Over the last century, the Land of the Free has slowly transformed into a land governed by endless laws, largely by cracking down on vices instead of actual crimes, creating a society that would render us all criminals if our behavior were constantly observed. Meanwhile, the state has steadily expanded its use of mass surveillance, largely under the pretext of fighting “terror.”
This is a toxic mixture.
Sounds to me like the real issue there was the design of the road being such that it didn’t have visibility.
Technically that’s not true, they keep track of way more than that. But I understand what you’re getting at, and it doesn’t quite hit what I’m getting at.
I’m saying we have a pretty good idea of what goes into a safety system on incredibly dangerous vehicles (trains), and some of it can be transferred to another set of incredibly dangerous vehicles (cars).
If you’re swerving like you’re drunk in winter weather, are you really arguing that you should be allowed to keep driving? If you’re swerving at high speed in winter weather, you’re already doing something wrong and going to get somebody killed.