Boston - America's least drunk city.

[palindrome]

very surprising title, but its only based on DUI--something that would be low in a city with good public trans, walkable and a plethora a cabs.

1. Boston
2. Yonkers, N.Y.
3. Rochester, N.Y.
4. Salt Lake City
5. Miami
6. Newark
7. Durham, N.C.
8. New York City
9. Fort Wayne, Ind.
10. Manchester, N.H.

http://content.usatoday.com/communi...s-list-of-drunkest-us-cities-boston-is-last/1

 

[czsz]

something that would be low in a city with good public trans, walkable and a plethora a cabs.

Then why is Miami higher on this list than NYC? And where are cities like Chicago and SF?

 

[jass]

Then why is Miami higher on this list than NYC? And where are cities like Chicago and SF?

Because the other side of going off DUI's is enforcement.

If a city doesn't ever enforce DUIs, they can claim a 0 DUI arrest record. Does that mean there are no drunk drivers?

In my 5 years in Boston, I've only passed one sobriety checkpoint (on storrow drive, and seen a second one on comm ave near packards corner).

I've never seen a checkpoint in Miami (but Im there much less often)

It's a terrible list pretty much, because it "encourages" ignoring DUI's.

 

[kennedy]

It's a pretty bad way to measure drunkenness of a city. Wouldn't a better measure be something along the lines of bar density, or liquor licenses issues? Or better yet, actual sales of alcohol?

 

[Ron Newman]

Chicago, Philly, and SF are just beyond the list given, in the next five entries. See the linked article for the whole list.

 

[jass]

It's a pretty bad way to measure drunkenness of a city. Wouldn't a better measure be something along the lines of bar density, or liquor licenses issues? Or better yet, actual sales of alcohol?

Yes, per capita alcohol consumption would be the best method.

The list tried to make drunkenness = criminality, hence the DUI. But you can be drunk and not break a law. It's terribly flawed.

 

[AdamBC]

very surprising title, but its only based on DUI--something that would be low in a city with good public trans, walkable and a plethora a cabs.

9. Fort Wayne, Ind.

Speaking from 18 years of experience, none of the above is true about Ft Wayne. I don't think I ever saw a checkpoint - though they do occasionally post a cop in a bar's parking lot to make sure the people leaving around last call aren't clearly over the limit.

 

[Justin7]

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its only based on DUI

The magazine, which will publish the list of 100 major cities in i's March edition, drew upon such data as death rates from alcoholic liver disease, booze-fueled car crashes, frequency of binge-drinking in the past month, number of DUI arrests, and severity of DUI penalties.

 

[palindrome]

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at myself!

Speaking from 18 years of experience, none of the above is true about Ft Wayne. I don't think I ever saw a checkpoint - though they do occasionally post a cop in a bar's parking lot to make sure the people leaving around last call aren't clearly over the limit.

That reminds me of the time i was in Orlando for a bowl game. I enter this bar and realize it is full of what appeared to be on duty cops. After a few beers they all rolled out to their cruisers and drove off.

 

[jass]

Speaking from 18 years of experience, none of the above is true about Ft Wayne. I don't think I ever saw a checkpoint - though they do occasionally post a cop in a bar's parking lot to make sure the people leaving around last call aren't clearly over the limit.

In Fresno, plain clothes cops will sit in bars, and when a patron leaves, they will radio a cruiser hidden down the street to pull them over as soon as they leave the parking lot.