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> Curious, do you not wear seatbelts too? I wear my seatbelt, I don't smoke, I don't drink and I'm vaccinated. Everyone keeps talking about these "negative ex
by parineum 5y ago
> Curious, do you not wear seatbelts too?
I wear my seatbelt, I don't smoke, I don't drink and I'm vaccinated.
Everyone keeps talking about these "negative externalities" without being specific. Why not just make the societal harm illegal and let people hurt themselves without buying permission from the government?
- ethbr0 5y agoBecause making it illegal to accidentally kill someone with your car while intoxicated doesn't solve the problem.
- parineum 5y agoHow do we solve the problem of people accidentally killing someone with their car?
- ethbr0 5y agoWe require driving licenses, age restrict operation of vehicles, require vehicles to operate within parameters (speed limits, gross vehicle weights) and according to standards (traffic signals and markings), and prohibit operation while under the influence of decision or reaction-impairing substances. Because these are all statistical precursors to accidentally killing someone with a car.
- parineum 5y agoTexting while driving, while illegal (everywhere by now, I assume), causes more accidents than driving under the influence (both in total numbers and, apparently, per capita). Should we tax text messages?