Responsible Young Drivers, despite its English name, is a Belgian advocacy group that, well, advocates responsible driving for the young. What better way to illustrate that than with a video game, and a smashed driver behind the wheel?
Tina was skeptical that AMO_RACING87, the top Gran Turismo driver in all of Belgium, was really this hammered. She thought he was exaggerating. Well, as the resident drunk video-game driving expert here, I can tell you that going from zero to a .10 BAC in a short timeâas this guy appears to doâdefinitely hits you harder than a gradual .10 BAC where youâre more aware of whatâs going on and able to cope in an âIâm-not-drunk-no-really-I-can-driveâ way. You start pounding whiskey like this guy and things quickly get all watery and echo-y, like a flashback sequence in Scooby Doo.
https://lastchance.cc/grand-theft-auto-dui-5011147%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
The bottom line is itâs an incredibly stupid idea to drive drunk at any time of the year, and even less smart to do so during the holidays, especially around New Yearâs when cops are uber-vigiliant for this sort of thing, and not just in Belgium or the U.S.
Get blasted and plow the infield in Gran Turismo all you want, but if youâre on your fifth glass of eggnog and it feels like your ears are breathing for you, take a nap. Have an exit strategy if you know youâre going out. You donât want to start 2014 with a revoked license, alcohol counseling and thousands of dollars in fines and legal billsâand thatâs the best-case scenario.
Drunk GT driver screws up big time [RYDBelgium on YouTube]
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