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[-] uienia@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago

It seems to me that drunk driving is much more accepted in the US than in Europe.

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Having lived in both - often having a half pint of 4%. lager is enough to prevent people from driving, in the US having two pints of 7.5% IPA and smoking weed wouldn't been seen as unusual before a 30 min drive home.

Eh, in my state, the legal limit is low enough (0.05% BAC) that you could be over the limit with that lager. In every other state you can have two regular drinks and be under the limit (0.08% BAC), though many states have a zero tolerance (0% BAC) if you're under 21.

Oh, and if you're a POC, the BAC limit is cut in half.

[-] CleoTheWizard@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

It definitely is. Public transportation is basically never an option and Ubers are expensive so most Americans don’t even think about those options. Then there are other problems like Americans not forcing their friends to stay the night when drunk, not having dependable social circles, and a lot of rural folk thinking that no one will be on the roads anyways. It’s a mess is what it is, haven’t even been able to stop family from doing it.

[-] ximtor@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

Unfortunately not everywhere in Europe..source: am Austrian and our peoples attitude to drunk driving is fucked up

[-] P1nkman@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

I live in bumfuck, Denmark. The amount of drunk people getting into their car is crazy. We're talking 6-10 drinks in. My wifes uncle lost his license for two years, but that was due to speeding. He got his license back, and still drunk drives. He's an asshole we only see during big family gatherings.

[-] ximtor@lemm.ee 1 points 6 days ago

So insane, how they then also see no fault in themselves. Only in the evil police who would not let them go places in piece, aaargh..

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