From: boogabooga@crazyhat.net   
      
   In the last episode of , Arif Khokar   
    said:   
      
   >On 02/27/2014 11:55 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:   
   >   
   >> Too many people are too distracted by things in their cars while driving   
   >> as it is - a problem that seems to get worse year after year. Every   
   >> single time I drive, I see people talking on their phone, drinking,   
   >> eating, digging for things on the passenger floor or glove box, putting   
   >> on makeup *and* eating or drinking at the same time, scolding their   
   >> brats in the back seat, and all sorts of other things that are decidedly   
   >> *not* driving   
   >   
   >So why not make this simple and get rid of all laws that define   
   >victimless crimes such as using a hand held GPS while driving, Simply   
   >put, if a particular driver ends up crashing an injuring or killing   
   >someone, then charge him based on the results of the crash (property   
   >damage, injury, death, etc.).  I don't care whether he was drunk,   
   >reaching for something on the passenger floor, using a hand held GPS,   
   >fell asleep or whatever else might of happened.  If he ends up killing   
   >someone in a crash, then charge him with vehicular manslaughter.   
      
   Unfortunately this doesn't work. The only difference between someone who   
   drives with distractions and gets into an accident vs the guy who does   
   the same and doesn't is luck, so it's better to regulate based on wilful   
   actions rather than results.   
      
   Due to some psychological tricks our brains play on us, we can't   
   accurately assess the danger because driving is so routine and virtually   
   an automatic process for most drivers, combined with the fact that   
   nearly everyone thinks they are the "better" driver, and crashing while   
   texting is something that happens to others, not them.   
      
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