Upper middle class folks in my urban neighborhood in my city are buying golf carts to zip around the city. Primarily it seems to be a way to surreptitiously drink and drive while having friends and family in tow. The owners/drivers are typically easily seen with a beer in hand. It seems to fall along racial lines as only white communities would be able to skirt DUI laws in such broad strokes.

Now I am in a city park and one of these assholes drove a golf cart 200 yards in on grass and dirt directly to park directly at the playground. This seems like a clear, "It's only a problem when other people do it, I'm doing nothing wrong," scenario. Fucking hate these golf carts, especially with the Kei car bans, but primarily because of how they are used and abused. I'm definitely a proponent of alternatives to cars, but this application ain't it.

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[–] 110 points 1 year ago (19 children)

I dont get how they skirt DUI laws. Where I'm from, you can get a DUI on any mode of transportation including bicycles and kayaks.

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  • [–] 34 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    You could be drunk on a horse that knows its way home and still get one.

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  • [–] [S] 65 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    My city is very well known for the imbalance of the application of law. One part of town is assumed innocent until proven guilty and the other side is considered guilty simply by how you look. This leads to all sorts of systemic inequities.

    If folks of color did this en-masse, it would be sensationalized and clamped down hard.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Why, I never! Who, and I say WHO would ever operate a kayak after drinking?!

    I'm appalled you would even make such an accusation.

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