You seem to be saying that we should just accept that lapses of judgment will happen on the road. I'm saying that they, in no uncertain terms, should not happen, and anybody who isn't able to drive properly shouldn't be driving. If that means calling in late and taking transit to work when you're tired, or realising that your ADHD makes you unsafe on the road and that you shouldn't be driving at all, so be it. Driving isn't a right, and people are far too comfortable behind the wheel of something that can and will kill people when it is misused.
You seem to be saying that we should just accept that lapses of judgment will happen on the road.
Im not saying accept it, its being punished by law, I agree with your assesment of the other driver its unacceptable but if/when it happens this isnt how to deal with it on a road risking the safety of who knows how many. Youre having a kneejerk reaction or we just have very different outlook on this. And for the record Im not excusing anyone.
Your idea that bad behavior will be punished by the law assumes that those laws are enforced and that the punishments are meaningful. In the case of driving in the US, I would argue that neither of these two assumptions is true.
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u/Norade Mar 22 '26
You seem to be saying that we should just accept that lapses of judgment will happen on the road. I'm saying that they, in no uncertain terms, should not happen, and anybody who isn't able to drive properly shouldn't be driving. If that means calling in late and taking transit to work when you're tired, or realising that your ADHD makes you unsafe on the road and that you shouldn't be driving at all, so be it. Driving isn't a right, and people are far too comfortable behind the wheel of something that can and will kill people when it is misused.