Japan is allowing people to drive drunk while supervised inside a driving school on a driving course

I toast my next Sake to that! A good excuse to have a drink! 😊

Does drunk driving get any safer than that? 😊

"Police in Japan have implemented an unusual strategy in order to prevent drunk driving: encouraging people to consume alcohol and then letting them loose on a driving course.

The initiative is part of an awareness campaign organized by the Chikushino Police Department in Fukuoka, southwest Japan, after three children were killed by a drunk driver on a local bridge in August 2006.

The latest edition was held at the Chikushino Automobile School in Chikushino City on August 22. In total, 10 people took part, including a 77-year-old. ...

“The purpose of this hands-on event was to allow drivers to experience for themselves the difference between driving before and after drinking and to get a sense of how dangerous drunk driving can be,” the police spokesperson said. ..."

Drunk driving campaign gets motorists tipsy before putting them behind the wheel | CNN