Feb 13, 2020
6:14:44am
6:14:44am
That actually makes the opposite point. The number of trips with a
distracted driver is larger (by a factor of 10, 20, more?) than the number of trips with an impaired driver. Yet the number of crashes (and fatalities) is lower. So, it would then seem misleading to say that texting is as dangerous as drunk driving.
If we did a similar analysis with speeding, what would we find? I bet we’d see lots of crashes and fatalities connected to speeding. Yet nobody is arguing that exceeding the speed limit should be dealt with as harshly as texting/drinking.
I’m certainly not arguing that texting isn’t a problem worth addressing. I’m just trying to interpret the data you shared.
If we did a similar analysis with speeding, what would we find? I bet we’d see lots of crashes and fatalities connected to speeding. Yet nobody is arguing that exceeding the speed limit should be dealt with as harshly as texting/drinking.
I’m certainly not arguing that texting isn’t a problem worth addressing. I’m just trying to interpret the data you shared.
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2/13/20 12:06am
They shouldn't have the phone in their hands. People should get pulled over if they have both a hand off the wheel and
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2/13/20 8:30am
Yes but so are tons of other things we would never ban so that doesn't really move the discussion forward at all.
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2/13/20 8:52am
I agreed until you said "and otherwise looking at your phone". That is a hunormous (as my 5yo would say) brush to paint
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