Live life to the fullest but ‘Regret Nothing’.
No Regret Friday is a movement that has been created to encourage South Africans to be responsible about drinking and driving. Read real stories from people who have been affected by drinking and driving.
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Cynthia Williams
Cynthia Williams
My life changed because of a drunk driver!! No, Im not talking about anything visibly drastic, or horrific life changing injuries, but the mental images and the fear have remained! It took me 10 years to save enough money to buy myself a brand new car! Such excitement in our house, (I”m a...
Stephen
Stephen
Think of the complications involved when something should happen whilst driving under the influence. I have been arrested 3 times for DUI and wrote off 2 vehicles, the vehicles were a total wreck and I can be glad to be alive today… Enjoying the extra time given to me with the people that...
Wrong Choices
Wrong Choices
Too many people think they are “okay to drive” even after an evening of binge drinking. The problem is that they are not only putting themselves at risk, but other law abiding citizens. there are many things that are beyond our control, so why don’t we manage those that are within...
Maggie
Maggie
It was an ordinary night. Got together with my very close friends and we decided to get our drink on before we headed off to our first destination. Already i wasn’t feeling our first stop and i just wanted to go to the one place and stay there but I got caught up in the...
Peter
Peter
Many years ago I was locked up for this offence, not once but twice, didn’t learn the first time, must be stupid. Promise you the time locked up and the punishment is not worth it. Rather drink at home or have a designated sober driver. Good luck guys and...
Thabisa Mbiko
Thabisa Mbiko
It was on a Friday 2009 when my friend bunked school with her friends,where one friend had stolen his mother’s car. They were involved in an accident as they got drunk to party. The car was beyond repairs but no one died. It was a miracle. It was difficult to tell their parents the...
Horrible Ordeal
Horrible Ordeal
I’ll never forget that day. My father, myself and a friend decided to play hookie on a Wednesday afternoon and go fishing. We were all living in the Natal midlands at the time and went fishing for bass on a neighbour’s farm. After leaving the fishing waters and on the way back along the...
So, so close!
So, so close!
Saturday afternoon, cloudy and wet, with mates at the pub. What started out as a beer or two with lunch turned into a full blown afternoon bash, shooters and all. We played pool and laughed and had an awesome time, we were all on top of the world. After leaving (well, after being asked to...
Family Tragedy
Family Tragedy
My brother Neil spent a few hours at a braai when he was 19. He left the party earlier because he wanted to be at work early the next morning. He’d had a few drinks, so his friends insisted on driving or following him home.They even took away his bike’s keys. He insisted he was...
MY BEST FRIEND
MY BEST FRIEND
My best friend was at the robot on his motorbike waiting for the light to change to green, approximate time 17:50. A car driven by a drunk woman high on drugs drove straight into the back of him at about 60 kays per hour causing him to fly many metres ahead of him and land...
RIP
RIP
RIP Louis Langenhoven A few years ago a bunch of us decided to go watch the Tri Nations test between SA and Aus at a pub next to Hartebeespoort dam. A mate of mine had a combi so we all went there in the combi. Another mate of ours, Louis, drove there by himself. The...
New Life
New Life
I’ve been doing this drinking thing for 23 years, and 18 months ago stopped all together. I am very fortunate to have never been caught DUI. And I should have been. Numerous times. Now, ironically, I get pulled over often, sober, of course. The looks of disbelief! Until I pass the...
Farewell Nightmare
Farewell Nightmare
I was caught in Sep 2007, on a Monday night after leaving a friends farewell party. I was pulled over for talking on my cellphone at a red light – and things went downhill from there. They could clearly see I was over the limit, they arrested me and then the harrowing journey began. I...
Lucky Escape
Lucky Escape
You keep hearing how bad jail is but it never really quite sinks in until you have to spend the night in a cold, damp, dark cell. I was lucky. Due to the awful state of the cell and overcrowding I was let go early and didn’t spend the night. There’s nothing quite like calling...
