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Bar Van, free rides home from the bar, completely funded by advertising from area businesses that want to support "don't drink and drive" initiatives.

The idea is well intentioned, but what kind of liability do you think private companies would get from putting a bunch of drunk people in a crowded van at 2AM on a weekend? I think it would have to be a state sponsored thing for it to work.



Liability? Probably nothing worse than putting a bunch of drunk people in a crowded bar at 2 am on a weekend. That is to say none at all.


Headline reads: Girl gets groped by drunk man in van sponsored by Bob's Bakery. Alleges sexual assault and vows to pursue legal action against all parties.

Maybe there's no legal liability for Bob's Bakery in a situation like that, but it is certainly bad for business.




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