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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Unconscious drivers running away from their responsibilities is on of the effects of the hardening of the fight against road insecurity. People are so scared to go to jail for driving under the influence, they would rather abandon their vehicles the middle of the road if it means not getting caught.

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Unconscious drivers... hmmm, I just have a feeling we need to find a new word here considering that an unconscious driver would probably have his eyes closed and wouldn't have any idea what was going on around him. I just have a feeling he wouldn't be running away to go anywhere.

  • Unconscious drivers...
  • hmmm, I just have a feeling we need to find a new word here considering that an unconscious driver would probably have his eyes closed and wouldn't have any idea what was going on around him.
  • I just have a feeling he wouldn't be running away to go anywhere.
  • Let's try unconscientious, which means someone without a sense of right and wrong.
  • Unconscientious drivers are running away from their responsibilities, because they are scared of getting caught driving under the influence of alcohol.
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Unconscious drivers... hmmm, I just have a feeling we need to find a new word here considering that an unconscious driver would probably have his eyes closed and wouldn't have any idea what was going on around him. I just have a feeling he wouldn't be running away to go anywhere. Let's try unconscientious, which means someone without a sense of right and wrong.

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Maybe "unconscious" was an attempt to translate something that implied "not in command of their senses", so "impaired"(AmE) or "intoxicated" would fit.

"Intoxicated drivers running away from their responsibilities is one of the effects of the crackdown on unsafe driving."

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