Guilty
Guilty
It pains to me to say that I am guilty of drinking and driving *hangs head in shame*. I have been pulled over numerous times (usually after a mere 2 drinks but I know that is no excuse). I have been very close to being arrested but, as Angel mentioned, have managed to charm my...
Horrible Night
Horrible Night
I have had 2 mates locked up in jail and both had to go to court. But my story luckily had a happier ending, but definitely set in on the right track afterwards. I went out to a cocktail bar about 4km from my house and ended up getting very drunk. My friends offered to...
Wise Words
Wise Words
One Friday night, my mate and I we were “jolling”. The weekend before we met some girls from the South and had a good time with them. The following Friday my friend and I were jolling, and the girls said that they were our side of town (in Fourways) and wanted to sleep at my...
Lessons Learnt
Lessons Learnt
I had a very bad experience. I slept over because I could not drive. I was drunk and my girlfriend fought with me so much until we parted ways. From there I started drinking and driving because I was afraid to lose another girlfriend. One day, I was going back home (and even today i...
PATRIOTIC
PATRIOTIC
Advice to South African’s: drinking and driving is not cool. Let’s be united with the law rules, let’s obey the law. I’m still young, but I trust this campaign. - Sinetemba...
Anonymous
Anonymous
It was a very good friday, I was in a good mood the whole day, and I wanted to end that feeling with few glasses of wine to complete my day and brace myself for a the weekend, perhaps with another bottle on a Saturday. While busy cooking, I decided to down a glass, and...
Samantha’s Scare
Samantha’s Scare
I was drinking on a Friday when my friends called me they at the club. I didn’t think that I am drunk I jumped into my car never got to the club I wrote of my new Mazda 3 of that same night....
Reality Check TV Ad
Reality Check TV Ad
This is Episode 3 in a series of Reality Check adverts airing on South African TV. Reality Check is SAB’s Responsible Drinking initiative of which No Regret Friday is our flagship...
Reality Check TV Ad
Reality Check TV Ad
This is Episode 2 in a series of Reality Check adverts airing on South African TV. Reality Check is SAB’s Responsible Drinking initiative of which No Regret Friday is our flagship...
Avoid Ignorance
Avoid Ignorance
Drinking and driving is a very bad habit. Most of us have realised the seriouness of the offense, unfortunately there are still many out there who think it’s not serious. One Saturday night I was on my way to my house after a few drinks and pulled over by Metro Cops. I had always...
Reality Check TV Ad
Reality Check TV Ad
This is Episode 1 in a series of Reality Check adverts airing on South African TV. Reality Check is SAB’s Responsible Drinking initiative of which No Regret Friday is our flagship...
Makes you think
Makes you think
It’s really sad that adults still don’t act like adults and have enough sense to really think beyond “the now” & beyond “the party”. What about tomorrow? What about the countless lives you are going to effect by not being responsible? The children that...
Louise Cameron
Louise Cameron
My younger sister does not drink, so for quite some time now, we have been lucky enough to have a permanent designated driver. If she isn’t available, we ensure whoever is driving is not drinking. I think I might annoy my mates sometimes because I am so 100% against drinking and driving,...
Tragic Evening
Tragic Evening
It was a Saturday night in 2008. It was my friends 18th and I didn’t have my drivers then, so my Father had to fetch me from this party. On the way back driving through Hillcrest we saw some shrapnel on the road from an accident that had just happened. We were the first ones...
Loss of a friend
Loss of a friend
I lost a best friend to drinking and driving. The country lost a dancer, Mother lost a son, Community lost a leader. Alcohol won…. Lets stand together and reap away the victory from the 0.0% - DB...
Overboard
Overboard
I now have a criminal record, drinking and driving is not cool. I got pulled over one Sunday evening, and I took off without stopping, they caught up with me, I was drunk remember? I risked my life and those on the road at the time, alcohol found in my blood was 0.97… Don’t drink...
