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   From: jollyroger@pobox.com   
      
   On 2014-02-28, Liam O'Connor  wrote:   
   > On 28 Feb 2014 16:58:50 GMT, Jolly Roger wrote:   
   >   
   >> So your solution is to change nothing. Got it.   
   >   
   > You have to remember, there are already a dozen or so laws that legislate   
   > unsafe driving (e.g., reckless driving, unsafe lane changes, crossing the   
   > imaginary barrier, speeding, unsafe weaving, not staying in your lane,   
   > etc.), each of which probably contributes to an accident in one out of a   
   > few thousand cases.   
   >   
   > (That is, you can make an unsafe lane change about a thousand times before   
   > it causes an accident - these are guesstimates to help you understand the   
   > point that we already legistlate possibly unsafe actions.)   
   >   
   > Would adding another two dozen laws for specific acts where only one in   
   > five hundred thousand cause an accident make any difference?   
   >   
   > (Here, I assume using a cellphone to make a phone call contributes to   
   > acccidents in something like one out of a half-million cases.)   
   >   
   > We can argue about the statisticks, but the answer is obvious.   
      
   The problem with existing laws is they aren't reliably enforced. In many   
   states in the U.S., for instance, it's common to see many drivers   
   exceeding the speed limit (sometimes in excess of 10+ miles over the   
   limit), and even when a police officer is driving amongst them, no stops   
   are made.   
      
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