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Which of the following conditions would you choose when driving:

  • Drunk.
  • Talking on your cell phone.
  • Not wearing your seat belt.
  • Speeding.
  • All of the above.

It appears that he was not actually smoking dope at the time, so I guess that was one good choice.

It's sad that he died. But choices have consequences, and I am glad that no one else died as the result of his choices.

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  • In Washington State, it is illegal to be Drunk, Talking on your cell phone, Not wearing your seat belt, and Speeding.

    In a car.

    So, this would get you arrested four times, not to mention Endangering Pedestrians and other such fun incidental charges.

    • In Washington State, it is illegal to be [...] talking on your cell phone


      Oh how I wish that were true in North Carolina. Seldom a day goes by when I don’t wish that were true.

      Of course, aside from aggressive SUV drivers, I’ve noticed that the people most likely to be holding a phone to their skull while driving are police officers. So I guess the odds aren’t really with me on that one. But still.

    • The rule on seat belts is strange; I understand it for passengers, but wearing a seat belt has the effect of making the driver less careful. On classical liberal grounds, there should be a requirement for the driver not to wear a seatbelt if there is any requirement at all.

      But I forget: the purpose of modern law is to protect us from ourselves.

      • No, the purpose of modern law is to keep society - insurers, your loved ones, the people who have to clean up your mangled body, the ones who have to care for you in your wheelchair - from having to pay for your lack of wearing a seat belt.
  • When I first saw the story I thought that at least one, if not more, of those was going on. Life is decisions, each one of which has consequences; some good, some bad, some permanent.
  • "It's sad that he died."

    Sad to whom? It is my fervent belief that we as a nation should mirror Switzerland's draconian laws and penalties on drunk driving - there is zero acceptable excuse for anyone to make the choice to operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or medications/drugs. Personally, I'm rather glad he's gone and that there were no sober victims of his ignorance to mourn.

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by nizo ( 81281 ) *
      Recently some idiot got off a plane drunk, bought a bunch of beer (the gas station that sold him the beer is getting reamed still) and then proceeded to drive the wrong way up I-25, killing all of an entire family except for one child (I think there were 5 victims and himself as the final death toll). Very very sad; it is just as well that he died because I can't imagine living with that kind of guilt.
    • Comment removed based on user account deletion

      • Re: (Score:2)

        by Abm0raz ( 668337 ) *
        As someone with a DUI, I still agree.

        I also think that the laws should be made realistic. The reason it was lowered from .10 to .08 was purely for financial gain. There is no statistical proof that the difference in BAC there has made a difference. There has been an increase of arrests, but not a decrease in accidents or deaths.

        Personally, I agree with Doug Stanhope. Any level of alcohol should be illegal, even .02, unless you taken a government issued drunk driving course. In this course, you show up
    • Sad that he died before he learned to make good choices. Sad that he wasted his potential for the future. Sad that he left grieving family and friends.

      As I said, I am glad that he did not kill anyone else. And I agree that we tolerate way too much in the way of drunk driving.
    • My uncle killed someone while driving drunk. My two younger cousins were killed by an adolescent driver crossing the I-45 median in rain while speeding. I don't wish my Uncle were dead. He was a Vietnam vet who never got treatment from his government and the bottom of a bottle was his only solice in life. I don't wish that adolescent to be condemned either, and that's a real tuffy for me as well.

      However, some things we can prevent - like driving under the influence. But how many of us would like govern

      • Re: (Score:2)

        by RM6f9 ( 825298 ) *
        Blow tubes can be hacked - my choice has been stated, parallel the Swiss. It's sad that most, if not all, have lost loved ones (in my case a cousin) to drunk drivers - "life treated me hard so it's okay if I drive drunk"??? No. America has increased total licensed drivers on the roads by at least an order of magnitude greater than the increase in road/lane space, and the crowding means it is more imperative than ever to be completely alert, awake, aware, and focussed on driving while behind the wheel. Re
  • It appears that he was not actually smoking dope at the time

    ...but he didn't inhale.

    I know, I know. I'll go stand in the corner now.

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