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Eating while driving and driving while tired are just as dangerous as driving drunk. The fact that everybody does the former is why they are still legal. We sim
by drcube 15y ago
Eating while driving and driving while tired are just as dangerous as driving drunk. The fact that everybody does the former is why they are still legal. We simply have to face the fact that as long as people still drive themselves, roads are inherently dangerous. If people want to make roads safer, they should push for open-source software that drives cars rather than people.
- Duff 15y agoNot true. Drowsy driving is generally a serious moving violation or minor crime. In most states, you can be charged with reckless driving. If your eating was affecting your driving to the extent that a policeman thought you were drunk, he could cite you with any of a half dozen violations.
- shasta 15y agoIf all of these things are "as dangerous as driving drunk", the threshold for being considered drunk is too low.
- drcube 15y agoI agree. .08 is hardly tipsy. MADD is a powerful lobby.
- viraptor 15y agoI don't. Different people have different tolerance and response. I could be fine after a couple of beers years ago when I was a typical drunk student. Now I drink probably less than once a month and feel dizzy after a single one. What's the reason for setting any limit though? Why would you want to drink and think if you're still safe, on the border or not safe already? I like the limit of 0.00 and really don't see a reason to set it differently.
- shasta 15y agoAlso people shouldn't be able to drive on less than 8 hours of sleep, on allergy medicine, over the age of 65, when it's dark, or when it's raining. Better safe than sorry.
- viraptor 15y agoMaybe not 8, but yes, they shouldn't. There's also a reason why some pills are labelled "do not drive after taking these". You can get your license taken away (depends on a country) when you're not able to see, react or think correctly anymore. You should avoid driving in heavy rain or at night if possible. Most of these are a reasonable advice (apart from the age limit) that I thought is common knowledge. Pretty much what was taught on my driving course years ago. Do you disagree with those points?
- shasta 15y agoNo. Where we disagree is on what the law should be.