A very graphic video about driving!!

[Teresa Heilevang]

I'm putting this video right here.. Because EVERYONE needs to take a moment.. stop whatever they are doing and watch this!
 IN fact.. after you watch it.. go get your family members and make them watch it.. Once you see it.. it will be in your head forever ( And it should be)

Then take this link and start sending it to everyone you know that you love and care about..
Let me tell you~~~ I was shaking and crying before I got through it!

Warning very graphic!




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2mf8DtWWd8&feature=player_embedded

[PegLeg45]

WOW!
That brought back a few memories.

I had an old friend who was hit, while jogging, by a drunk driver at 9:00 in the morning (yep, drunk at 9AM!!) and a good friend lost his 12 year old son who was hit by a drunk while riding his bicycle to the mailbox.

I have also been eye-witness to and, for lack of a better term, 'first responder' to a bunch of similar accidents (I feel it is a civic duty to render aid when possible).

That video was a raw jolt, but a necessary wake-up......I will be passing it on to all my friends....THANKS!!!!

[twyacht]

Very powerful, and sobering. Literally. I did notice that much of that was European. They take drunk driving much more seriously than here in America.

The penalties far and beyond are tougher. In Sweden if your caught you lose your license permanently, and no lawyer will change that. First offense.

[fightingquaker13]

Very powerful, and sobering. Literally. I did notice that much of that was European. They take drunk driving much more seriously than here in America.

The penalties far and beyond are tougher. In Sweden if your caught you lose your license permanently, and no lawyer will change that. First offense.

Its .03 over there too. A friend works for Absolut and it was made clear that if he got a DUI anywhere in the world (he's based in Fl. but sells to the Carribean) whether it was a company trip or not, he was canned. I honestly don't know how bars stay open with that low a limit. I mean honestly, two beers and you're over. Must be good for package stores though.
FQ13

[twyacht]

While in Scotland, England, Wales, in the 90's, I partied big time with the locals. Pub hopping was the norm, BUT cabs were the rule.

These "blokes" left their cars at home, and took cabs to town.

Walking was option 2. The "Bobbies" would rather see you buzzing on your feet, walking downtown, than ever getting near a steering wheel.

The only issue in the states is rural areas, cabs aren't feasible or cost effective. So it comes down to maturity, responsibility, and get a freakin designated driver.

In NC, our DD was treated to dinner, if you told the bartender this is our DD, they usually drank free soda/coffee, and kept us out of trouble, and got us the hell home safely.

Now I'm too old for that crap, can't afford it, and enjoy my adult beverages at home.

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[PegLeg45]

Now I'm too old for that crap, can't afford it, and enjoy my adult beverages at home.

Yep.

[sledgemeister]

Very powerful, and sobering. Literally. I did notice that much of that was European. They take drunk driving much more seriously than here in America.

The penalties far and beyond are tougher. In Sweden if your caught you lose your license permanently, and no lawyer will change that. First offense.

 
Mate Australia is not Europe   although we do seem of late to import a lot of Eurotrash idea's and their people.  

FYI Australia has been running these type of adverts for quite anumber of years, initially it proved quite successful with a steady decline over a number of years, the stats now show it levelling off and actually starting to increase again.
I am not statistician (heaven forbid) however my theory is that now people are becoming immune to such a bombardment of adverts and tuning out. While police have increased speed camera's, breath and drug testing, etc it seems mainly done in areas not that are so called black spots or known to be hazerdous but in areas to raise revenue.

*The below image is a snapshot for October going back 10 years, you can see the trend quite easily.

Xmas road stats - (this is where the advertising and police presence is more than any time of year)
2009/10
National Road toll during the 2009/10 Christmas/New Year Period
(20 December 2009 to 3rd January 2010)

0 Australian Capital Territory. Same as last year
23 New South Wales. Up 12 from last year
1 Northern Territory, Down by 3 from last year
12 Queensland. Same as last year
3 South Australia. Up 2 from last year
4 Tasmania. Up 3 from last year
17 Victoria. Up 1 from last year
8 Western Australia. Down by 4 from last year
68 Total
2008/09
National Road toll during the 2008/09 Christmas/New Year Period
(19 December 2008 to 2 January 2009)

0 Australian Capital Territory
11 New South Wales
4 Northern Territory
12 Queensland
1 South Australia
1 Tasmania
16 Victoria
12 Western Australia
57 Total
2007/08
National Road toll during the 2008/09 Christmas/New Year Period
(21 December 2007 to 4 January 2008)

2 Australian Capital Territory
8 New South Wales
1 Northern Territory
5 Queensland
2 South Australia
1 Tasmania
17 Victoria
12 Western Australia
48 Total

[fightingquaker13]

These things go in waves. Its very much a generational thing. Its like drugs. In the sixties and seventies it was the norm. By the eighties, it was no longer so much fun and people saw the downside. The Boomers kids were bombarded by adds and they more or less worked. In the nineties though, drug use went up again as the real life examples of why this was a bad idea (crack houses and such) faded out of view and they started to see the adverts as "Reefer Madness" version 100.6. Its the same with DUI. New laws, public awareness, SADD chapters in high schools etc.. Now its ho hum. America's urban (lack of) planning doesn't help either. We drive everywhere because we have to with urban sprawl. So hopping a cab or catching a subway (which don't exist most places) isn't someting thats ingrained in us. I lived three years in DC without a car or really needing one, zero excuse for DUI. Here in Fl., without a car, you're screwed. People  make bad choices because they don't see an easy alternative. The best you can do is remind them that cab fare is a whole lot cheaper than a DUI no matter how much it costs.
FQ13 who does his drinking at home these days. I guess TW, Peg and I are officially old farts.

[ellis4538]

Did a lot of D&D going thru my divorce.  Don't know how I didn't end up a part of some commercial but I guess I was lucky!  Brings back memories I don't like.  Do most of my drinking at home now or not at all because of all the meds I take.  In Ohio there are special plates for those who are caught DWI.  Unfortunately the courts don't do enough to those who get caught...too many 5+ time offenders still driving who have never seen the inside of a jail cell.

Richard 

[crusader rabbit]

As I watched this video, it came to mind that many of us on this site are CCW licensed.  That fact alone suggests that many of us have willingly assumed the role of "sheep dog" rather than the role of "sheeple."  As voluntary protectors of our selves, our families and our bretheren, we are obligated to eliminate or minimize risks, as or wherever we see it.  It also means we should see it.  That may mean taking the car keys of our fellows who may have had a bit more than necessary, or providing a couch when needed, or having a sober talk the following day when and if required.  This video has been an excellent reminder that, in many ways, we are our brothers' keeper.  Thanks, M'ette, for keeping us all alert.