# Poll Please. Topic not given in title to better sample people. **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521 **Category:** In My Humble Opinion **Created:** [June 30, 2009, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521 "2009-06-30T22:32:07Z") **Posts on this page:** 20 **Page:** 7
### Author: ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles) #### Post date: [July 1, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/121 "2009-07-01T14:57:10Z")
1. No 2. No 3. No 4. No ---
### Author: ![Free\_Range\_Otter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba8739/32.png) [@Free\_Range\_Otter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Free_Range_Otter) #### Post date: [July 1, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/122 "2009-07-01T15:00:05Z")
1. No 2. No 3. No 4. Yes ---
### Author: ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit) #### Post date: [July 1, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/123 "2009-07-01T15:04:14Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > I ask if you open this thread to answer a yes or no to the poll answers. Please no opinions or comments. > > Definition of people you know to be someone you have met face to face at some point and interacted with on a regular basis. > > 1. Did you know someone that died driving drunk? > 2. Did you know someone that died because of a drunk driver? > 3. Did you know someone that was injured driving drunk? > 4. Did you know someone that was injured by a drunk driver? 1. No. 2. No. 3. Yes. 4. No. I also know someone who, while driving drunk, killed someone else, but that wasn’t a choice. ---
### Author: ![shy\_kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@shy\_kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_kat) #### Post date: [July 1, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/124 "2009-07-01T15:04:46Z")
no no no yes ---
### Author: ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3) #### Post date: [July 1, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/125 "2009-07-01T15:12:10Z")
1. Did you know someone that died driving drunk? **Not sure** 2. Did you know someone that died because of a drunk driver? **Not sure** 3. Did you know someone that was injured driving drunk? **Yes** 4. Did you know someone that was injured by a drunk driver? **Yes** ---
### Author: ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam) #### Post date: [July 1, 2009, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/126 "2009-07-01T15:18:37Z")
1. yes 2. yes 3. yes 4. yes ---
### Author: ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker) #### Post date: [July 1, 2009, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/127 "2009-07-01T15:24:47Z")
1. Did you know someone that died driving drunk? Yes. 2. Did you know someone that died because of a drunk driver? No. 3. Did you know someone that was injured driving drunk? No. 4. Did you know someone that was injured by a drunk driver? No. ---
### Author: ![toadspittle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle) #### Post date: [July 1, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/128 "2009-07-01T15:39:07Z")
1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. Maybe. The driver of the other car was very, very dead as a result of the head-on collision, and while they suspected alcohol was involved, they didn’t confirm it. ---
### Author: ![Skara\_Brae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Skara\_Brae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skara_Brae) #### Post date: [July 1, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/129 "2009-07-01T15:45:54Z")
1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. No. ---
### Author: ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl) #### Post date: [July 1, 2009, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/130 "2009-07-01T16:24:21Z")
1. Yes 2. Yes 3. Yes 4. Yes ---
### Author: ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam) #### Post date: [July 1, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/131 "2009-07-01T16:58:18Z")
1. Yes 2. No 3. Yes 4. No ---
### Author: ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink) #### Post date: [July 1, 2009, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/132 "2009-07-01T17:02:01Z")
To all four questions: No, as far as I know. It’s possible that someone I know later died, and I didn’t hear about it, or that they were injured but never happened to mention it to me. It’s also quite possible that I’m forgetting someone. ---
### Author: ![Kiber](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kiber/32/317_2.png) [@Kiber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiber) #### Post date: [July 1, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/133 "2009-07-01T17:05:36Z")
No, no, no and no. ---
### Author: ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier) #### Post date: [July 1, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/134 "2009-07-01T17:08:02Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > I ask if you open this thread to answer a yes or no to the poll answers. Please no opinions or comments. > > Definition of people you know to be someone you have met face to face at some point and interacted with on a regular basis. > > 1. Did you know someone that died driving drunk? > 2. Did you know someone that died because of a drunk driver? > 3. Did you know someone that was injured driving drunk? > 4. Did you know someone that was injured by a drunk driver? 1. no 2. yes 3. yes 4. no (unless you count the dead person from 2) ---
### Author: ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi) #### Post date: [July 1, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/135 "2009-07-01T17:19:19Z")
No to all four. ---
### Author: ![Rolken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df788c/32.png) [@Rolken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rolken) #### Post date: [July 1, 2009, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/136 "2009-07-01T17:22:09Z")
All no. ---
### Author: ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn) #### Post date: [July 1, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/137 "2009-07-01T17:33:24Z")
1. Yes 2. Yes 3. No 4. Yes ---
### Author: ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas) #### Post date: [July 1, 2009, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/138 "2009-07-01T17:34:27Z")
1. Did you know someone that died driving drunk? no 2. Did you know someone that died because of a drunk driver? no 3. Did you know someone that was injured driving drunk? no 4. Did you know someone that was injured by a drunk driver? no ---
### Author: ![ethelbert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert) #### Post date: [July 1, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/139 "2009-07-01T17:38:11Z")
no to all. ---
### Author: ![Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hypnagogic_jerk/32/4252_2.png) [@Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypnagogic_Jerk) #### Post date: [July 1, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-please-topic-not-given-in-title-to-better-sample-people/501521/140 "2009-07-01T18:11:19Z")
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