Is it safer to drive drunk than walk drunk?

Doing the math, you find that on a per-mile basis, a drunk walker is eight times more likely to get killed than a drunk driver. There's one important caveat: a drunk walker isn't likely to hurt or kill anyone other than her- or himself.



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A study by Car and Driver magazine showed that texting and driving is significantly more hazardous than driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The study analyzed and compared the length of time it took drivers to react when sober, legally intoxicated (0.08 BAC), sending a text, and reading an email.

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In short, yes, if you are intoxicated at a level where you may pose a danger to yourself or others around you. The determination on whether you are so intoxicated or drunk in public that you pose a danger to yourself or others is left initially to the arresting officer.

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