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superbbuffalo t1_j2dy3ed wrote

Sounds like a perfect chance to let the boy drive home and to stress his caution. While the amount of impaired drivers will certainly be higher, anyone of us could get hit by a drunk driver at any point on the road.

We can’t control other people’s actions, only our own. Best of luck to you this New Years.

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Unique-Public-8594 t1_j2e2b6n wrote

What? Your message is “parents, Don’t be concerned about an increase in drunk drivers on NYE?”

That’s a weird take.

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PakkyT t1_j2ey6hp wrote

I think he is, in a very round about way, trying to say that if the concern is other drunk drivers, then he drives himself home or the parents driving him home, the danger is mostly equal. Neither driver is going to be able to do anything about a drunk driver blowing through the red at an intersection and t-boning your car.

As others mentioned though, he may not be legally able to drive after 12:30am and his work should not be scheduling a minor to work a second past midnight. That is an irresponsible work place.

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goPACK17 t1_j2f048j wrote

Ya, this was my thinking reading this post as well. It doesn't matter if your son drives himself home, OP picks him up, or Jesus himself takes the wheel. If there are drunk drivers on the road, the risk is equal regardless of whose in the driver's seat.

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Darklighter10 t1_j2ftor4 wrote

Dude, Jesus lived 2000 years ago, he is my lost choice to drive,a car.

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J-daddy96 t1_j2eck6i wrote

Sounds like a perfect chance to let the boy drive home and to stress his caution.

Literally the 1st sentence… ;)

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notme6197 OP t1_j2e3f5u wrote

Sounds like the perfect chance for partygoers to take responsibility for themselves. Sounds like the perfect chance for people to understand that when you put your drunk ass behind the wheel you’re putting not only yourself but so many others at risk. He could drive at 2mph all the way home but how will that prevent some drunk ass from doing 100 and plowing into him?

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superbbuffalo t1_j2e7hj2 wrote

It’s a risk we all take getting behind the wheel. You reiterated my point of “we can’t control other people’s actions, only our own”.

For the record I don’t wish harm on you or your son. I’m just being realistic.

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