Back when you could drink and drive

Posted on May 2, 2012 | Comments Off on Back when you could drink and drive

Absolutely true. It was 1978, when I moved back to Texas, that you could still set an open can of beer (or an open bottle of bourbon, if you were so inclined) between your legs as you drove. And if you got stopped for speeding (which wasn’t very likely) the cop wouldn’t say a thing about the booze.

Ah, those were the days, as JD Allen (The Mouth of the Brazos) remembers.

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0 responses to “Back when you could drink and drive”

  1. SnoopyTheGoon's avatar SnoopyTheGoon | May 3, 2012 at 9:23 am |

    Well, in the eighties and before vodka and brandy cost less than mineral water here, due to lack of demand. Not anymore…

  2. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | May 5, 2012 at 1:07 pm |

    Before the Russians arrived, you mean?

  3. Darkwater's avatar Darkwater | May 9, 2012 at 2:26 am |

    The cop had to observe you drinking while driving. A variation was that there had to be one more passenger than open container.

    • Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | May 9, 2012 at 10:36 am |

      Ah, thanks for the explanation. I never was stopped so I never had to test the law.