Dangers Of Distracted And Drunk Walking: Plastered Pedestrian Prompts Pile-Up
A drunk man who was talking on his cell phone caused a three-car pile-up near Chicago, and he wasn’t even driving.
According to the Chicago Tribune, a 31-year-old intoxicated, and, to make matters worse, cell phone using man crossed Warrenville Road in Naperville, IL, after having visited a bar. Then, all hell broke loose.
Fist, the man was hit by a car. Apparently not seriously, he got up and kept running across the street. He was just about to get hit again when another slammed the brakes. The cell phone toting drunk was unharmed this time. Instead, three cars rear-ended each other. The Chicago Tribune could not ascertain the extent of the injuries to man or cars, nor “the nature of the citation he received from police.”
(Hat tip to you-know-who.)
Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.
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If you follow the 'Steves', the mortality rate for drunk walking is higher than for drunk driving. Not that it condones the latter. http://www.freakonomics.com/2011/12/28/the-perils-of-drunk-walking/
All we need are tougher drunk-walking laws. Jail them. Problem solved.
That's one for the books. Drunk, check. Cellphone, check. Driving? Not really, but it's still a car accident!
Snark on. I wonder why no drivers where charged if this is categorized as "an alcohol related automoblie accident". After all, we all know that only drivers drink. Pedestrians and cyclists never do. Snark off.