Old 03-03-19, 11:26 AM
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JoeyBike
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Nothing Like A "War-Zone" Out There At All...

...but you coulda fooled me last night. And I bike to work on this exact stretch of road every day. In a city where 50% of motorists are legally drunk any given day and time (according to a study done in the 1980s). So just imagine during the biggest Mardi Gras weekend, after a night parade, what the situation is like in this Hell hole. I would NOT be out on a bike for certain.

2 dead, 6 hurt after car hits them in New Orleans; witness describes driver as 'blind drunk'

https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orle...d03348d3c.html

“It could just happen to anyone,” Kane said. “It’s really scary.”

Nope. I was home watching TV with my wife. I have some sense. 99.99% of motorists had been drinking at that time, I would bet my next paycheck on this. Would be safer running with the bulls.

"In Louisiana, we drink and drive. It's cultural," said Kenneth Trull, deputy director of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission,

https://www.nola.com/crime/2012/10/d...he_roof_b.html
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