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Huge difference between the US trailer regulations and Europe too.
This is not what you‘d be hitting in Europe, the trailers here are lower and have consoles all along them.
Reminds me of a wood chipper, but for cyclists.
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Taxi and other transport services are available.
All of them can loose their licence if they have an emergency with an around 1.5‰. The elderly watching from the terrace of a local pub too.
We should think and act.
Try to make it better for everyone.
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Dozens of 18-30y olds are waiting for the train.
There is a festival somewhere and it is Saturday evening. At least one had to pee and did so behind a bus but in clear view of a camera 🤭
Most of them are lads and more than about every fourth is already drinking (beer).
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These changes may appear to be rather radical but I can assure you that a lot of underage drinking happens in the US, this would just be adjusting the law to present culture and could also reduce the number of youths officially registered for alcohol consumption and everything that goes with it.
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That should be the first steps required to find out if there is any improvements
to the number of people in deadly accidents with an ABV over 0.5‰.
It would also necessitate a program to help those who are caught drinking (any amount) and driving.
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I would therefore really be interested in what would happen if two or three counties (one in the Midwest, one urban etc.) would change their local laws:
- Legal driving age for 🚘 18
- Legal drinking age for beer &
wine 16, liquor from 18
- Implement absolute sobriety in the first 3 years of driving
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I was careful when selecting the statistic I would base my point on - it is not one based on distance travelled, but it is influenced by it in at least two ways:
- availability of other transportation services
- the more one drives, the higher the risk for an accident
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Many appear to think that joining the 'weapon race' for the largest and heaviest vehicle will protect them from the consequences of an accident.
That may be the case for those in the car but increases the risk to those outside the car.
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In the US that is a massive issue because they do not have the same density of public transport nor many other ways of transportation, especially in rural areas where distances are far.
It is also usual to drive an hour (and more!) by car to work and back. Another factor is the perception of safety.
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They will then still have an ABV over the legal limit and their work colleagues will notice that there is more in the air than perfume.
The program is rigid and I know of one success in four people who were enrolled.
The three others lost their license.
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If you come into contact with the law or emergency services and you have an ABV of something in the ballpark of 1.5‰ you will loose your driving license in Switzerland.
A very good approach because those who drink a lot will likely drive to work on the next day.
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I assume that everyone who drives does so under the influence once.
One time.
That can be the last time, some are stupid and repeat it.
I also assume that it would be easier for those who have used different modes of transport in their past to make a sane decision and not drive.
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A myriad of factors plays into the observation of mine that led me to look it all up and ask the question how many are DUI in that specific age group.
In many other states there are other forms of medium-distance modes of transport that can be accessed from 16. <50ccm motorbikes come to mind.
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Der relativ wenige Schnee in den Bergen finde ich einerseits bedenklich.
Wenn wir nicht rasch vorsorgen, rasch über alle zentraleuropäischen Länder zehntausende kleine Feuchtgebiete einrichten/zulassen, dann werden wir wohl in manchen Jahren in einer Steppe existieren müssen.
Willkommen, Schakal.
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Dass sich Wesen wehren, ist nachvollziehbar.
Ideale Gewässer liegen in Reiserichtung (vom Fluss her gesehen) nahe/im Siedlungsgebiet.
Da finden sich auch viele Stressoren, u.a. leider auch primitive Gerontokraten.
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That is how those who drink more than they should are pressed into compliance and reconsidering their life choices.
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He didn’t even have his car keys on him nor was he going to drive.
The system in place is interesting to say the least.
Imagine that: No fault, not driving, not near a car. Get hit in the face.
Loose license and enter a program that will take at least 6 months to complete but can be a challenge.
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Also: If you have an emergency and need treatment in a hospital and they measure a high ABV their license is revoked too and they have to prove that they can be responsible.
I‘ve heard of a guy who was out one night and was hit in the face by someone else. 🚑 came, lost his license.
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In Switzerland it is from the 18.
But we have rather draconian laws that prevent young drivers from drinking and driving too. The likelihood of getting caught is high too and I think that is a very good approach.
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Inexperienced in a concerning way. Didn't have a plan B because plan 'car' appeared to have been normal for a longer time than 'haha, ethanol will do that for you too'.
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Walking doesn’t seem
to be an option for the .
