SAN MARCOS: 14 arrested at traffic checkpoint

[jpinpb]

San Marcos has nothing on PB. I went on a few ride-alongs in PB. Some people are weaving all over the road. I almost looks fake. And there are so many ping-pong accidents from DUIs hitting parked cars, then swerving away, then overcorrecting and hitting some more parked cars. I heard once something crazy like 10-14 parked cars were hit at one time. Not to mention the one DUI that drove his car into the front of a house.

It’s a problem. Way too many DUIs in PB. I think there would be more, but every time a cop arrests a DUI, that takes him out of the field for a solid 2 hours. There’s not enough cops in PB to arrest all the drunk drivers. A lot of them driving w/out a license is b/c they had previous DUIs and had their license taken away.

So why drink and drive. Why not just drink at home. Or if you’re out drinking, get a cab. Whatever it costs to get a cab has to be less than the bar tab or the 10k+ it would cost if you get a DUI, not to mention the time you spend in jail if you kill someone.

So many ride-alongs where the DUI was arrested and he’s screaming, “You’re ruining my life.” As if the cop forced alcohol down his throat and held a gun to his head and made him drive. If anything, he’s saving his life and that of others. I could never be a cop. I don’t know how they have the patience to deal w/some of those drunks.

I am surprised they had 14 arrests on a Sunday night in San Marcos and it wasn’t a holiday or anything.

[OwnerOfCalifornia]

[quote=jpinpb]So why drink and drive. Why not just drink at home. Or if you’re out drinking, get a cab. Whatever it costs to get a cab has to be less than the bar tab or the 10k+ it would cost if you get a DUI, not to mention the time you spend in jail if you kill someone.[/quote]

If you’ve read Superfreakonomics the authors point out the only one DUI is caught for every 27,000 DUI miles driven. Scary. They also point out that drunk-walking is eight times more dangerous than drunk-driving.

[OwnerOfCalifornia]

[quote=jpinpb]So why drink and drive. Why not just drink at home. Or if you’re out drinking, get a cab. Whatever it costs to get a cab has to be less than the bar tab or the 10k+ it would cost if you get a DUI, not to mention the time you spend in jail if you kill someone.[/quote]

If you’ve read Superfreakonomics the authors point out the only one DUI is caught for every 27,000 DUI miles driven. Scary. They also point out that drunk-walking is eight times more dangerous than drunk-driving.

[OwnerOfCalifornia]

[quote=jpinpb]So why drink and drive. Why not just drink at home. Or if you’re out drinking, get a cab. Whatever it costs to get a cab has to be less than the bar tab or the 10k+ it would cost if you get a DUI, not to mention the time you spend in jail if you kill someone.[/quote]

If you’ve read Superfreakonomics the authors point out the only one DUI is caught for every 27,000 DUI miles driven. Scary. They also point out that drunk-walking is eight times more dangerous than drunk-driving.

[OwnerOfCalifornia]

[quote=jpinpb]So why drink and drive. Why not just drink at home. Or if you’re out drinking, get a cab. Whatever it costs to get a cab has to be less than the bar tab or the 10k+ it would cost if you get a DUI, not to mention the time you spend in jail if you kill someone.[/quote]

If you’ve read Superfreakonomics the authors point out the only one DUI is caught for every 27,000 DUI miles driven. Scary. They also point out that drunk-walking is eight times more dangerous than drunk-driving.

[OwnerOfCalifornia]

[quote=jpinpb]So why drink and drive. Why not just drink at home. Or if you’re out drinking, get a cab. Whatever it costs to get a cab has to be less than the bar tab or the 10k+ it would cost if you get a DUI, not to mention the time you spend in jail if you kill someone.[/quote]

If you’ve read Superfreakonomics the authors point out the only one DUI is caught for every 27,000 DUI miles driven. Scary. They also point out that drunk-walking is eight times more dangerous than drunk-driving.

[jpinpb]

I haven’t read it, but I will. Drunk-walking is more dangerous? Maybe to oneself. Driving drunk, you can kill passengers in your car and the driver and/or passengers of the car you hit, or the pedestrians on the road.

[jpinpb]

I haven’t read it, but I will. Drunk-walking is more dangerous? Maybe to oneself. Driving drunk, you can kill passengers in your car and the driver and/or passengers of the car you hit, or the pedestrians on the road.

[jpinpb]

I haven’t read it, but I will. Drunk-walking is more dangerous? Maybe to oneself. Driving drunk, you can kill passengers in your car and the driver and/or passengers of the car you hit, or the pedestrians on the road.

[jpinpb]

I haven’t read it, but I will. Drunk-walking is more dangerous? Maybe to oneself. Driving drunk, you can kill passengers in your car and the driver and/or passengers of the car you hit, or the pedestrians on the road.

[jpinpb]

I haven’t read it, but I will. Drunk-walking is more dangerous? Maybe to oneself. Driving drunk, you can kill passengers in your car and the driver and/or passengers of the car you hit, or the pedestrians on the road.

[svelte]

[quote=jpinpb]I am surprised they had 14 arrests on a Sunday night in San Marcos and it wasn’t a holiday or anything.[/quote]

Article says Saturday night, not Sunday night.

I was actually stopped at a checkpoint in Lake Elsinore about a week ago. Looks like they are becoming very common.

San Elijo Road has become a major route between Carlsbad and the 15. Maybe on a Sat night, it is a major route between Cal State SM students and the bars on Carlsbad Village Drive.

[svelte]

[quote=jpinpb]I am surprised they had 14 arrests on a Sunday night in San Marcos and it wasn’t a holiday or anything.[/quote]

Article says Saturday night, not Sunday night.

I was actually stopped at a checkpoint in Lake Elsinore about a week ago. Looks like they are becoming very common.

San Elijo Road has become a major route between Carlsbad and the 15. Maybe on a Sat night, it is a major route between Cal State SM students and the bars on Carlsbad Village Drive.

[svelte]

[quote=jpinpb]I am surprised they had 14 arrests on a Sunday night in San Marcos and it wasn’t a holiday or anything.[/quote]

Article says Saturday night, not Sunday night.

I was actually stopped at a checkpoint in Lake Elsinore about a week ago. Looks like they are becoming very common.

San Elijo Road has become a major route between Carlsbad and the 15. Maybe on a Sat night, it is a major route between Cal State SM students and the bars on Carlsbad Village Drive.

[svelte]

[quote=jpinpb]I am surprised they had 14 arrests on a Sunday night in San Marcos and it wasn’t a holiday or anything.[/quote]

Article says Saturday night, not Sunday night.

I was actually stopped at a checkpoint in Lake Elsinore about a week ago. Looks like they are becoming very common.

San Elijo Road has become a major route between Carlsbad and the 15. Maybe on a Sat night, it is a major route between Cal State SM students and the bars on Carlsbad Village Drive.

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