Ireland wants to legalize drunk driving. Says it will reduce mental depression!

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'Drunk Driving' Permits Approved By Irish County Might Let Rural
Drivers Imbibe, Drive

Posted: 01/22/2013 4:12 pm EST |

The Kerry County Council in southwest Ireland has passed a
controversial measure that could make it legal for some rural drivers
to get behind the wheel after knocking back a few stiff drinks.

While only three council members voted "no" on the proposed
legislation, five apparently support the creation of special permits
for driving in sparsely populated areas while intoxicated, according
to the Guardian.

Nationwide, Ireland has been cracking down on drunken driving,
according to Irish news outlet Independent.ie, which reports that
drivers are now allowed only 50mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood,
"equivalent to drinking less than one pint of beer." But permits
proposed in the Kerry measure would allow rural residents to consume
"two or three drinks," per the Guardian.

Councillor Danny Healy-Rae , who spearheaded the motion, claimed that
citizens drinking and driving in rural areas had "never killed anyone"
and argued that the permits would actually help prevent "a lot of them
falling into depression," reports Irish news site TheJournal.

Healy-Rae also owns a pub in County Kerry, according to the Guardian.

“A lot of these people are living in isolated rural areas where
there’s no public transport of any kind, and they end up at home
looking at the four walls, night in and night out, because they don’t
want to take the risk of losing their licence,” Healy-Rae told
TheJournal.ie.