Originally Posted by
Amesja
Next thing they are going to say is that riding roller skates, pushing a wheelbarrow or a shopping cart after a beer is evil too....
It comes down to people wanting to bring back prohibition.
Sorry, but I disagree.
It has nothing to do with prohibition, it has everything to do with a person being responsible, instead of doing something so stupid as to operate ANY type of vehicle after they drink enough of any alcoholic beverage or use an illegal narcotic, whether it is marijuana, an illegally obtained prescription drug, using LSD,or drinking alcohol to meet the Driving Under The Influence or Driving While Intoxicated standard. If you choose to drink or use illegal narcotics enough to meet that standard, take a cab or designate a driver who will not be drinking or using illegal narcotics to take you home. The number of people
KILLED or left in a vegetative state every year by people that are so
stupid that they operate a vehicle when they are clearly to drunk or under the influence of illegal narcotics to drive is staggering and every death that occurs as a result is a needless death. Just look at how many of our fellow bicyclists die or are seriously injured by intoxicated drivers every year as a result. This year one of those people could be me, or you, or anyone who chooses to help the environment and their health by taking up the cycling hobby. I do not care what type of vehicle you choose, you can just as easily cause an accident and potentially a death even if you are on roller blades or a bicycle, or operating a watercraft or driving a car, and if
anyone dies because of it you deserve to be charged with a homocide and be held liable and punished as such. If you chose to drink and operate a vehicle you so are accepting responsibility for anything that you do or cause while you are under the influence of alcohol or drugs and operating said vehicle. Granted, it is much more difficult to cause a death or injury using a wheelbarrow or a shopping cart while under the influence, but it is still just as stupid to do so! So, drink as much as you choose, after all they are your own brain cells that you are killing, just DO NOT OPERATE A VEHICLE WHILE INTOXICATED. Here is a headline from the CBS affiliate in Philadelphia:
Philadelphia Police Say Bicyclist Struck And Killed By Drunk Driver This headline is less than a year old, next time it could be me, you, or anyone else in this forum. Please reduce the odds of this happening again by making the choice NOT to operate a vehicle after consuming alcohol or using illegal narcotics.