Except that the "rules" for our roads are created to set standards for the worst cars with the worst drivers driving them.
If we actually had stronger requirements on who actually got a drivers license and stricter policies on what vehicles (and how old) were allowed to be on the road then we could increase speed limits and reduce required enforcement.
Those 40% are the people that are being restricted because of the bottom 40%.
The bottom 40% are those people who do not pay attention or cannot pay proper attention to the road. That 40% includes people who talk/text on their cell phone or have any other item or device that impairs their ability to drive their vehicle. If you need to take a call right then and there then pull over, put your car into park and take the call/call back.
This also includes people who (for whatever reason) cannot pay attention to the road. My own mother falls into this category. She is never actively paying attention to her surroundings while she is driving. She "sees" the road and the lights and everything, but she really isn't paying attention to it. She got pulled over once for passing a cop doing about 15 over the limit not realizing who she was passing. I don't hate my mother or anything, but I also would feel significantly safer with her (and everyone like her) off the roads.
And then there are the elderly. I don't hate the elderly either, but there is a point where you need to realize that you no longer have the ability to safely drive a vehicle and you are a detriment to everyone around you by continuing to be on the roads.
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Except that the "rules" for our roads are created to set standards for the worst cars with the worst drivers driving them. If we actually had stronger requirements on who actually got a drivers license and stricter policies on what vehicles (and how old) were allowed to be on the road then we could increase speed limits and reduce required enforcement. Those 40% are the people that are being restricted because of the bottom 40%. The bottom 40% are those people who do not pay attention or cannot pay proper attention to the road. That 40% includes people who talk/text on their cell phone or have any other item or device that impairs their ability to drive their vehicle. If you need to take a call right then and there then pull over, put your car into park and take the call/call back. This also includes people who (for whatever reason) cannot pay attention to the road. My own mother falls into this category. She is never actively paying attention to her surroundings while she is driving. She "sees" the road and the lights and everything, but she really isn't paying attention to it. She got pulled over once for passing a cop doing about 15 over the limit not realizing who she was passing. I don't hate my mother or anything, but I also would feel significantly safer with her (and everyone like her) off the roads. And then there are the elderly. I don't hate the elderly either, but there is a point where you need to realize that you no longer have the ability to safely drive a vehicle and you are a detriment to everyone around you by continuing to be on the roads.