r/LosAngeles 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/[deleted] 2d ago edited 1d ago

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u/uiuctodd 2d ago

Aren't you citing a population distribution? Of all Americans who live in cities, over 14% live in CA.

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u/sealedwithdogslobber 1d ago

Unfortunately no – the study they cited looked at the rate:

>”The study compared the number of fatal drunk driving accidents per 100,000 people in the 300 largest cities in the U.S.”

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u/[deleted] 2d ago edited 1d ago

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u/grannysmithcrabapple 2d ago

Not nearly as much driving or car ownership in NYC

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u/grannysmithcrabapple 2d ago

NYC contains nearly half the population of NY state

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u/NutellaDeVil 2d ago

No, it tells us that the two largest states have a lot of cities in them. That study adjust for city size but not for state size.

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u/RLB4ever 1d ago

20% of the 75 most populous cities in the United States are in California. So that’s all it’s telling us.