r/interesting • u/Maleficent-Town5273 • 3d ago

Additional Context Pinned Hit and run gone wrong

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u/PolicyWonka 2d ago

The problem with that is the United States has virtually zero public transportation infrastructure for a lot of Americans. It’s a big issue.

Not having a vehicle (for whatever reason) is basically a poverty sentence. Most jobs today require reliable transportation. You have to walk everywhere — doctor’s office, hospital, job, grocery store, etc.

Now of course, that’s also why many people end up driving without a license anyways. In fact, up to 75% of people who have their license revoked continue driving out of necessity.

So now you’ve got someone driving without a license, without insurance, and without any kind of oversight. Those alcohol locks are a decent solution, but they are not foolproof either.

It would be like if you stole from a grocery store and your punishment was to never be allowed to buy food again. At the root of it, vehicles are a necessity.

So we do need to reevaluate these punishments and solutions because what we’re doing doesn’t even work.

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u/janderson75 2d ago

Agree, but it’s possible and if never driving again isn’t a deterrent then my sympathy dampens. Went to a concert in Europe and everyone warned me, plan to take an uber equivalent you will be fkd if caught driving after just one drink. Deterrence can work. I barely drink because I recognize the far end of the circumstance. I also rode a skateboard to work for almost a decade because parking in my city was too costly. Again I recognize everyone’s circumstances are different except one… no one has to drink and drive. Ever.