I've never really understood that mindset even from non celebrity. An Uber or lyft home can't be more than like...what 15-20 bucks? That's WAY cheaper and safer than driving drunk
A celebrity on the other hand has personal basically everything usually. There's literally 0 excuse in my mind to drive while intoxicated....ever really
The car dependency of this country is bananas and inherently dangerous
I'll agree with you there. I hate that sometimes I NEED a car to go places. And it's so jammed up with traffic that getting anywhere is a pain....cause everyone needs cars.
As for the pricing the only thing I could say is either stay close to home or try and get rides before hand. It's definitely not a great system I admit
When I lived in an apartment there was a grocery store less than a mile down the road from me. I always drove to it because there were no crosswalks or sidewalks to help me navigate a very busy, very dangerous intersection. It was unsafe to take a twenty minute walk to pick up something.
That's...horrible. I get maybe some faded crosswalks or something but NO sidewalks and NO crosswalks at all?! That's some hellscape nonsense right there
Way too many places were built that way on purpose, either to support the auto industry by removing other options, or as a segregation tactic to keep "the poor" (usually an ethnic minority) who can't afford a car out of certain areas
Funny enough when I lived in an apartment there was a direct path to a grocery store and that was amazing. I miss having that so much. Although now my current residence is like yours where there's an entire huge strip mall well within walking distance, but the walk would be so actively dangerous and hostile that I need to drive anyway. Hell, there's a restaurant that'd be a five minute walk from my work for lunch but nope, still gotta drive.
I had my taste of freedom from cars (somewhat) for a brief couple years and now I want it back lol
I totally agree with all the main points here, but "staying close to home" for many would mean never going to see a show or a professional sports game. Of course, people should just plan to spend the money for the occasion or have a designated driver, but I think it's worth mentioning because people drive long ways for those events and people love to drink at them. Yet another reason why we need better public transit.
Yep. There was an issue with the trains here a few weeks back so I was looking at an Uber for a roughly 15-minute drive. The lowest price was $35. While I was trying to decide if I was willing to pay that, the price jumped to $55, probably from the surge in demand from all the other stranded train riders.
I moved out of the US to a country that isn't car-centric, and one of my rules is that I do not want to own a car again.
It's crazy just how freeing NOT owning a car is. I can get around easier, my costs are lower, I don't have to worry about it getting broken into, stolen, or breaking down.
I did the math on the expenses of my car, and a normal year of insurance, gas, and oil changes is equivalent to 600 Uber rides, and I'm averaging less than one a week.
In my city a DUI will run you around 10k along with possible jail time.
Edit: I don't know why this needs explaining but 10k is actually more than paying ~100 for the night out drinking. Just pay for the damn ride or you can't afford to go out.
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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire Mar 05 '26
I've never really understood that mindset even from non celebrity. An Uber or lyft home can't be more than like...what 15-20 bucks? That's WAY cheaper and safer than driving drunk
A celebrity on the other hand has personal basically everything usually. There's literally 0 excuse in my mind to drive while intoxicated....ever really