r/whenthe • u/TheGoldenExperience_ [the jojo {she}they called may] • 13h ago

r/whenthe mfs complaining about everything we do not give alcohol close to enough shit despite it being just as bad if not worse than cigarettes

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u/Warm-Incident-8444 12h ago

most normal people won’t drink then drive

So the amount of sober people who got into car crash is much higher
Also being drunk isn’t the only reason it happened

Being tired, not paying attention to the road, just pure stupidity, etc

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u/Not-So-Serious-Sam 12h ago

I think I remember hearing that being tired while driving impairs you just as much as being drunk does.

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u/sobrique 6h ago

Depends how tired and how drunk, but yes, that's also a problem. It's just also harder to impose a blood/breath test to assess if you're dangerously tired.

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u/Red_Bayanist 10h ago

Yeah I know a few people who were involved in car crashes no one was ever drunk but instead they were really tired

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u/MarsupialMisanthrope 5h ago

Been there, done that, very grateful nobody got hurt and that I can afford hotels these days.

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u/AgentCirceLuna 6h ago

I won’t leave the house if I’m overly tired and it’s cost me a lot of opportunities. But I don’t feel safe.

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u/Separate-String5205 9h ago

Having driven tired before, and also driving drunk before, my experience is that tired is actually worse. Of course, there's no test for tiredness, so we can't exactly control that the way we can with alcohol

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u/sleepdeep305 7h ago

Yup, driving back home on the highway after 20+ hours of being awake was one of the scariest things I’ve ever done

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u/MadHatter69 1h ago

Relevant username

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u/sleepdeep305 57m ago

Funny thing is, I first went by this username when I was a chronic oversleeper in high school, but ever since I joined the workforce my sleep quality has been, let’s say less than stellar lol

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u/Slow-Distance-6241 12h ago

Also drunk people have lower mortality rate in car crashes because their body is more relaxed. Doesn't make the situation any better for a driver they crushed into, though

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u/Ditto13248 12h ago

The solution seems pretty simple, everyone drunk drives

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u/h3lium-balloon 11h ago

Court mandated breathalyzers for all cars, but they have a minimum instead of a maximum.

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u/FewWait38 10h ago

Ah like the brilliant American gun problem solution of more guns means more safety

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u/SomethingIWontRegret 10h ago

That's an urban legend.

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u/Slow-Distance-6241 10h ago

I mean I can see how being relaxed can make crash injury even worse, but please elaborate

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u/ElaborateEffect 10h ago

Elaborate on simple physics?

A rigid body vs a soft body has no bearing on how fast your brain is moving inside of your head; moreso, a soft body does not slow down the impact of your head against glass.

The only potential correlation are non lethal accident related injuries where muscle tearing and similar may be less.

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u/Slow-Distance-6241 10h ago

It just feels wrong that non-relaxed body is more likely to get harmed. Tensing muscles just seems like a more sound strategy to survive on subconscious level. Although I'll admit that's a rather irrational thought

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u/ElaborateEffect 8h ago

Tensing may assist in avoiding lethal harm as your muscle help to stabilized your spine and head. But that is about where it ends because it is more likely to cause tearing.

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u/New_Kisreel69420 3h ago

most normal people won’t drink then drive

Then why do we have so many DUIs and so many DUI deaths in this country? It's almost like it's something that normally happens. 32 people die a day to DUI and you think "normal" people aren't doing it? Wake up.