I strongly suspect that most fast acceleration, fast cruising, fast cornering, etc. is undertaken 1) in cars that are designed to handle it, 2) by drivers who a

I strongly suspect that most fast acceleration, fast cruising, fast cornering, etc. is undertaken 1) in cars that are designed to handle it, 2) by drivers who are 100% in the moment focused on enjoying the act of driving. I expect these behaviors to be at least an order of magnitude less dangerous than - having slept less than 8 hours - texting - eating fast food - having a conversation with passengers or on the phone - interacting with small children in any way - driving a car which is not up to the fun you're trying to have with it - driving a car with serious damage And yet of these, only texting is frowned upon. I'm thinking of all the times my mother turned her head away from the road at 60mph to mediate a fight in the backseat and feeling significantly less bad about my cornering habits.