Scary Thought
Scary Thought
My ex and his brother are famous for drinking and driving, and thinking that they will never get caught. I was always the sober driver, I’d rather just not drink than have to deal with the possible consequinces of driving drunk, or being in a car with one of them driving drunk. One night,...
Close Call
Close Call
I was drunk with some friends and family and none of us could drive at all but we did drive. We got into the car and my friend said “Look, no hands” at the steering wheel. It was cool at one stage, but before we could scream the car was rolling and turned off the...
Your Responsibility
Your Responsibility
There is nothing wrong with drinking beer, only the individuals irresponsible drinking is the problem. Enjoy your cold beer by drinking responsibly and do not drink and drive. Drinking beer, making friends and a healthy body need a certain amount of alcohol. Remember, beer is not for sale to...
Tebatso
Tebatso
On 26 December I got arrested in Soweto by Metro Police. I thought I had a small dop, but the breatherlyser told a different story. The treatment from the SAPS was demeaning as I brought it all on myself. You feel so low and criminal behind bars as you mix with sort of characters –...
Tragic
Tragic
The story of my best friend Met, who died in a car accident 2 months ago. The accident occurred on a Saturday night. The car that he was in burnt at the scene and he died from the burns. It took me several days to believe my friend died that way. It was a very...
Party-late-John
Party-late-John
Me and a friend of mine went out for a Saturday night. My parents where out of town. We went to a sports bar near Silver Lakes playing pool and having fun, drinking quite a lot. Later, about midnight, I took my friend home and went back to the bar. I stayed until closing time...
Almost Home
Almost Home
My friend nearly killed an entire family because of drinking and driving. He was out with friends, got horribly drunk and passed out on the bar counter. The barman, who was a friend of his (not a good one if you ask me), woke him up, gave him his car keys and told him to...
Accident
Accident
When I was in matric a friend and I were at a bar and decided to stay on later and not get our organized lift home. Her house was just down the road, so when the place closed we decided to walk home. We were walking along the sidewalk, chatting when suddenly, out of nowhere,...
Close Call
Close Call
My friends and I attended a National Arts Festival two years ago where we partied every single night. One night the party carried on into the early hours of the morning. I ran out of cigarettes at 3 am and wanted to buy some as I didn’t want the party to end. My friend and...
Roadblock
Roadblock
A friend and her boyfriend were out drinking one night. On their way home they noticed a roadblock of some sort and, desperate to escape being caught for drunk driving, the boyfriend stupidly switched off his car lights and tried to make his getaway down a side street. Unfortunately, the police...
Ard Matthews
Ard Matthews
“I support the No Regret Friday movement. Don’t drink and drive, it’s only going to end in tears – your or someone...
Anon
Anon
I really haven’t spoken about this since the accident… I was one of those people that didn’t worry too much about drinking and driving. Purely because I was 100% certain that I drove perfectly fine after a couple. And I’d never been fall-down drunk. I’d never been...
manny
manny
My friends and I loved Friday’s because we knew that the weekend was here and it’s was party time. We also could not stay in one place and have a few drinks, but had to be out and about driving from one friend to another, and from place to place. This was our source of...
Vennon Tjebane
Vennon Tjebane
One Saturday night I was on my way to my house after a few drinks and pulled over by Metro Cops. Failed the Breathalyzer and was arrested on the spot even after trying to bribe the cops. I had to fork out thousands of Rands for lawyers and eventually had to do community service to...
Anon – JHB
Anon – JHB
I never used to think anything of drinking and driving. There were days when I woke up not even remembering how I got home and then realising that I must have driven because I was in my own car. In the last year or two I have really made an effort to watch how much...
Dzingwa
Dzingwa
Guys, being arrested with a drunk and driving charge could ruin your life. This means you will get a criminal record, which may affect you from getting certain things from your country, you have to have a R1500 bail, skip work to go to court, potentially losing your licence for 7 years if it...
