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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 09:53 PM
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Any funny stories of encountering really bad drunk drivers, a couple minutes ago a del sol nearly clipped me squeezing inbetween me and the curb and gunned it away, when i caught up with him at a red light he was drinking a beer hahah yelled " get off the road ya drunk bastard " would have been pissed as hell if he hit my first cherokee i just bought with 83k miles. haha what a dumb ricer
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 09:55 PM
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Any drunk driver is a really bad drunk driver in my view.
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 10:11 PM
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Might just be me, but dont find Drunk Driving funny. Dont really see where humor could come out of it.
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 10:16 PM
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Drunk drivers can be funny.. take for example the one that got slapped with a $20,000 fine 3 months after they backed into my parents' truck... while they were in it.

See? Funny.
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by CheifRupp
Any funny stories of encountering really bad drunk drivers, a couple minutes ago a del sol nearly clipped me squeezing inbetween me and the curb and gunned it away, when i caught up with him at a red light he was drinking a beer hahah yelled " get off the road ya drunk bastard " would have been pissed as hell if he hit my first cherokee i just bought with 83k miles. haha what a dumb ricer
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 10:21 PM
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Drunk drivers can be funny.. take for example the one that got slapped with a $20,000 fine 3 months after they backed into my parents' truck... while they were in it.

See? Funny.
I just find it to be incredibly dangerous and stupid. The fact that he backed into your truck and was fined can be funny but not the fact he is on the road driving around drunk.
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 10:28 PM
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I just find it to be incredibly dangerous and stupid. The fact that he backed into your truck and was fined can be funny but not the fact he is on the road driving around drunk.
well, right... that's what amused me, anyways... the fact that he was actually behind the wheel intoxicated wasn't so much... sure as hell wasn't funny when he did it.

I think he lost his license since he was on probation.
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 10:42 PM
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well, right... that's what amused me, anyways... the fact that he was actually behind the wheel intoxicated wasn't so much... sure as hell wasn't funny when he did it.

I think he lost his license since he was on probation.
Serves him right.
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Old Nov 3, 2011 | 05:09 AM
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What about driving on your own property? I don't do it when I'm totally hammered but I have taken my truck through my own woods after a few beers.
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Old Nov 3, 2011 | 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Finn
Any drunk driver is a really bad drunk driver in my view.
Originally Posted by 94XjSport94
Might just be me, but dont find Drunk Driving funny. Dont really see where humor could come out of it.
I have laughed at some drunks but after seeing to many news stories about these people and what they do I tend to take a zero tolerance stance on them. Nothing funny about taking someone's life because "it's cool, I've only had a few."
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Old Nov 3, 2011 | 10:09 AM
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I agree its not a funny subject but When i was in Florida there was a bike rider leaving the bar with a cop across the street and when he cam to the stop light next to me to stop he forgot to put his feet down and feel right over never even tried to catch himself. Needless to say the cop was laughing pretty hard as he had it all on the dash cam.
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Old Nov 3, 2011 | 10:35 AM
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Had one go into my lane on a curve. I went up on the sidewalk to avoid a head on.
I looked right at the guys face one eye was open and he was leaning out the window. I started to turn around to chase the soab down. But by the time I did all that he got away.
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Old Nov 3, 2011 | 12:21 PM
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Ive lost 4 family members and 2 friends to drink drivers. I had an aunt and uncle traveling a major route coming home from celebrating their anniversary when a drunk hit them head on doing 80. A cousin was on his motorcycle at a red light in the middle of the day when a drunk was blowing the light and rear-ended him. And my grandmother was crossing the street on a crosswalk with the "Walk" sign lit up when a drunk came around the corner and ran her over. I dont find drinking and driving funny at all and if I see someone who looks intoxicated or if I actually see someone drinking, Ill call the cops. I think ANYONE pulled over while intoxicated should be fined and jailed to the max (like no license for 5 years, seize your vehicle and attempted manslaughter charges brought against them). I absolutely HATE people who get loaded and behind the wheel. Theyre all selfish jackbags and I hope they hit the first phone pole they encounter and kill themselves before they kill someone else.

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Old Nov 3, 2011 | 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by bigvig
Ive lost 4 family members and 2 friends to drink drivers. . . . I think ANYONE pulled over while intoxicated should be fined and jailed to the max (like no license for 5 years, seize your vehicle and attempted manslaughter charges brought against them). I absolutely HATE people who get loaded and behind the wheel. Theyre all selfish jackbags and I hope they hit the first phone pole they encounter and kill themselves before they kill someone else.
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Old Nov 3, 2011 | 02:13 PM
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Same with texting and driving. I clean up a lot of messes in my city cause nobody's looking at the road. Yesterday sitting at a light I looked in my mirror and I couldibt believe it!
All 4 cars behind my the drivers were looking at there laps!
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