Originally Posted by woj

if not paying attention while walking is a crime... then following same logic, shouldn't walking drunk be a crime too? especially if you consider that walking drunk is actually a pretty dangerous activity according to U of Chicago professor, Steven Levitt ->

"LEVITT: For every mile walked drunk, turns out to be eight times more dangerous than the mile driven drunk. To put it simply, if you need to walk a mile from a party to your home, you?re eight times more likely to die doing that than if you jump behind the wheel and drive your car that same mile."

The Perils of Drunk Walking: A New Marketplace Podcast - Freakonomics Freakonomics