Mavivi
Mavivi
I was driving from JHB when I rolled my car in 2007. I was drunk and I almost...
Clayton Magee
Clayton Magee
My brother, a few years younger than myself, with a whole life ahead of him had just out of high school. In his first term at university, had a few drinks before going out, and never came back. The choice is yours people, don’t make the wrong...
Caitlin Hay-Buchanan
Caitlin Hay-Buchanan
In my matric year, when all my friends and I were finally of the legal drinking age, we went out to a Durban nightclub to celebrate trials being over. The last thing I remember is getting into the car to go home with our friends and our designated sober driver. The next thing I know,...
Kgomotso
Kgomotso
On the 7th Aug 2010, I was driving from my Mom’s place back to my house. It was inside the suburb, so we must have been driving about 60km/h or less. I just drove off from the robot when I saw a car in the opposite direction, in my lane. There were two lanes in...
Angry
Angry
If only we had the No Regret Friday movement 8 years ago, things would be a whole lot different. Maybe then, that man wouldn’t have decided to drive drunk from PE to Cape Town. Maybe then he would never had fallen asleep behind the wheel and lost control of his car. But he was intoxicated...
Syabonga
Syabonga
Hi All, It has happened to me more than five times, each time I was found to have drunk more than required limit and they threw me into jail. Sometimes I was able to post bail but now recently I even had an accident where cops hit me at the back and my Dodge was...
LONEHILL ESTATE
LONEHILL ESTATE
“With great party comes great responsibility, Lonehill Estate supports No Regret Fridays.”...
Str8Home
Str8Home
I own a small company on the Lower South Coast of KwaZulu Natal called Str8home. I started the business after losing two colleagues to people driving under the influence of alcohol. For more information on Str8Home, please go to...
A FRIEND
A FRIEND
Very sad news this morning. A friend of a friend died tragically on friday night near Main road, Fourways. She was beautiful and gentle. The cause was drinking, driving and speeding. Gone way too soon. We all cry inside for our work collegue who lost her dear friend. Please don’t drink and...
Snizle – Cape Town
Snizle – Cape Town
On the 25th of October 2010 I was arrested for drunk driving, I spent weekend behind bars. As a result I’ve got a criminal record against my...
PHUMZILE
PHUMZILE
Responsible drinking is advised, I went to a party with friends then later on we decided to go clubbing. The guys put pills in our drinks, luckily enough I just phoned my boyfriend to come and fetch me. On his arrival I was drunk like nobody’s business. I dont know how I ended up at...
Sipho Mahlangu
Sipho Mahlangu
My best friend was involved in a car accident which was not that bad, it was really sad though because he was on his way to pick me up, after we spoke that we will spend the weekend together. He met other friends before coming to me and didn’t watch the time. when he saw...
Lebogang Motswenyane
Lebogang Motswenyane
It happened a few months back and I guess I haven’t learnt much from the horrific crash. The irresponsible drinking continues until I can’t walk at some point. Just can’t control it. However I always remember that fateful December 25 2010 day vividly. The galz, the booze and the...
Shattered career
Shattered career
I was a teacher. I should have known better. I cannot find another job because of my criminal record. I stupidly had a bad day and should have thrown my keys into a dark cupboard. But I had an accident; luckily no one was injured. I was arrested and spent a night in jail and...
Mzukisi Matiki
Mzukisi Matiki
Drinking and driving is not good because in 2004 I lost my close friend because he was drinking and driving. That was very sad because the car collided with a bus on N2 and he died on the scene. I advise people to stop drinking and driving because it kills. We as South Africans can...
Era Dempers
Era Dempers
A couple of years ago me and a new girlfriend decided on a night out. We did a bit of bar hopping and obviously had too much to drink, way too much! I will never forget that night, not because of the fun we had, but the tragedy. At around one o’clock in the morning...
