Let people enjoy things 🙄

But that’s okay. Accidents are just that, unavoidable and random. There’s absolutely nothing else that can be done, so we might as well shrug and accept our fate. When a poor kid gets flattened by an SUV, the only reasonable response is to sigh, feel sad for a moment, and then move on. After all, questioning the design of our roads or the size of our vehicles would be an affront to the gods of chance and the sacred right to drive anywhere, anytime.

Europeans might obsess over safety, but we know better: the universe writes its own traffic plan, and sometimes the ink is a little redder than we’d like..

What are we supposed to do?? NOT DRINK?

I used to live way outside of town and there weren't any night buses on weekdays, so I got a moped at 15. I just didn't drink at all when I hung out with friends on weekdays, even when I turned 16 and it became legal, because I had to drive. It wasn't hard to do and nobody batted an eye. So, the alternative is not drinking. Having no alternative transport is a poor excuse for drunk driving.

When I suggest taking drivers licenses away, my fellow Americans act like I'm suggesting the death penalty.

You really don't need to swallow at a wine tasting. In fact you'll be able to taste a lot more without starting to affect your judgment if you don't.

driving while intoxicated/under the influence (different states use DWI or DUI).

I thought it was a matter of severity, with DUI being over the limit but not obviously impaired and DWI driving while there's no doubt that you're drunk, leading to more severe punishment?

to clarify I am speaking "culturally" not legally.

Most people go out for drinks and drive home.

I think this is more for the random person that attacks people for being fans of things eg adults attacking adults because they like Legos

It was very obviously sarcasm.

I thought that bringing up him being held at gun point by drunk child soldiers in Africa and forced to speak a language you hate was pretty obviously the opposite of boring.

I was making fun of the meme.

Always wear a helmet!

Yikes. Did he make through?

In some countries you can even lose your (car) driving license when cycling drunk.

I think that makes sense too. Sure a drunk cyclist is less of a problem than a drunk motor vehicle operator.

But as the third party you still don't want 100 kg (200 pounds) of dude and aluminium frame running into you at 20 km/h (12.4 mph), especially if you are a pedestrian, a second cyclist, or a biker.

It depends on the state/country. Where I am you can get a drunk in public charging, but DUI requires operating a motor vehicle.

Gold

Twitter uses top posting.

Twitter threading does not make any sense to me.

!onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone also does "top posting"... just a different kind

That’s not exactly a bad thing…

It's the drunk crashers that get us in trouble. They set a terrible example!

ATV enthusiasts?

Slayer - Ddamm