> You could be a perfect driver, fully sober and alert These people should not be jailed. > and one moment's distraction can easily kill. Maybe a sudden glare

> You could be a perfect driver, fully sober and alert These people should not be jailed. > and one moment's distraction can easily kill. Maybe a sudden glare in the window, or your misbehaving kid in the backseat throws something. It happens every day By phrasing it that way, you also admit that driving is incredibly dangerous, essentially murderous in the aggregate. The right response then is that we need to establish a transportation system where a moment of inattention doesn't cause death and destruction. Traffic calming, slower speed limits, more mobility options (walk, bike, bus, train), ... and to the point of the article, smaller and lighter vehicles.