Most everybody agrees with the idea that drunk driving is a bad thing. We've all seen statistics that show that drunk drivers kill and injure large numbers of people. So we have organizations like MADD--Mothers Against Drunk Driving--and so forth.
But I'd like to throw out this thought: Has anybody noticed that bars have parking lots? Maybe some urban bars do not, but in less congested areas, they all do.
And what scenario does that envision? Someone comes out of the bar—after drinking, I dare say. And gets into his car. And drives.
Hey, what kind of logic is this? Am I the only one who can see that Bars + Parking Lots = People Drinking and Driving?
Maybe an effective approach to curbing drunk driving would be to pass laws forbidding bars from having parking lots. Of course I can hear the bar owners howl over that one. Maybe consortiums of bar owners could provide some type of shuttle to the nearest bus stop.
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Perhaps bar owners could strike a deal with taxi companies and offer them a free parking hub in exchange for having a driver or two around to drive a patron home (at the patrons expence) when they've had too much to drink.
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