Don’t they have taxis?

It’s one thing to go out partying and drinking, it’s quite another to drive home afterwards. Apparently, they do not have any taxis in Denver, or the Coors brewing company is running a severe cost-cutting programme that not even its executives are allowed chauffeur-driven cars. Otherwise there is no explanation as to why beer company executive and former Senate candidate Pete Coors was cited in May for driving under the influence of alcohol after leaving a friend’s wedding celebration. According to reports in the media, Pete Coors (59) was driving his car when he was pulled over by a Colorado State Patrol trooper just before midnight 29 May 2006, according to officials in the Jefferson County District Court clerk’s office.

He was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence and cited for failing to obey a traffic control device. Pete Coors’ spokeswoman was quoted as saying that Coors rolled through a stop sign a block from his home and was stopped by the officer in his driveway. The spokeswoman said his blood-alcohol content following a breath test was 0.088, above the legal limit of 0.08.

“I made a mistake,” Coors said in a prepared statement. “I should have planned ahead for a ride. For years, I’ve advocated the responsible use of our company’s products. That’s still my message, and our company’s message, and it’s the right message. …I am sorry that I didn’t follow it myself.” Perhaps next time he will be wiser.