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> unless you propose to make more radical changes to society. How many thousands of people could we have saved from car accidents in 2019 by banning nonessentia
by rumanator 6y ago
> unless you propose to make more radical changes to society. How many thousands of people could we have saved from car accidents in 2019 by banning nonessential driving?
I'm pretty sure that mandating driver's license to be able to drive, and passing laws and regulations to enforce the use and adoption of safety systems such as seat belts, air bags, and helmets, not to mention criminalizing wreck less driving, is a pretty radical change to society.
With covid19 all people is asked to do is wear a mask and practice social distancing.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoThe official stay at home order where I live forbids me from visting my family. I'm ignoring that part of it - everyone I know is, at this point - but it's a much more severe imposition than the phrase "practice social distancing" makes it sound.
- rumanator 6y agoYou do agree that a temporary emergency measure that is expected to take between a few weeks and a couple of months doesn't come close to compare with all the driving regulation, don't you agree? I mean, Spain had to endure a couple of months of isolation and we don't see Spaniards complaining that it's the end of the world.
- CJefferson 6y agoNo, in Scotland for weeks I couldnt visit friends, and still cant drive more than 5 miles for social reasons. We could make those things permenant, it would really reduce road traffic deaths if noone could socially drive more than 5 miles, or drive to visit friends.