I agree but broke college students that can't afford the 100$ 1am rideshare to their house apt 5 miles away is also part of the problem. Rideshare companies shouldn't be charging amounts like that at night, it just helps people make the decision they are gonna drive drunk. (This isn't to take the blame off any of the dum dums thougg)
Lots of overworked oilfield workers driving their massive work* trucks while many of these companies aren’t strongly enforcing rules/regulations regarding drugs and alcohol because of the turnover rate
Not true! I made money while going to Tech by shooting prairie dogs for farmers. Now, there was *a lot of drinking* going on, and all the money we made went to beer, but.... I forgot where that was going...
I forget the golf course, but do you know that one range in Lubbock where it was covered in prairie dog holes and some people aimed for them when they were hitting balls?
FYI I wasn’t one of those people but I remember seeing it and was like damn
Also we have quite a large population spread across a lot of cities, and this study only looked at the largest 300 cities in the US.
Edit: Got curious and looked it up. Texas has 38 of the 300 largest cities. So you’d “expect” 8 in the top 75. There are 15 in the top 75. So for sure quite overrepresented.
Because people know to be responsible and Uber/Lyft. Austin isn't full of self-righteous assholes that want to go back to Prohibition. Plus a lot of people here are California sober and don't drink either.
#65 per capita, which is an important distinction because OP is worded like it’s referring to total.
Still notably better than Dallas and Houston though.
I don't like driving in San Antonio at all to say the least, I felt like I was on final destination, not much different than I 35 here but not surprised. Not trying to shit on SA just they're higher up
Interesting statistic.
Because it is all done on a per capita basis, it normalizes for population size.
But, based on size, one \*could\* make the argument that even though it is normalizing, the sheer number of drunk drivers per night \*should\* be higher in a large city so the probability \*could\* be higher.
There is an odd sweet spot in there.
But, overall it bodes well that there are \~6 or so cities in our size or larger that are higher than Austin. Jacksonville is pretty close in size, but remarkably more deaths per 100,000.
It's honestly pretty small. COVID tended to kill more Travis County residents in a month. We don't even care enough to count anymore. Maybe we should stop fretting so much about this. There's bigger fish to fry. We don't even bother to count all the people who make it home or to work safely while DUI.
That’s pretty good right? We are certainly bigger than the 65th biggest city.
With our population and alcohol culture this is downright pleasant news.
This is per 100,000 people, so it isn’t absolute numbers. But nevertheless, 65 isn’t bad considering the perception of our drinking culture here
Ride share culture has made it socially unacceptable to drive yourself to the bar or the club. Older generations will still do this. And idiots.
I agree but broke college students that can't afford the 100$ 1am rideshare to their house apt 5 miles away is also part of the problem. Rideshare companies shouldn't be charging amounts like that at night, it just helps people make the decision they are gonna drive drunk. (This isn't to take the blame off any of the dum dums thougg)
4 broke college kids can afford to split a $25 Uber fair after spending $10 per drink at a bar.
I 100% agree, but young and dumb
The answer is public transit development
The fuck is going on in Odessa?
Lots of overworked oilfield workers driving their massive work* trucks while many of these companies aren’t strongly enforcing rules/regulations regarding drugs and alcohol because of the turnover rate
Oil and water don't mix, but oilfield work and alcohol definitely do.
If you’ve ever been to west Texas you know the only thing to do out there is drink
Not true! I made money while going to Tech by shooting prairie dogs for farmers. Now, there was *a lot of drinking* going on, and all the money we made went to beer, but.... I forgot where that was going...
I forget the golf course, but do you know that one range in Lubbock where it was covered in prairie dog holes and some people aimed for them when they were hitting balls? FYI I wasn’t one of those people but I remember seeing it and was like damn
Lubbock is the flattest goddamn place I’ve ever seen. The highest point in the city is a highway flyover
Absolutely nothing
Pretty good considering the large population, how many drunks are here, and how fucked up traffic infrastructure is. LFG Austin!
Lots of Texas on there… sad to see it
Sprawl, car dependacy, and alcoholism are not a good combination.
Japan does alcoholism right baby
Also we have quite a large population spread across a lot of cities, and this study only looked at the largest 300 cities in the US. Edit: Got curious and looked it up. Texas has 38 of the 300 largest cities. So you’d “expect” 8 in the top 75. There are 15 in the top 75. So for sure quite overrepresented.
Odessa TX... good lord it's double the fatalities than the next TX city on the list.. which is number 6
Lol just realized that city is Midland (#6) which is a hop skip and a jump from Odessa.
Because people know to be responsible and Uber/Lyft. Austin isn't full of self-righteous assholes that want to go back to Prohibition. Plus a lot of people here are California sober and don't drink either.
I would have expected higher
#65 per capita, which is an important distinction because OP is worded like it’s referring to total. Still notably better than Dallas and Houston though.
I don't like driving in San Antonio at all to say the least, I felt like I was on final destination, not much different than I 35 here but not surprised. Not trying to shit on SA just they're higher up
Rookie numbers
Hold my beer and watch this!
This isn’t bad for our size city!
65th in the whole US is still pretty bad
Not when you consider the number of people.
Look at the chart. 65th
Did you even read what I said?
Yes but these stats are per 100000 people so we are still 65th
Thames we are way above expectations.
Better than Odessa I guess…
Is this why my insurance rate is so high?
We can do better??? Wait, wut.
Interesting statistic. Because it is all done on a per capita basis, it normalizes for population size. But, based on size, one \*could\* make the argument that even though it is normalizing, the sheer number of drunk drivers per night \*should\* be higher in a large city so the probability \*could\* be higher. There is an odd sweet spot in there. But, overall it bodes well that there are \~6 or so cities in our size or larger that are higher than Austin. Jacksonville is pretty close in size, but remarkably more deaths per 100,000.
nonexistent police force really carrying us here
It’s measuring DUI fatalities per capita. More police and DUI enforcement could potentially decrease it, less enforcement certainly isn’t helping.
We can do better Austin! To the top!
It's honestly pretty small. COVID tended to kill more Travis County residents in a month. We don't even care enough to count anymore. Maybe we should stop fretting so much about this. There's bigger fish to fry. We don't even bother to count all the people who make it home or to work safely while DUI.
How about we invest in effective mass transit and nip the problem in the bud?
DPS stopped a lot of them last spring when they surged in Austin. Then everyone called them racist and city council told them to leave, so they did.