It’s Friday night and you’re
bored. What to do?
If you’re over 21, there’s always
the bar.
Whether it’s going out with
friends to have a few drinks,
or trying to pick up some single
people, the bar-scene is the place
to be for young adults.
The problem, however, is how
to make it safely home from
the bar?
There are the obvious choices;
designate a driver, call a cab,
walk, or pick the least inebriated
one among your party to chance
a ride home.
More often than not, the latter
is the preferred choice.
Some people are more
responsible than others when
it comes to finding safe
transportation home from a
night out.
Asa Carr, 23, from Bensalem
said,”When I go out with my
friends, we always designate a
driver.”
What happens when the person
you selected to be the designateddriver
decides to forgo his
responsibilities as your
safety-provider for the
evening?
Finding public-transportation
is not exactly easy in rural
Bucks County.
Some people are requesting that
the county provide a service of
providing people with a safe
alternative for getting home.
Carr would like to see
something get done, “I definitely
think a public-transportation
system would help, even if
you had to pay for it.
The county won’t do it though,
because DUI’s are too big of a
money-maker. Instead of coming
up with legislation to promote
safer driving, they keep making
laws so it’s easier to get DUI’s.”
Many Bucks students drink
because they claim there is
nothing else to do in Bucks
County.
Laura Irwin, 25, from Newtown
said, “I drink for the social aspect
of it. There’s not much else to
do around here.”
And she’s right.
Other than malls and movie
theaters, what else is there
besides gatherings at homes and
bars?
“I just know if I want to do
something at night, I am going to a
bar,” Irwin said.
That seems to be the sentiment
of most Bucks students.
The fact remains there are few
alternatives for young adults to
socialize.
Coffee shops, book stores and
restaurants offer some different
choices for students, but they all
close around 10 or 11 p.m.
Not to mention they do not offer
the social lubricant that is alcohol.