Well, sorry, didn't get the Blues brothers reference but I understood footpath to mean where people walk, including children, and it made me heartsick. If I were a therapist I might have asked you to explain further. It is so uncool to put others at risk, and if you are talking about it you have enough self-awareness to do something about it. I used to drive, I would say not recklessly, but often thoughtlessly, then in my neighborhood a small child was killed by someone going too fast. The driver was going too fast, and simply did not stop soon enough. I had a small child myself at the time, and hearing about that other child's death cured me of driving thoughtlessly forever.

Can you imagine what it would be like to cause someone's death because you were driving thoughtlessly and/or recklessly? I think if I was a therapist that's the question I would pose. Not saying you should do this, or you should do that, but think about the possible outcome of this behavior. As well, coming up with a solution, such as have a significant person in your life hold on to your car keys while you are deeply manic, or something like that.