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The message is very clear: Don't drink and drive

The state of Goa has been grappling with the problem of drunken driving for far too long with no solution in sight. It is next to impossible for the police to keep a tab on drunken driving. The responsibility lies on every individual who goes out for a drink with friends not to get drunk and drive. If a group of friends goes on a drinking binge on weekends, then the driving should be done by one member of the group is sober. The turn of the person who is not supposed to drink could be decided by rotation. Alternatively at bars there should be an option whereby a person who is drunk can opt for a cab to reach home which could be arranged by the bar owner. Obviously the best option would be not to consume alcohol beyond a certain limit if one has to drive. But with alcohol flowing freely at certain wedding receptions one could be tempted to indulge in heavy drinking. It would be desirable for the couple getting married to have cabs on stand-by if any of the guests want to be dropped home.


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Treat drunken driving on par with murder

DIOMEDES PEREIRA, Corlim
Published Aug 9, 2023, 8:16 PM IST
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There were two accidents few years back one at Chicalim and the other at Ribandar where Reema Gonsalves and Kaushal Bandodkar lost their precious lives and big loss to their families due to drunken driving and now the recent tragic accident at Banastarim where three people lost their precious lives and a great personal loss to the families of the deceased where children of the couple from Divar were rendered orphans due to drunken driving by the driver of Mercedes car.…

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