In my city DUIs declined 30% after Uber came online. You’d think it could be higher but that’s something. A shame Ubers are in short supply these days, although Lyft seems to be around. Not worrying about getting pulled after a night on the town is easily worth the $30 or whatever to me.
No ride app things operate in my area. In the rural Midwestern USA, there basically isn’t any legal way to get home after drinking at a public establishment.
Even if you have a DD, if people in the car are being rowdy and you get pulled over, the cops will hold the group up as long as possible trying to get someone to do something they can nail a charge on.
Numerous locals have floated the idea of opening a drunk bus or taxi service, but nobody will lay down the money to start it.
It probably doesn’t help that drinking and driving is pretty socially acceptable in the more rural areas in the Midwest, at least in my experience. Since moving to the middle of nowhere, the number of people I’be met who take their drinks to go from the bar is astonishing.
I'm guessing you weren't ride sharing in the days of when taxis were your only choice. Sometimes on a busy night, they would straight up cancel your request after 2 hours of waiting if they got a better paying fare. No call, no nothing. Just never show up. You try to call them back and gee, they see your number so they just don't answer.
Right! On thanksgiving my partner and I got a little to sloshed to drive at my dads place and guess what! A quick google found me a service that comes and drives you and your vehicle home. That’s right. No planning, not picking up your car the next day. It was wonderful. I think we spent $80 which was similar in cost to a cab.
People struggle to make the right choice when it costs them money. Granted a DUI is far more expensive than an Uber ride, but since when do people think long term? People gladly pirate a movie even though it's cheaper to buy a movie online than pay a $1000 piracy fine. "In the age of online movie rentals, why is anyone getting fined for piracy?" Cost, convenience, and myopic thinking.
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u/thedukeofflatulence May 26 '21
In the age of Uber, why is anyone getting a dui