genec

Not a bad idea... with much worse restrictions if lose of life is involved. And why worry about who is at fault. Subject all parties involved to such retraining. That eliminates the issues of finding fault, and makes everyone work harder to avoid a collision

Roughstuff

On the Chattanooga chew-chew!

I have bicycled thru alot of Tennessee..I loved it. I never bought a single cup of coffee in the state...when I slipped into a diner for breakfast, as soon as folks saw I was cycling they gave me the coffee for free. It was funny to come to a rural intersection where roads 1525, 1746, 1358, 7691, and 9709 all met.

roughstuff

thompsonpost

Yeah, I was being sarcastic.

mjoekingz28

I don't think drunk driving should be treated any differently as a reckless driver on the cellphone or a woman putting on makeup or just bad driving all together. In my past, I've ridden with drunk drivers who drive much more safer than a sober one injecting cd's into the radio.

Bad driving should be penalized, then there should be something like a 'hate crime' clause that worsens the penalties if you're say drunk, on the cell phone, half asleep.



I just cannot understand why alcohol is the scapegoat for all bad driving. If you kill someone while behind the wheel it is but an accident no matter what you've done. But if you've had a few beers it becomes murder. I'm not saying driving drunk is innocent, but cmon now, impaired is impaired. I bet if one had been taking their prescribed morphine cough suppressant then drove you'd be less likely to hate on them then you would a drunk.

Im just saying an eye for an eye. Lets say a just downright BAD driver kills blatlantly mows someone down, then a good drunk does the same deed. Should the BAD driver get away with them calling it an accident while the drunk goes downtown for MURDER one. They committed the same act and should recieve the same penalty IMHO.

fat biker

What roughstuff said, squared

Jeff. still fat

B. Carfree

Out here in OR we generally don't do any traffic enforcement, therefore it is very difficult to get a citation for drunk driving unless you incapacitate your car in the wreck. When someone picks up a few of these, they sometimes get their license "suspended", which means they can only drive to and from work and shopping. Surprisingly, these folks seem to work and shop an awful lot. On about the fifth or sixth drunk driving conviction, they get a license suspension. Typically, they then go on to at least one more wreck while driving without a license. It is a near universal belief that no one can live without driving.

I think an effective step would be to have 24/7 traffic courts and make forfeiture of the car a part of the fine for all moving violations. Be careful who you loan that car to! When you get pulled over (or out of the wreckage), you are immediately taken to traffic court. If convicted, have a nice walk home.

joewey

Lesson watch out for teen drivers!