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by SamReidHughes 2251 days ago
It only increases the relative probability of a fatal crash by 6-20 times (as of the 1970’s, according to DOT, .10-.15 BAC). So it’s basically the same as taking multiple trips. If you take some care in route selection, or drive at 2:00 am when nobody is on the road, or drive from the pub around the corner, it’s less risky than that.
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Swenrekcah 2251 days ago
Nobody's on the road except some unlucky person that the drunkard runs head first into. Plenty of examples of that.
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bathtub365 2251 days ago
If the pub is around the corner, just walk.
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LeoTinnitus 2251 days ago
That is never the case in the US. Imagine half the population size of your country, then space out the distance between where you are and everything else by 10 or more. The reason we drive everywhere isn't because we want to, it's because we have to. Driving is our second pair of legs basically because everything is a minimum 10-25KM away from everything...if not greater.
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masonic 2251 days ago 

  That is never the case in the US.
It probably is the case that there is alcohol within walking distance (even for Americans) for at least 30% of the US population, even most suburbs. What Europeans consider "pubs"? No, because that's not the culture. Here, restaurants serve alcohol. There, pubs serve food.
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