Almost ruined my life tonight

nbiggershaft · 05-11-2007, 03:22 AM

today was my last final. I drank and got stopped by the cops doing 65 in a 40. I was very cooperative and got a 55 in a 40 with no dui, though it was obvious I was drunk. I was scared as balls, but they let me walk home, atleast the cops were nice and didn't fuck me over forever. Officially never drinking and driving again.

Kytro · 05-11-2007, 03:30 AM

speeding and drink driving. You were very lucky, though I suspect some people on this board may think you got off to easy.

At you learnt something

IminWonderland · 05-11-2007, 03:43 AM

Shit happens. We live, we learn, and we move on. Next time, get a ride, and then sit in the back seat with your feet up!

ArrestMeRedZ28 · 05-11-2007, 04:29 AM

never have, and never will (hopefully)

I've offered to be a DD for people before, and I've been offered a ride home before.

nbiggershaft · 05-11-2007, 06:03 AM

was kinda weird too, Cop was super nervous about it, had his gun drawn on me and searched me and my car for weapons, don't know what spooked him

05-11-2007, 09:17 AM

Yes, I think you got off way too easy and I'd love to give the cop who let you off a piece of my mind. BTW, it's not the cops who would have "fucked you over forever". That would have been all your doing

Please learn from this mistake though.

Roonie · 05-11-2007, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by nbiggershaft

today was my last final. I drank and got stopped by the cops doing 65 in a 40. I was very cooperative and got a 55 in a 40 with no dui, though it was obvious I was drunk. I was scared as balls, but they let me walk home, atleast the cops were nice and didn't fuck me over forever. Officially never drinking and driving again.

I am glad to hear this and I hope you actually mean it! I was almost killed by a drunk driver as he totalled my car and I luckily walked away. He was so drunk he couldn't even walk and he had a full carload of kids. Drinking and driving is absolutely nothing to mess with.

nbiggershaft · 05-11-2007, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by 03 white zx3

Yes, I think you got off way too easy and I'd love to give the cop who let you off a piece of my mind.

I think they let me off the hook because I was only driving about a mile home and was less than a block from home when I got stopped.

05-11-2007, 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by nbiggershaft

I think they let me off the hook because I was only driving about a mile home and was less than a block from home when I got stopped.

How is that relevant? Were you drunk? Were you driving? Were you speeding? I know the answer to all of those questions is yes. So how is it relevant how close to home you were? You were still endangering not only your own life, but the life of everyone else who might have been on the road.

nbiggershaft · 05-11-2007, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by 03 white zx3

How is that relevant? Were you drunk? Were you driving? Were you speeding? I know the answer to all of those questions is yes. So how is it relevant how close to home you were? You were still endangering not only your own life, but the life of everyone else who might have been on the road.

was just telling why the cops let me off the hook

Dumpy Dooby · 05-11-2007, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by ArrestMeRedZ28

never have, and never will (hopefully)

I've offered to be a DD for people before, and I've been offered a ride home before.

DD .... Dumpy Dooby?

Dumpy Dooby · 05-11-2007, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by 03 white zx3

How is that relevant? Were you drunk? Were you driving? Were you speeding? I know the answer to all of those questions is yes. So how is it relevant how close to home you were? You were still endangering not only your own life, but the life of everyone else who might have been on the road.

How do you know he was endangering anyone? It's quite possible that he was driving perfectly with the exception of speeding. In fact, that's more likely the case considering they didn't give him a DUI.

JaJae · 05-11-2007, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by Dumpy Dooby

How do you know he was endangering anyone? It's quite possible that he was driving perfectly with the exception of speeding. In fact, that's more likely the case considering they didn't give him a DUI.

Still impairs his judgment and reaction times. Being able to drive straight isn't really the danger of DUIs. It's falling asleep and impairment to judge/react to situations properly.

motivez · 05-11-2007, 05:06 PM

I have nothing against you, but I agree with white..

Two of my friends were killed by a drunk driver years ago, and just this year several kids (3? 4? I forget the number) from my school were killed by a drunk driver on the way home from the Daughtry concert..

That cop showed poor judgment letting someone who was obviously impaired continue driving, and I'm rather disgusted by that.

I sincerely hope this close call has taught you a lesson, and in the future you'll act like an adult and get a cab or have a DD ahead of time instead of putting other peoples lives in danger for no good reason..

05-11-2007, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by Dumpy Dooby

How do you know he was endangering anyone? It's quite possible that he was driving perfectly with the exception of speeding. In fact, that's more likely the case considering they didn't give him a DUI.

