I used to really enjoy drinking and driving, not because I was bold, but because of the 'habit' brought by my friends' experiences.

At that time, I had two best friends. One was called Lao Wang, who had a bold personality, loved drinking and betting on football, and was always a night owl. The other friend was Lao Zhang, who was very cautious, liked reading, occasionally played mahjong, and lived a very regular life. I remember a few years ago, Lao Wang won a lot of money betting that night, and he invited us poker friends to drink 🍺 together. He was probably so happy that he got utterly drunk.

Since he had driven here 🚗, we kindly advised him to find a designated driver to take him home. But Lao Wang is quite stubborn and waved his hand to refuse 🙅, saying, 'What’s a little bit of alcohol? I'm fine!' After saying that, he drove off proudly. To be honest, we all felt a little anxious for him at that time. Although Lao Zhang only drank a little, he still found a designated driver to take him home for safety.

Who knew that the next day, I received a call from Lao Zhang's family saying that Lao Zhang was hit by a large truck 🚛 while crossing the street because the designated driver was in a hurry, and he was in the ICU fighting for his life. On the other hand 😂, Lao Wang, although he drove under the influence, managed to stumble back home, and when I called him, he was still sound asleep 🛏️.

Based on this experience, for a long time after that, I thought drinking and driving was fine, and that those who were afraid were just overthinking and timid. Until... one time I nearly hit someone, and that’s when I slowly began to awaken.

If we think about anything solely based on the outcome, without considering the whole and 'probabilities', then can we conclude from the 'individual phenomena' around us that 'drinking and driving is safe, but drinking and finding a designated driver is actually dangerous' 🤔?