Jacques (Paramedic)
Jacques (Paramedic)
Take a look in the mirror Lisa knew the killer even before she climbed onto the highway that night. She anxiously looked into her mirror several times as the car behind her veered unpredictably across lanes, accelerating then slowing for no particular reason. “Drunken fool”, she muttered to her...
SIXFOOT
SIXFOOT
I went out with friends and family and we drank so much. I was the designated driver as the others did not know how to drive, I went to the wrong place and we landed up in a ditch and nobody remembers how it all happened .. We finally got help from people in the...
Jack
Jack
I was locked up for drunken driving, Luckily no harm was done to anybody, but since I was locked up I suffer from Anxiety and I have a lot of depression. Don’t do this to yourself. Be responsible. The Nice thing is you can sleep at friends and be safe....
Anon JHB
Anon JHB
In 2010, I was a party promoter, seeing the amount of people drink had been an issue, so last year i threw a party round about July or so I saw a car lose control in front of the venue where I was hosting the party, the car crashed into two cars and one was...
Zonder
Zonder
We were having a pre-party the day before my friend’s wedding. On the way to the venue we saw that there was a huge accident in Wellington road, everybody was concerned but forgot about it when the party started. All the guys laughed at me for not drinking, but hey, I don’t care…...
CHAS SMIT
CHAS SMIT
Chas’ Band “PLUSH” won the Battle of the Bands in 2002, beating Freshlyground and 500 bands from around SA. Chas was voted SA’s best guitarist of the year in 2005. His career and life ended on 18th Sept 2005, when a driver who had been drinking killed him (Chas was a sober pedestrian who...
@PigSpotter
@PigSpotter
The twitter sensation @PigSpotter has pledged his support to the No Regret Friday...
Mandla
Mandla
Last year (2010) I bought my first brand new car. On one Saturday (the third week after buying the car) I went out with friends for drinks. I overdid it. I decided to drive home and fetch something, about two hunderd meters from home I bumped ino a stationary vehicle, damaging both my car and...
Peter Joslin
Peter Joslin
It was a standard Friday afternoon and we had a few drinks in the office, like we always did. I casually said cheers to a friend and that I would see him again on Monday, well we never did as he didn’t make it home that day. DON’T DO IT ……..in remembrance of Gordon King...
Debra
Debra
It’s not as much a story as a way of life that I would like to share. My husband and I used to love going out for long boozy lunches or dinners, until we realised that driving home under the influence was just not on. What we do now is we take a cab to...
Just don’t do it!
Just don’t do it!
I have lost too many people that I love thanks to the effects of alcohol. People I will never be able to touch, see, hold or love again. Young friends in the prime of their lives who never got to have children, celebrate life’s blessings and succeed in life. Such beautiful people who did one...
Arts
Arts
I go arrested on Friday, 4 December 2010 for drunken driving. Now i have a criminal record to my name! Not worth...
Wayne Gordon
Wayne Gordon
This changed my life in ways that can’t be explained. A couple of years back on new years eve after having a Braai at a friends house we decide to hit the clubs before 12p.m. All of us had to much to drink but at the time that was the last thing on our minds....
MyCityByNight
MyCityByNight
As the party suppliers of the Mother City and beyond, we all at MyCityByNight support the cause and make sure that when we party (which is often) we NEVER...
Nosh Bar
Nosh Bar
A Moment last year that brought fears, never wanted to hear a phone ringing at 4am – and the officer saying I have bad news. 1 October 2011- My best friend and a brother to me was driving his girlfriend home from a pub, he was completely sober, but his girlfriend was drunk out of...
Lucky escape
Lucky escape
It was 2009, and the IPL circus was in town, so quite naturally when free tickets popped up I jumped at the chance of going to check it out. Two games, free food and some good mates, not to mention the ever present plastic beer jugs that never seem to empty all set the stage...
