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Yes I would absolutely be in favor of this.

• hueving 10y ago
  So if we're well into fining based on probability of causing loss of life due to distractions, can we also fine parents with young children (screaming, fighting, vomiting, etc all distract)? How about fining people on a recurring basis if they have a slower reaction time than some threshold? I'm only partially being sarcastic. I'm genuinely curious how these punishments for being impaired scale up. I would rather have someone drive by me after 4 drinks who is not tired rather than a mother running on 2 hours asleep with a screaming baby (sleep deprivation is also as bad as drunk driving). Yet the former would lose his/her license at a checkpoint for a year and face a $10k fine, which you say is too little. But the latter would be waved on through. It all seems very arbitrary and detached from the risk imposed and rather attached to the societal naughtiness of the activity.
  • TorKlingberg 10y ago
    It is balancing risk with need and utility. Parents with young children need to drive places. Nobody needs to drink and drive. Many people think they drive fine after 4 drinks because they are such great drivers, but the evidence says otherwise.