rocko wrote:
Are people condoning drug driving here? Do you seriously not see a problem with it?
I don’t think people are condoning it – but when I was younger I have been in cars with people who TBH were complete fucking maniacs and its only by luck we all got back in one piece.
And today I do get the impression that ravers are taking increasing risks due to everyone being stubborn – wider society refuses to accept any rave events in some areas (even legal ones) so they are often pushed further afield
as an example I now live in the Suffolk/North Essex region where both legal and illegal raves are heavily clamped down on – venues (legal or otherwise) near public transport (or places that would at least ensure people are driving shorter distances) have been locked down – but ravers, particularly the younger ones aren’t willing to just give up..
So those who have access to vehicles regularly drive to Norfolk (30-40 miles or more), SE England or the Midlands, and of course not everyone is going to be sober, plus they are gonna be driving back on a comedown with sleep deprivations etc (this can make people go in trances even when they havent’ done any drugs)
The risk is there and people know its there (indeed from what I have heard a fair few ravers have been killed or seriously injured driving to and from parties, and many more have been involved in at least one “rave-related RTC”) but people are still willing to take the risks, whilst the rest of society remains unwilling to back down and let raves happen closer to where the party people are…
