians generally drink extra than they can take??

3. One of my friends told his girlfriend that i dont drink, he said she respected me, but she said that she respect those more who knows the problems from drinking and knows how much to drink... so do u think the government should give guide for how much to drink>??

4. What other options do you think can be considered to reduce drunk driving especially by rich brats who are saved easily😊

Originally posted by: kabhi_21

Some questions:

1. Whether this road accidents mentioned is only for drunk driving?? 38 deaths in one whole month in mumbai... is it possible for all kinds of road accidents??

Death on account of rash and negligent driving is certainly on the rise, not just in Mumbai, but across the state, country... world, I dont know. With the increase in the BPO culture and the increase in the number of Lounges/ Bars/ Discos, the number of people who choose to hang out in these places has certainly increased. So has the ability to spend increased, as BPOs has certainly increased the general salary levels across the industry. With increase in the spending capacity, there is a considerable change in the "attitude" of persons...... drinking or consumption of alchohol is no longer just restricted to the affluent or the poor, consumption of alchohol is often considered as a status symbol, leading to a great deal of pressure on the new entrants to adapt to it as well, irrespective of whether they have the head to take it or not.

there is definitely an increase in the number of cars being purchased in Mumbai. From a car per family, it is now practically at least 3 cars per family... Youngsters with the car wheels under their hands, with alcohol in their systems is definitely a big risk on the roads these days.

2. Whats your take on drunk driving, we see people drive drunk in foreing land too... do u think indians generally drink extra than they can take??

Lot of pressure on the youth today to be "trendy" could make them do things beyond proportion

3. One of my friends told his girlfriend that i dont drink, he said she respected me, but she said that she respect those more who knows the problems from drinking and knows how much to drink... so do u think the government should give guide for how much to drink>??

Unlikely to solve anything. In any case, everyone has a different limit. One could consume over 8 pegs and still have a clear head while another can get high and out of control with just one pint of beer. Subjective matters cannot be regulated.

4. What other options do you think can be considered to reduce drunk driving especially by rich brats who are saved easily😊

The government is certainly serious about their current mission. Be it any time of the night, in the areas which are more frequented by persons who drink and drive, the Police keep a check and fines are hefty. In so far as saving rich brats are concerned, unless we change our systems to make justice equal to all, we may not be able to achieve it.

Originally posted by: kabhi_21

Some questions:

1. Whether this road accidents mentioned is only for drunk driving?? 38 deaths in one whole month in mumbai... is it possible for all kinds of road accidents??

The number sounds too less to me. 38 may be related to drunk driving that was blatantly obvious probably. I've never seen cops in Mumbai giving the drunkenness test to anyone :) my knowledge of india is over a decade old 😳.

2. Whats your take on drunk driving, we see people drive drunk in foreing land too... do u think indians generally drink extra than they can take??

no clue! indians that i know of over here do have designated drivers. the incidences of deaths and drunken driving news reflect a diverse population in terms of ethnicity. It is the AGE usually (young adults)

3. One of my friends told his girlfriend that i dont drink, he said she respected me, but she said that she respect those more who knows the problems from drinking and knows how much to drink... so do u think the government should give guide for how much to drink>??

Government cannot. It completely depends on the person's body, weight, age, frame of mind, amount of food consumed, over-all metabolism :) The DUI limits also should actually vary I think :)

4. What other options do you think can be considered to reduce drunk driving especially by rich brats who are saved easily😊

No bail and SEVERE JAIL TIME. no celebrity justice and first violation should take away driving rights for life.

Originally posted by: kabhi_21

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1. Whether this road accidents mentioned is only for drunk driving?? 38 deaths in one whole month in mumbai... is it possible for all kinds of road accidents??

Mumbai being such a big city, I think, 38 is a very small number for people dying due to road accidents.

2. Whats your take on drunk driving, we see people drive drunk in foreing land too... do u think indians generally drink extra than they can take??

If the drinks are free, people drink. I am not sure if that is an Indian thing to do or it is universal but having been with Indians the most, I can talk for them. I was in Gujarat before and so of course, no I have had no alcohol experience there. Here in the USA though, every party (desi or non-desi) has open/paid bar. When it is open for everyone, people drink their a$$es off. I have seen some really big shots, earning 7 figures, go crazy when the drinks are free. They may have designated drivers, but so what! It is just cheap/shameful to act in such an unsophisticated manner. I hate the attitude where people do something just because it is free. 🤢

3. One of my friends told his girlfriend that i dont drink, he said she respected me, but she said that she respect those more who knows the problems from drinking and knows how much to drink... so do u think the government should give guide for how much to drink>??

