Drinking and driving legalized with the intent to lower suicide risk (Video)

The town of Kilgarvan in Ireland passed a law this winter that allows members of its community to drink and drive.

Local pub owner and politician Danny Healy-Rae proposed the motion which allows people who live in country areas to have a few beers before they drive home. He told The New York Times that he thinks the law will help preserve pub culture, lower the risk of suicide and attack isolation in the small town. Healy-Rae says the law is not supposed to apply to everyone and is in place more for the elderly who live in very remote places.

Healy-Rae told The Times: "What is the alternative for them where no public or other transport is available? Staying at home lonely, staring at the four walls?”

To see a firsthand message about drinking and driving in the United States, watch the article video.

The law in one Irish town allows for drinking and driving

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Location: Kilgarvan, Ireland

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Source: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/weird/NATL-Irish-Town-Legalizes-Drinking-and-Driving-199867031.html

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