• BremboTheFourth@piefed.ca
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    1 day ago

    Probably also doesn’t hurt that the US is generally far more reliant on driving to get anywhere. There’s a higher tolerance for doing it dangerously since there’s no alternative

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      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.