Melanie Davies
Melanie Davies
The messages are drummed into you at every turn. Hells, the warning labels are printed on the bottles, like the no smoking warnings on cigarette packets. Yet, somehow, people don’t get it. People don’t get it for a myriad of reasons. Mostly, they believe they’re invincible and buy...
Charlotte
Charlotte
When I was about 16 – my entire family went to go watch the Starwars movie at East Rand Mall. When we left, my brother who at the time had his learners, wanted to drive, but for some reason my dad changed his mind and he drove – so we went the highway route home....
Anne Swart
Anne Swart
I was in an accident in 2006 because i was drinking and driving. Luckily it was just my car and me alone in my car involved in the accident. I almost died that night and I am grateful that I was alone and didn’t injure innocent drivers on the road. I learnt a very valuable...
Mindlos
Mindlos
A friend of mine was attending a christmas party at his workplace, he had a few drinks which called for more drinks and the drinks made him forget that he still had to drive back home. Fortunately he was able to get home from the christmas party held at work,when he got home he stil...
Jamali
Jamali
“We support the No regret Friday movement! Let’s be responsible, don’t drink and drive...
Daniel Mager
Daniel Mager
Last October we celebrated a mate of mine’s bachelor party with some savage “suiping”. Festivities started witha few cold ones being thrown back at the local before we moved on to one of the participant’s houses for the wholesome braai (read stomach lining). Following this,...
Oulik
Oulik
I lost my brother due to a drunken driver jumping a red robot. I really miss him. Nothing happened to the driver and he lied in court and got away with it. My mother to leave it as God will see to that guy. Hope he can still live with himself after...
Celeste
Celeste
For as long as i can remember, alcohol has played a major role in problems within my family. My dad is an alcoholic. I remember at the age of 5, we went for a family outing that turned sour. my dad was driving and we rolled over. I remember standing on the opposite side of...
lwazi
lwazi
All I have to say is I am now sitting with a Criminal Record. One night that’s all it...
Lloyd Cele
Loyiso
Chris Forrest
Chris Forrest
“I support the No Regret Friday movement. Remember peeps; its difficult to get to a comedy gig, if you’re in hospital, jail or dead. So for me: don’t drink &...
The getaway
The getaway
A friend and her boyfriend were out drinking one night. On their way home they noticed a roadblock of some sort and, desperate to escape being caught for drunk driving, the boyfriend stupidly switched off his car lights and tried to make his getaway down a side street. Unfortunately, the police...
Mxo
Mxo
Last week 08 July 2011 one of my relatives and close friend was killed in a car crash this happened in the early hours of Friday as there were coming back from a club. They had been drinking from about 17h00 the previous day which was Thursday and left for the club at about 21h30 and...
CRASH CAR BURN
CRASH CAR BURN
‘Party hard, party safe! CrashCarBurn supports No Regret Fridays.’ ...
Sbu Hadebe
Sbu Hadebe
The date is 25 March 2005 and it all began as any other day and this young arrogant, hot shot 24 year old expecting his first born any day from now went on to work with a plan to pick up a friend from Durban after work and go for a braai with colleagues as...
Libby Heeger
Libby Heeger
Almost all the accidents I have been involved in have been drunken driving related – the only lucky thing is that I never involved anyone else… only my own stupid self. I was reckless, careless, and selfish to have not only placed myself in danger but others as well. That being said the...
Andre Arendse
TAXI ACCIDENT
TAXI ACCIDENT
I remember 2007 December, I was involved in a taxi accident, while visiting my aunt in the deep rural areas in the Eastern Cape. I missed my aunt big time I couldn’t even wait and decided to take a public transport although I have noticed that the taxi driver was already drunk. Our taxi...
Caro Smit – SADD
Caro Smit – SADD
“South Africans Against Drunk Driving (SADD) promotes the responsible use of alcohol and is not anti-alcohol! SADD promotes “No Regret Fridays” and suggests everyone takes this opportunity to evaluate their drinking habits and if necessary to make changes in how they drink for their own sake;...
