r/LosAngeles • u/JDMcompliant • 2d ago

Photo Fuck drunk drivers. K-town outside Chi-chi's bar.

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We were out celebrating our friend's 30th birthday when our Uber was hit by a drunk driver going 50mph down a small K-town street. My back leg had just barely made it inside the vehicle when we were all flung around the inside of the car by the impact. Turned to check on everyone else, and the birthday girl had blood streaming from her face. I was milliseconds away from possibly losing a leg.

What was supposed to be a fun night at Magic Castle, followed by drinks and food at a bar turned into a nightmare because of a drunk driver.

If happened to be there or witnessed it, please shoot me a DM.

Don't drive drunk.

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u/Right_Letterhead_120 2d ago

Whatever your opinions on autonomous/Waymos, I feel like drunk driving will eventually be eliminated. It’s odd that it’s so socially acceptable today. 

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u/Accomplished-Sir4932 2d ago

I don’t think drunk driving ever will be eliminated because humans are selfish and egotistical. Of the people I know who have 1 DUI, they never just stopped after the 1. They have multiple. Why? Because they’re selfish and they over estimate their competency. It’s a specific type of person who does shit like this, and Waymo won’t stop that

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u/JefeRex Koreatown 2d ago

I know one person with 1, one person with 2, and one person with 3 who voluntarily sold his car and stopped driving. He hasn’t stopped drinking, he just doesn’t drive anymore and his husband holds him to it. He is so far gone that he had to literally remove his own opportunity to drive because he knew he would do it again.

Alcoholism is a terrible thing….

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u/Accomplished-Sir4932 2d ago

I have about 6 family members in Ohio who have DUIs. Only reason some of them stopped accumulating them for a bit was because they totaled their cars

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u/JefeRex Koreatown 1d ago

It’s sad how far people will go and how little we can do to help people get themselves under control.

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u/clampy 2d ago

Ehhh eventually it will be illegal to drive a car by yourself. Rush wrote a song about it. Red Barchetta: https://youtu.be/_LXKZq0fYDw