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Don't you think that a more universal aspect of walking/driving between 10 pm and 6 am would be that it is dark out? Besides, public intoxication and drunk dri

Don't you think that a more universal aspect of walking/driving between 10 pm and 6 am would be that it is dark out? Besides, public intoxication and drunk driving are already illegal. So unless you are proposing re-instating prohibition, focusing on how to make cars safer seems completely reasonable to me.

chiefalchemist 2y ago
Yes, I did. What I'm asking is, did The Feds? What if the issue is headlights? Or driver's drinking? Etc. Or weather and bad wipers? The point is, the Feds' solution isn't going to save anyone from being hit. ZERO. It's not trying to prevent the accident. It's too late. They're praying more of those who get hit survive. Sorry, but this is no solution. It's typical stupid Big Gov.
- stephenr 2y ago
  How is making vehicles less likely to kill a person in the event that they are hit by one "no solution"?
  - chiefalchemist 2y ago
    It's a band-aid on a symptom. It's not addressing the root problem. In other words, it's putting a lot of effort into the wrong direction. We have a *bad* habit of falling those such "solutions" in the USA. People need to stop and think, "Is this addressing a symptom or the root problem?" A classic example is Trump. The narrative is, get rid of Trump and a world of unicorns and rainbows returns. Nah. Don is a symptom. He could disappear tomorrow, and the underlying issues that fuel his efforts will still be there. Someone else will step into his shoes and nothing will have changed. Unfortunately, too many people - "leaders", politicians, "journalists", and voters - are stupid. They don't understand the difference between correlation (symptom) and causation (root problem). Another great example is Covid and the jab. Sure the vax helped a lot of people. But the fact remains, comorbidities were a significant contributor to Covid deaths. Still are. Has the American diet and lifestyle changed at all? Nah. Why? Because the root problem of comorbidities was never surfaced. Even without Covid we'd be better off with changes in diet and lifestyle... but we're worried about trucks and pedestrians. So silly.
    - stephenr 2y ago
      ... So by your logic seat belts are "silly" too? People don't crash because they're not restrained. If we just stopped people crashing they wouldn't need seat belts.

chiefalchemist 2y ago

Yes, I did. What I'm asking is, did The Feds? What if the issue is headlights? Or driver's drinking? Etc. Or weather and bad wipers? The point is, the Feds' solution isn't going to save anyone from being hit. ZERO. It's not trying to prevent the accident. It's too late. They're praying more of those who get hit survive. Sorry, but this is no solution. It's typical stupid Big Gov.

stephenr 2y ago
How is making vehicles less likely to kill a person in the event that they are hit by one "no solution"?
- chiefalchemist 2y ago
  It's a band-aid on a symptom. It's not addressing the root problem. In other words, it's putting a lot of effort into the wrong direction. We have a *bad* habit of falling those such "solutions" in the USA. People need to stop and think, "Is this addressing a symptom or the root problem?" A classic example is Trump. The narrative is, get rid of Trump and a world of unicorns and rainbows returns. Nah. Don is a symptom. He could disappear tomorrow, and the underlying issues that fuel his efforts will still be there. Someone else will step into his shoes and nothing will have changed. Unfortunately, too many people - "leaders", politicians, "journalists", and voters - are stupid. They don't understand the difference between correlation (symptom) and causation (root problem). Another great example is Covid and the jab. Sure the vax helped a lot of people. But the fact remains, comorbidities were a significant contributor to Covid deaths. Still are. Has the American diet and lifestyle changed at all? Nah. Why? Because the root problem of comorbidities was never surfaced. Even without Covid we'd be better off with changes in diet and lifestyle... but we're worried about trucks and pedestrians. So silly.
  - stephenr 2y ago
    ... So by your logic seat belts are "silly" too? People don't crash because they're not restrained. If we just stopped people crashing they wouldn't need seat belts.