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Vertigo963 t1_irwnzmx wrote

Thanks! Seems like unnecessary interference in peoples' private lives to me, but who am I to disagree with 21 unelected political appointees?

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imaluckyduckie t1_irwvcyw wrote

Have you ever had general anesthesia? You can wake up pretty out of it and many people are definitely in no condition to be driving/navigating themselves home. I escorted a friend once in Hoboken and I couldn't even get her to walk down the street after her procedure. She kept stopping to chat up every passing person on the sidewalk. Definitely would not have wanted to see her try to make it home by herself.

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Vertigo963 t1_irwxg5c wrote

The symptoms of general anesthesia fade pretty quickly, and I still don't see a good reason to legally bar people from getting a cab.

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imaluckyduckie t1_irzhthq wrote

Side effects last up to 24hrs

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Vertigo963 t1_is0uvay wrote

In my experience, someone coming out from under general anesthesia for an outpatient procedure is perfectly capable of using a cab within about an hour. Keep in mind, 95% of the time we're going to be talking about someone having extremely brief outpatient surgery. Which is why it's stupid to have a restrictive single rule for every case.

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