re: when did drinking and driving become illegal?

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I had that happen in 2004 and it wasn't in a rural area. Wasn't shite-faced or anything, just driving a conspicuous vehicle back from a bar after midnight.

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I was riding with a friend many years ago, heading out for an evening of bar hopping, we were driving on a brand new parkway that had yet to have lights installed, posted speed limit was 45-50 and a cop pulled us over, we each had an open beer(wasn't illegal back then,) and my friend gets out to talk to the cop with his beer in his hand and sets it on the hood to get his DL out, the cop never said a word about the beers, he said he stopped us to tell us that until the lights were up the speed was 35, be careful and be safe and off we went

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blind link

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Well since you obviously don't know what a "blind link" is, perhaps you can try hovering your mouse over that little blue text to see the Wikipedia page link.

MADD was absolutely instrumental in changing public perception. I think they'd take the credit themselves

I’m not for driving drunk, but there’s a certain hidden pleasure to killing a couple of tall boys on the way home from work.

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Haha. I’m 22 months sober bitch

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Good for you PJ. I bet you feel a lot better huh?

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when did drinking and driving become illegal?

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Probably after enough people died in such accidents.

Back in the 40s, Margaret Mitchell (author of Gone with the Wind) was struck and killed by a drunk driver on Peachtree St in Atlanta. The driver had multiple previous arrests for drunk driving which were usually dismissed because he was a taxi driver and needed to make a living. Mitchell was a national treasure at this point and outrage over her death lead to increased scrutiny and punishment for DUI - all of this was pre-MADD.

It was later determined that Mitchell was jaywalking, in a fight with her husband and zigged into the path of the taxi driver to avoid another car so she was partially at fault for her demise. The driver also stated he only had "one beer" and witnesses did not describe him as intoxicated, but they didn't have breathalyzers back then and the mob wanted justice.

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What?

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a priest, a Rabbi, and a donkey walk into a bar...

80s was - get home safe
90s was - slap on the wrist, pay a little fine - get home safe
00s was - money money money but we will keep it hidden from public info
10s was - money money money money money money money - more money money money money - make your life miserable - more money money money money - make your life more miserable - more money money money money - you’re now famous on the internet with your mug - more money money money - make your life miserable

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It has always been right. Drinking and driving is fine if you know you are under the limit. But it doesn’t take much gif most to get over the limit and some can drive fine. It’s getting into an accident while over the limit is what’s the bad part…..

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If we ever have a constitutional convention I
hope you go with a legal pad and a full set of crayons