I intensely dislike people who drink and drive

[Mango]

I am very VERY glad that you and your wife are ok!

I'm with Army 100% There is no excuse to put others in danger like that. If I go out there is always a designated driver with the group. Usually I hand my keys over to the DD if I'm at a friends house for a party.

[boss_automager]

glad you're okay

a few months ago i read in the newspaper that some guy in Chicago had had alot of marawana (sp) while he was driving a van full of preschoolers from a school near there and crashed and killed everyone. drinking or taking anything else thats bad for you and then driving is incredibly stupid.

glad that you and your wife are alright.

hey i'm over a hundred posts! i've only been on here for two months all the other time either the computer was broke or the internet was screwed up.

[71 LS6]

Good to hear that you're both OK

I cannot stand drinking and driving. Personally, I think the punishment should be more severe. My father was a passenger in a DWI accident in 1980, in which he broke his C5 vertebrae, the only bone that he has ever broken. He spent 7 months in Strng Hospital, and was told that he would be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He was 25 years old, and loved playing soccer. You can imagine how this news would make someone feel. However, he was soon out of the wheelchair, but he still walks with a cane, and can't go for great distances. He has no control over his left hand, and his tricep i almost useless. He cannot sweat below the forehead, or feel temperature, only severe pain in his back and legs. For 22 years. The driver also broke his neck, but there was no spinal cord damage. He was healed in a couple of months, and did not face any jail time. After living with my father, I would have to have some serious problems to not condone drinking and driving. There is absolutely no excuse for it.

[RetroEclipseMan]

Glad to hear you guys are all right.

I think that there needs to be some more serious penalties for driving under the influence. I know Washington is trying to crack down on it more by putting special units out to specifically bust drunk drivers. I still think there needs to be improvements though. For example i stopped by this party where a bunch of people were drinking(all underage) and they all had cars. I myself wasn't drinking since I knew I had to drive. Well it got outta hand and the cops showed up.All they did was make everyone who wasn't of age leave immediately. Well guess what everyone there that wasn't of age all got behind the wheel to get out of there. I think that's just poor judgement on the cops. I mean if they made everyone leave it wouldn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that these kids were gonna drive home. Right there they just allowed a ton of kids out on the road drunk. I mean I only got a little GTi that holds 3 other people so i took a few people home and came back for more but everyone was already gone. I just couldn't believe it.

[RPK]

wow, I'm glad to hear you and your wife are ok... In 1990 I was in a car accident, we were hit by a drunk driver. We were in a really old jeep, that didn't have seatbelts or doors... My mom got flung out and rolled (head over tail) through an intersection, almost got ran over. My brother walked away with nothing, and I have had back problems ever since... We all survived which was the important thing, and the money we got was divided up between all of us, so it was ok...

RPK

[Ov3rmind]

Glad to hear you're alright krafty. I'm going to agree whole heartedly with everyone else hear, drinking and driving is a serious and frightening problem in this country. It's totally irresponsible and dangerous, no one has the right to drive on the road while under the influence.

[TransMan]

Sorry to hear bout it but atleast no one was seriously hurt. You could always move to KY our limit is .02 like half a beer. It most likely impaired his judgment but i would say that the biggest prob was that he is an Idiot.

[FooTemps]

Glad to hear that you 2 are okay. I hope you don't get into another run-in like that...

[Timmee]

Glad to hear that you're ok. I agree that there needs to be tougher laws in place for impaired driving. I also feel that the legal limit needs to be lowered. I feel that I'm at the opposite end of the spectrum. If I need to drive somewhere in the next 8 hours, I don't drink.

BTW, when I talk about impaired driving, I'm referring to any substance induced impairment. I also feel there should be some form of punishment for people that fall asleep behind the wheel, because they are as dangerous as drunk drivers. I was involved in an accident on Thanksgiving because an 18 year old girl fell asleep behind the wheel, and crossed into my lane, hitting me head on. Regardless of the fact that my roommate and I had our seatbelts on, it could have been much worse.

Again, glad to hear that you're ok Krafty, and trust me when I say that I know the hassle you're going through right now.