Right. Because driving 20 mph over the speed limit while drunk is perfectly safe and isn't endangering anyone at all, right?

Roonie · 05-11-2007, 06:08 PM

Originally Posted by 03 white zx3

Right. Because driving 20 mph over the speed limit while drunk is perfectly safe and isn't endangering anyone at all, right?

Dumpy Dooby · 05-11-2007, 06:46 PM

Originally Posted by 03 white zx3

Right. Because driving 20 mph over the speed limit while drunk is perfectly safe and isn't endangering anyone at all, right?

The speed limit doesn't necessarily mean shit as far as safety is concerned. The fact that he's breaking the speed limit doesn't mean that anyone is in danger at all. I speed all the time. In fact, I treat the speed limit as a minimum speed everywhere I go (which all adds up to 15k miles/yr). I have never once been in an accident or even come close to getting into one. So that posit is complete rubbish.

The drinking part is what's in question here. Some people can, and do, drive perfectly fine while legally drunk. So again, it is quite possible that his driving was perfect, and therefore nobody was in danger. If his driving was "dangerous" the cops wouldn't have been so nice to him. So that posit, as well, is complete rubbish.

I win.

JaJae · 05-11-2007, 06:53 PM

Driving above the speed limit is dangerous as is driving below the speed limit. People have trouble judging your speed if you're traveling too fast for the posted speed. Someone at night looks and sees a car down the road and pulls out not realizing they're going 50% faster than they should be... and you can have an accident because someone was going faster than they thought.

Driving above the limit throws people off, especially old people and people who have difficulty judging speed/distance. Not everyone is able to look at cars and judge properly. Young males are probably the best at being able to determine distance/speed, etc. But as people age they don't see things the way you do when driving. Just because it may not be a factor with your driving doesn't mean it isn't a factor for others. There's a reason speeds are posted.

Dumpy Dooby · 05-11-2007, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by JaJae

Driving above the speed limit is dangerous as is driving below the speed limit. People have trouble judging your speed if you're traveling too fast for the posted speed. Someone at night looks and sees a car down the road and pulls out not realizing they're going 50% faster than they should be... and you can have an accident because someone was going faster than they thought.

Driving above the limit throws people off, especially old people and people who have difficulty judging speed/distance. Not everyone is able to look at cars and judge properly. Young males are probably the best at being able to determine distance/speed, etc. But as people age they don't see things the way you do when driving. Just because it may not be a factor with your driving doesn't mean it isn't a factor for others. There's a reason speeds are posted.

Many times, though, the "limit" is completely arbitrary. Do you know how the DOT determines the speed limit? They look at the quality of the road, how many lanes it has, and what zone it's in. After that, they put up a radar that captures the speeds of people going by and displays it back to the drivers (I'm sure most of you have seen these). When the person exceeds a particular speed, as determined by the DOT, the sign will alert the driver that they are going too fast.

Or, in other words, they're telling people that they're going too fast in order to get traffic to slow down so that the average speed amongst the drivers is lower than what the normal flow of traffic might be. Lower speed limits in a high-traffic area = more tickets = more revenue = more money for DOT.

So whenever you see one of those signs, do your civic duty and drive as fast as you can to hopefully offset the slower drivers.

05-11-2007, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by Dumpy Dooby

The speed limit doesn't necessarily mean shit as far as safety is concerned. The fact that he's breaking the speed limit doesn't mean that anyone is in danger at all. I speed all the time. In fact, I treat the speed limit as a minimum speed everywhere I go (which all adds up to 15k miles/yr). I have never once been in an accident or even come close to getting into one. So that posit is complete rubbish.

The drinking part is what's in question here. Some people can, and do, drive perfectly fine while legally drunk. So again, it is quite possible that his driving was perfect, and therefore nobody was in danger. If his driving was "dangerous" the cops wouldn't have been so nice to him. So that posit, as well, is complete rubbish.

I win.

You don't win at all (what a disgusting comment too!).

Driving above the speed limit IS dangerous. There is nobody who can tell me any different. I really don't care how many accidents you may or may have not been in, as it is not your driving in question. Hell, I really don't care how many accidents the OP has been in either to be honest.

I also don't care how perfect his driving was or may have been. It has been proven that reaction times diminish greatly when a person is drunk. Driving is not a situation in which you want diminished reaction times.

I also find it absolutely disgusting that you are sticking up for people who drive drunk. I also find it highly offensive that anybody thinks it is within their rights to drive while impaired, endangering the lives of those around them.

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