More Drinking Hours, Fewer Accidents

[Teflon Don]

Louisiana doesn't have the 2am rule.
People just go out later
In college I worked 9 pm to 6am

Louisiana was the last state to raise drinking age to 21. Feds threatened highway funds if they didn't acquiesce

 

[The Dude]

Louisiana was the last state to raise drinking age to 21. Feds threatened highway funds if they didn't acquiesce

I know I was bartending back then.
Drinking is more in the culture around New Orleans than anywhere in the country.

 

[J Craft]

Nevada; 24 hrs of non stop pick your poison.

 

[Airstrip One]

Why would they leave during the morning commute? There is no basis for that.

What time do you think they'll leave - 3am?

 

[Timshel]

What time do you think they'll leave - 3am?

At various times. Why would they all leave during the morning commute? Why not lunch hour or the evening rush?

 

[Airstrip One]

Because they're drunk?

 

[Timshel]

Because they're drunk?

That's a rather nonsensical answer.

I doubt there would be all that many bars that would stay open on a weeknight to that hour anyway. This would mainly affect the weekend but few are going to go all night even then and there is no reason to think they would all leave during whatever morning rush there might be. It's better to have them dispersed over whatever period they happen to choose to leave than creating a rush of drivers at the curfew.

 

[cancel2 2022]

What if standard equipment on automobiles was a breathalyzer? Too much to drink car won't start.

Surely that could easily be defeated by getting someone else to blow into it. You would have to include fingerprint recognition as well.

 

[cancel2 2022]

They've had this discussion here recently in San Francisco where all bars close at 2 but there has been debate whether they should stay open to 4. The obvious concern, which the above article addresses, is public safety and drunk drivers along with costs. I saw someone in the California state senate is trying to pass a bill that would allow those places that already stay open until 4am but don't serve alcohol past 2am to serve alcohol to 4am.

It would be interesting to see a direct comparison between cities like SF which close at 2am and Chicago and New York which close at 4. I'm all for the staying open later.

That study comes from the University of Lancaster, my son goes there as did I many moons ago.