I assume that many also were unexpectedly quickly served with the consequences of consuming ethanol too. It appears to me that they never really had a waking up moment 'riding' a bike or on foot. The one day you understand that it was too much.
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Why: Well, I just felt that in many cases I have seen a concerning pattern. Many of those who are arrested and published to watch never thought of a different mode of action that would have avoided DUI.
That made me wonder if they just didn’t have enough 'experience' with ethanol.
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It appeared to me that many cases of a certain level of illiteracy seemed to present themselves. People who think it is normal to drive with 0.8% and more, „because I had to“. The whole country is planned car first too.
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I prefer a headache to a hangover ^^.
How I came to this question:
Have been watching interactions between US law enforcement and those they should be protecting.
It is shocking in what kind of state people drive and then end on bodycam - but I don’t have any control from here.
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What I find so astonishing is that these statistics point to there being no merit to the argument that 'driving experience' in any way reduces the risk of death by DUI.
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If the US would adapt the same approach the list of countries in Europe does,
there would be a substantial decrease in fatal car crashes in the age group 18-30.
By more than 20%..
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Country, % of intoxicated drivers (18–30 y.o.) in fatal crashes (≥0.5‰),
Switzerland, ~21%
Austria, ~26%
Belgium, ~29%
Luxembourg, ~33%
Netherlands, ~25%
USA, ~55%
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Kind of crazy when you think about it.
55% of the drivers involved in a deadly accident age 18-30 in the US are intoxicated (>=0.5‰).
Excluding Germany (no speed limit on certain stretches of the autobahn) it is apparently as follows:
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1. How did both powers view their neighbors’ legitimacy?
Imperial Japan and today’s Kremlin both denied the full legitimacy of their neighboring states. Japan dismissed the Chinese Nationalist government; Russia calls Ukraine a failed or artificial state under Western control.
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2. What ideology drove their aggression?
Both claimed a civilizing mission. Japan said it was leading Asia against Western influence; Russia claims to defend the Russian world from Western decay, painting itself as Ukraine’s cultural and spiritual savior.
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3. How did they attempt to control territory indirectly?
Japan set up puppet states like Manchukuo and later regimes in China. Russia supported proxy republics in Donetsk and Luhansk, and later installed local collaborators in occupied Ukrainian regions.
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4. Did they blame their victims for the war?
Yes. Japan claimed Chinese troops provoked conflict in incidents like Marco Polo Bridge. Russia accused Ukraine of attacking Russian speakers and provoking war through its ties to NATO.
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5. Did they expect quick victories?
Both underestimated resistance. Japan thought China would quickly fold; Russia believed Ukraine would collapse within days. Instead, both faced long wars and strong national resistance.
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6. How important was the military in shaping policy?
Military dominance was central. Japan’s militarists sidelined diplomacy. In Russia, security elites (Siloviki) push a worldview where war is framed as a necessity for state survival.
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7. How did the world react to their actions?
Both faced growing isolation. Japan left the League of Nations after criticism. Russia faces Western sanctions and suspension from international bodies but frames itself as unfairly targeted.
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8. What was the deeper goal in both cases?
Not just territory—both wanted to reshape the regional order. Japan aimed to dominate East Asia; Russia seeks to reassert dominance over the post-Soviet space and challenge the Western-led order
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9. What mistake did both regimes make?
A key miscalculation: both underestimated national identity in the target country. Chinese and Ukrainian nationalism grew stronger under invasion, not weaker.
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10. Why do these comparisons matter today?
They highlight recurring patterns in imperial aggression—denial of sovereignty, use of force cloaked in ideology, and misjudging the resolve of a supposedly weaker nation.
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I may press it on the outcome of the war then and accuse it of justifying dropping nukes on russian soil.
Will be interesting how it talks itself out of that one, especially if pressed on the fact that the views in Imperial Japan were acceptable by the Emperor until 1945 🫣
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Does anyone else come to a different outcome? (please!)
You may know that I am a listener of the Unofficial History of the Pacific War Podcast and have referred to them earlier.
Their newest episode got me thinking again:
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10. Why do these comparisons matter today?
They highlight recurring patterns in imperial aggression—denial of sovereignty, use of force cloaked in ideology, and misjudging the resolve of a supposedly weaker nation.
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9. What mistake did both regimes make?
A key miscalculation: both underestimated national identity in the target country. Chinese and Ukrainian nationalism grew stronger under invasion, not weaker.