Alida Jones
Alida Jones
In 1996 i lost my eldest son to a accident involving a drunken driver. This tore my whole family apart and today I am single and at times very lonely. But, sitting around moping will not change things so I made a pledge to do anything in my power to educate and empower road users to...
Dubcoza
Dubcoza
I had always played with drinking and driving until one day it finally caught up with me. I had been pressured by a bunch of ‘friends’ to have a few beers after my lectures. As I headed home with my liftclub (which i was driving, and included my little sister and future wife) I fell...
Marcus MacGravett
Marcus MacGravett
About a year ago I was rammed off my bike by a woman who must have been drinking and driving! How do I know? She never stopped to help me up. Take responsibility for your...
Student sadness
Student sadness
My sister in-law was killed in a drink-driving car accident on the 14th June 2003 (8 years ago) in Grahamstown. She had just finished her final 3rd year varsity exams and was out celebrating with her friends. She and her boy friend got into the car and headed off for munchies at the BP garage...
A lesson learnt
A lesson learnt
One evening about four years ago I had a nervous breakdown due to many unforeseen circumstances that were happening at that time in my life – and basically the gallons of alcohol I consumed that evening triggered off the breakdown. I was absolutely out of it (its so embarrassing to even think...
Pitso Mosimane
Pitso Mosimane
Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane says: “I support No Regret Friday. This is an initiative that I think everybody should support and follow, it is important for ourselves and our families that we are responsible. Don’t drink and drive. Arrive home safely.”...
Monique Ross
Monique Ross
My name is Monique aged 28 from a local community on the Cape flats. Growing up in Cape Town has been a pleasurable experience for me and feel very fortunate to have lived in a household and exposed to a modern lifestyle and good upbringing. At the age of 17 I still felt something was...
Treasure
Treasure
It was about a year and 2 weeks ago, a friend of mine went to go watch a Fifa world cup match in Port Elizabeth and as he left the stadium after the match, he got hit by a drunk driver who tried to run away after hitting him. He got caught not far from...
SCHALK BURGER
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Close call
Close call
I was driving a friend home on William Nicol, both of us were very drunk. We got pulled over at Montecasino but were very polite, so the cop let us go (although I’m sure he could see we were out of it.) We carried on driving down William Nicol, as we passed Bryanston High I...
Hit by drunk driver
Hit by drunk driver
I got hit by a drunk driver back in 2007… he drove right through a red light and t-boned my car while I was driving through Houghton. He was so drunk that he passed out in his seat after the crash; I thought he was dead until the paramedics arrived. It wasn’t all bad though…I...
I wish I could forget
I wish I could forget
We were at a friend’s gig. As always I was the drunkest one there, I was falling around and falling asleep. My friends didn’t take much notice; this is the way it was. I was a legend…for all the wrong reasons. Normally I would not be able to recall a night out. But I can’t...
I don’t remember
I don’t remember
One Saturday night after drinking all evening with hockey friends, I drove from Fourways back to Bordeaux. As I was turning into my road my phone rang – it was a summons from other friends to come to the Colony Arms to carry on the party. I swerved back onto Main Rd and sped off...
I miss her
I miss her
A very good friend was killed in a drunk driving accident. I am still very good friends with her sister. Guy 19 years old goes to pick up some girls on a farm outside of town. All have been drinking. He starts making jokes while driving, loses control and flips the car. Some of the...
A quick lesson
A quick lesson
It was St. Patrick’s Day about five years ago and my friends and I decided it was going to be huge. We started the night at an Irish pub in Edenvale where they were practically handing out Guinness and Kilkenny for next to nothing. We drank, ate and made merry, but not to the point...
Scary, lonely night
Scary, lonely night
This time it happened to ME and I would really like to share my real story with you all, so that you might learn from my experience and hopefully prevent this traumatic event happening to any of you guys. It started with a few glasses of sparkling wine at a gorgeous wedding on a Saturday...
