To play devil's advocate, it's not the call-and-ride part that's difficult - it's the next day that's an actual hassle.
Depending on where you live, you need to call a cab to take you back, and depending on where that is, the cab may show up late, if at all. Then you have to hope that you car is still where you left it, and not towed or booted.
None of this excuses drunk driving, of course. The solution is to make plans, instead of just driving to the bar and assuming you'll figure out what to do later.
Dead right. Someone who plans in advance will avoid driving drunk. I typically take the bus downtown and a cab home after the buses have stopped. Somehow I don't see many NFL players doing that.
Depending on where you live, you need to call a cab to take you back, and depending on where that is, the cab may show up late, if at all. Then you have to hope that you car is still where you left it, and not towed or booted.
None of this excuses drunk driving, of course. The solution is to make plans, instead of just driving to the bar and assuming you'll figure out what to do later.