People React To DUI Laws(1980s News Report)
Why Hacker News recommends it
Mostly used as a joke or as an example of historical resistance to safety regulation.
What it is
A short clip of 1980s news coverage in which people react angrily to new drunk driving laws, with some calling them communist.
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What Hacker News said
Cites connicpu · 2025-02 · on “NASA has a list of 10 rules for software development”
I'm reminded of a clip that went viral a couple years ago with footage from the 80s containing people describing the recent expansion of DUI laws as "Communist"[1] [1]: [this video]
Cites tokai · 2025-06 · on “The Academic Pipeline Stall: Why Industry Must Stand for Academia”
>as clean air or safe roads Its really on the nose when these two examples has been anything but fundamental. There are many people out there that don't believe these things are worth working towards. In lieu of a thorough argument I'll post this old clip: [this video]