Wow dude, are you ok? That’s hyperbole, I get it, but it’s also a really rapid acceleration to ludicrous speed. I guess you also missed the: “I’m sorry she wasn’t able to learn a lesson, and instead died for that error.”

That’s taking it a bit far.

But if she was backing out of a driveway, and the cross traffic was OTHERWISE following traffic laws (aside from distracted driving), then the onus actually was on her. Every state I’d ever lived in, she would have been the “at-fault” party.

That the guy was distracted makes the accident much…

This is tragic, but I’ve not yet seen: “why did she back into traffic and not look to see if anyone was bearing down on her?”

You’re asking the internet’s permission if you can bully someone? Yes. The internet believes you can bully anyone you want. People with addiction issues, people who cut the same corners you do but had worse luck, anyone you want. Bully the parents of the dead teenager if you want. The world’s your prairie oyster.

If they are bragging about being a great driver, or the picture of sobriety, you can point it out. They opened the door on that one, but if the reason you’re on the “Call Them Out” bandwagon is just to pile on stigma then you need to be called out first for being an asshole.

I’m just guessing here, but shaming alcoholics may not result in your desired effect.

Well we’re the same country that’s decided that we can live with kids being murdered by lunatics with guns, so I’m guessing never. Yep, never sounds about right.

How else are we supposed to get to the liquor store?

had one in 2009 and still facing it, every new job application, apartment rental, etc...

I agree with you that driving is not a right, but it gets very difficult when a significant portion of the country is designed around the existence of the car.
I think more frequent and more difficult testing should be required.
Also, cops who police things other than speeding.

When we do something about our nearly useless public transportation. Driving isn’t a right, but unfortunately for a lot of people it’s a necessity. Such is the society we’ve built for ourselves.

The device is there to prevent a person previously convicted of impaired driving from operating a vehicle while impaired. It isn’t installed for an impaired person to determine whether or not they’re too drunk to drive. It’s an ignition lock system. If a person has one installed - good. That is all. No need to shame…

Wouldn’t it be better to then require the test only when shifting into gear from either park of neutral, not randomly while moving?

Sure you can “call someone out” on having one, but what’s your endgame there?

It’s to stop people from going to a bar and leaving the car idling while they drink...

Going through a DWI/DUI trial is horrible. It can cost 10s of thousands of dollars. In many states it carries a mandatory suspension of your license, some states have mandatory jail time.

Yes. I also frequently visit prisons to tell the inmates they are bad people who do bad things.

“while requiring continuous testing of the driver throughout a trip.”

Oscilloscopes ftw!

Video games were way better when they were analog.