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Deterrence: it would make a lot of inattentive drivers take driving a bit more seriously if jail time could be the result of irresponsibility behind the wheel.
by MandieD 3y ago
Deterrence: it would make a lot of inattentive drivers take driving a bit more seriously if jail time could be the result of irresponsibility behind the wheel.
Or give those who negligently kill with their cars a choice: serve the jail time for your negligent homicide, or give up your license for life. That would still have a deterrent effect while not being life-ruining (just life-inconveniencing)
- Enginerrrd 3y agoExcept that studies show over and over that increasing punishments doesn't work as a deterrence method. Increasing the likelihood of getting caught/facing punishment is far more effective than increasing the punishment. Unfortunately, in this case, you'd have to target behaviors contributing to pedestrian fatalities rather than the fatalities themselves since that's so infrequent and unlikely for a given driver to adjust their behavior.
- timeon 3y ago> or give up your license for life Is this not default? They have clearly proved that are not fit to participate in road traffic.