Wah bhai Wah!! I agree with the girl that people who know their limits are noteworthy but this poor guy does not drink at all and she almost says that she respects people more who drink. 😕

Well anyway though, Govt. can maybe give out guides about how much is right and when/when not it is right. But more or less, it is in an individual's hands. If you are at a personal party, what is the Govt to do? It is every individual's responsiblity to take care of themselves and in this case, also of people around them.

4. What other options do you think can be considered to reduce drunk driving especially by rich brats who are saved easily😊

As Subha Di said, their driving priviliges should be taken away for a significant time and they should serve a considerable prison-time.

Personally, I despise alcohol and even though it is illegal for me to drink right now, college functions and parties have a lot of alcohol. I have never touched it and my friends think that I am a little too conservative and that I should at least drink socially to be with the flow. I have never been able to understand these thoughts but I stick to my ground and refrain from all this. But there are people who get so carried away by peer pressure that they almost ruin their lives. I don't know how one can run away from peer pressure but this is a big bane to the society. 😔

Originally posted by: Believe

I have one last question, Mom.
Before I say good bye.
I didn't drink and drive,
So why am I the one to die?

Vinu, I have read this poem many times before but everytime I read it, I feel very sad. It such a sad but true plight on the roads. Thanks for sharing though!

Just a couple months back, there was this case when a drunk driver was driving at like 150+ 😲 and he arrived at a toll booth and he drove right into it creating explosions all around. I don't remember how many people exactly died and where exactly it happened but it was such a horrific sight. Why do people do this? 😔

Originally posted by: kabhi_21

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Drunk driving campaign cuts road deaths in july by half

Posted On Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Some questions:

1. Whether this road accidents mentioned is only for drunk driving?? 38 deaths in one whole month in mumbai... is it possible for all kinds of road accidents??

Mumbai is a very big City so 38 deaths in one whole month sounds pretty low.......... unless you are saying 38 deaths from drunk driving!

2. Whats your take on drunk driving, we see people drive drunk in foreing land too... do u think indians generally drink extra than they can take??

I am not competent of answering about India......... sorry😳

3. One of my friends told his girlfriend that i dont drink, he said she respected me, but she said that she respect those more who knows the problems from drinking and knows how much to drink... so do u think the government should give guide for how much to drink>??

Here in Canada we are made aware of the dangers through media etc. It takes no more than half a glass of wine to be pronounced drunk. We are shown what images we see driving if we had one glass, two glasses etc.

4. What other options do you think can be considered to reduce drunk driving especially by rich brats who are saved easily😊

Learn the policy of Designated Driving!!! Adopt it in India too for it really works here in the western world. A designated driver can be a friend who doesnot drink with the group and can drive everyone home safely. We also have bus systems, cabs. and all kinds of options when people want to drink at special times e.g. X'mas parties. If there is a couple going, one person can always be the designated driver. People who are used to consuming alcohol will not stop no matter what. So adopt the Designated Driver policy.😛

Originally posted by: kabhi_21

Some questions:

1. Whether this road accidents mentioned is only for drunk driving?? 38 deaths in one whole month in mumbai... is it possible for all kinds of road accidents??

I think more people die on the Bombay Agra road on a monthly basis between Mumbai and Nashik due to truck-other vehicle crashes.(Try driving that road between 2AM-6AM and see how many accidents occur, how many near deaths you yourself encounter) If the number is really 38, I would applaud how much we have this problem under control, considering Mumbai's population

2. Whats your take on drunk driving, we see people drive drunk in foreing land too... do u think indians generally drink extra than they can take??

are you kidding, I think Indians are pretty much controlled as compared to others, you gotta see Irish/Russians/Italians or maybe American kids after a big game

3. One of my friends told his girlfriend that i dont drink, he said she respected me, but she said that she respect those more who knows the problems from drinking and knows how much to drink... so do u think the government should give guide for how much to drink>??

Govt already has policies regards how much blood alcohol level you can have, that is what drives those breathilizers you see in the picture above

check here --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_alcohol_concentration

that translates to I think 2 -3 beers, 1 -2 glasses of one, couple of shots of Whiskey, etc, what more do you want, do you want them to go by brands?

4. What other options do you think can be considered to reduce drunk driving especially by rich brats who are saved easily😊

Have breathilizers installed in cars, I know they were working on concept cars which has breathlizers, where it senses alcohol on the driver, if it is over a limit, the engine startup doesnt occur