If your friend was about to drive you home from a party drunk what would you do?
By emkomar69
@emkomar69 (31)
Canada
December 31, 2009 6:08pm CST
We have all been in this position before likely most of the time people did not pay much mind to it, but that is not the case anymore should have never been. Having to live with what you might have done while driving drunk should be scary enough, or wondering what your life may become after getting in that friends car also should be scary enough. Please do not ever put yourself in such a dangerous position, there is always other means of transporting yourself and hopefully your drunk friend home without driving. Everyone knows how to call a cab, call a sober friend or parent also if need be take public transit, which here in TO will be free after the bar in most places so before you leave to go out, make sure you make a get home list and plan.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE AND HAVE A FUN AND SAFE PARTY THIS YEAR 2010 THE WORLD WOKE UP:)
10 responses
@saizo6 (2199)
• United States
1 Jan 10
I would tell them that it's not happening. There's no way I would let someone who is drunk drive anyone home if I could help it. I'd take away the keys and be the designated driver myself since I don't drink at all. But if there was an off chance that I was also drinking I'd try to find someone who didn't to drive us. I'd also agree with calling up a relative or friend or something too. We should know better than to drive while drunk.
@saizo6 (2199)
• United States
7 Jan 10
Don't worry about it. It does take a while to respond to other's posts, especially if you've made a discussion that is really popular. I don't think anyone is going to blame you or expect you to respond to every single response you get. It just makes the discussion more interesting if you do because we can keep things rolling. And yes, I think we all learn new things here every day.
@emkomar69 (31)
• Canada
7 Jan 10
Glad to see society is moving ahead with the reality of the outcome of driving while drinking, how many innocent victims hurt every year just for being on the road at the wrong time. I am sorry to have no responded before I did not realize replying to all responses was the practice, learn something new everyday :)
I enjoy this site very much and look forward to many more discussions to read, write and receive comments find this site quite interesting enlightening even thanks for sharing your thoughts on this :)
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
1 Jan 10
I would call a taxi for both of us.
When we go out we always arrange it so that there is always one of us who is doing the driving and not drinking. That's quite easy because several of us don't drink any more and we are scared stiff of losing our license anyway so we would not attempt to drive even just round the corner even after only one drink. The police here are very tight on stopping cars at all times of the day. They stop you for no reason at all and if they even slightly suspect that you have been drinking, and they make you take the test and it's positive, both your car and license are taken away there and then on the spot.
Thats' the way it should be because we have no right toput other lives in danger through drunk driving 
Welcome to myLot and happy new year!
Welcome to myLot and happy new year!@emkomar69 (31)
• Canada
7 Jan 10
Thanks for responding to this discussion I am sorry to not respond to each and every response I have received I was not aware that was, the thing to do just being polite.
Feel silly about it I thought if I responded to each and every response it may get annoying to the readers, I read something you wrote on this topic and right away felt bad. I did not intend to start a conversation and leave some people feeling as if I walked away sorry for that, happy to have learned this for the future discussions.
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
7 Jan 10
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@maria1081 (1251)
• Philippines
1 Jan 10
I will tell him/her if you wanted to die, die alone and dont take me. This might be a harsh word but all I wanted is to let him/her realize the real danger in driving when drunk.
I watched an episode of Oprah, the topic was the danger of driving. There was this young man who went into semi-coma after he had a car accident and when he woke up and asked for his parents, the painful truth had hit him. The victims he crashed with his car was his own parents. That was the prize he had to pay for not driving safely.
I would just call a taxi for both of us or we'll just sleep in our host house and leave in the morning.
@Madwirch58 (23)
• United States
1 Jan 10
We had that happen to us once. We had a party at our house and our friend as very drunk and would not give us his keys. So my Husband and some of the other guys removed the wheels off of his car so he could not drive home. He slept on our sofa. The next day we helped him get the wheels back on his car so could drive home sober.
@Kgann13 (2)
• United States
1 Jan 10
While we do love our friends it is always important to love ourselves more, and I would hope that in most instances that if this situation were to arise that in most their self preservation instincts would kick in.
I would either call someone that I know would be sober, or I would call a cab. There are no exceptions.
Be safe, Happy New Year!
@emkomar69 (31)
• Canada
1 Jan 10
Absolutely hard to choose with is the best comment here,
all great responses. Nice to see that more people are aware
of the consequences thought it might be a great topic to bring up
Thanks for commenting on this thought on, New Years night.
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010
here it is :)
Have Fun always be Safe
@jennmeyers (10)
• United States
1 Jan 10
If I go somewhere for New Years I always arrange a sleeping arrangement or have numbers of cabs in my purse. I will not let my friends drive drunk or I will turn them in. I had three family members die in a car crash that was hit by a drunk driver New Years Eve 6 years ago. I always make sure that everyone I know gets home safely no matter what it takes. I prefer to have a party at home and have everyone stay there overnight it is safer for everyone.
@emkomar69 (31)
• Canada
7 Jan 10
This is great think ahead that is what most people do and others should do, even if not for them selves then for everyone else out there on the road with them. I am really happy to see the hope of the future in many ways is much brighter then we can see. I remember how many people drank and drove with no regard for anyone when I was a teen, what a relief that this is no longer tolerated would have commented before I
did not catch on to the process right away sorry about that :)
@happy6162 (3001)
• United States
1 Jan 10
I would take the keys and tell my friends that I am sober and I will be driving him or her home and then I would call a cab at their place and go home myself.
@artistry (4151)
• United States
1 Jan 10
...Hi emkomar69, Happy 2010, welcome to the ranch, enjoy. In answer to your question. I would take the car keys from him or her, find someone who could drive them home. Call myself a cab. If I could not find anyone to take them home, I would share the cab with them and both go home by cab. Last resort,
I would call a relative, explain the situation and have them come, pick us up, drive the friend home, leave their car keys at their home, make sure they get to bed, and go home. Call them the next day to tell them what happened. Getting in a car with someone who is drunk is a very dangerous thing and should never be done, if you value your life or your friends life. As you mention. Take care.
@RAVENBLADE0842 (493)
• United States
1 Jan 10
Good post, In this day and age it still continues to happen every day, despite the fact that its totally avoidable. I you come across anyone, friend or foe, who is getting behind the wheel intoxicated, In my opinion its your obligation to stop them. You dont have to be rude or in any way offensive, but the point is you still need to stop them, whether they like or not.
@rachelhillcoat (8)
• Japan
1 Jan 10
If I were drunk too, then my ideal situation would be if I stopped called a friend who was not at the party, or a parent, and get them to pick me up. I would rather get in trouble from my parents then risk my life, my friends life, and another persons life in another car. I would never get in the car with another person who is drunk. If I wasnt drunk, obviously that wouldnt be a problem. But, DRUNK DRIVING IS NEVER OK. its not just about your life, its about someone elses innocent life too.
