GarySe7en

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:42:48 -0800

I support better enforcement, however I don't think the issue is going to fade away without long term goals to shift people out of cars for hitting up bars and clubs. Efficient transit in Los Angeles is lacking in many areas even at peak times but late at night when most of these DUI's occur, transit service is plain abysmal and Taxi's incredibly expensive. As long as we have bars and clubs filled with drivers we will have irresponsible people on roads creating a hazard for everyone around them. It would be nice to believe in the idea of designated drivers, but in practice there are still many who don't care. The arbitrary closing of all bars at 2:00am also exacerbates the issue by releasing them all at once and not all of them take the time to sober up. I don't see the benefit in a mandatory closing at a particular time, what advantage is there to that?

pickleburp

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:57:04 -0800

I'd rather be on jury duty or slightly impaled on another fence than be tested on the side of the road again. (I wasn't even stopped for bad driving, but a defunct taillight, and due to the time and proximity of a bar, I was asked to step out of my car, etc. I passed, by the way.)

LAist: Valley Sobriety Check on Friday

GarySe7en

pickleburp