Originally Posted by
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That's interesting. I grew up at a time when drunk driving was so common it was widely accepted, and yet those attitudes have changed with time as well as improved law enforcement. Drunk driving accidents and deaths are way down now, what is it the intoxicated know that the sober don't when it comes to driving?
Two different issues. Drunk Driving is much easier to solve than of the moment inattention. Inattentive driving is something that numerous countries have been trying desperately to solve for decades, long before cell phones, and none have had much success. It can be done by making a street so dangerous feeling (very narrow with hard curbs/cars on either side not just paint and numerous chicanes) that it forces drivers to slow down and pay attention but cannot be done on faster or higher traffic roadways. This is what underpins The Netherlands Sustainable Safety initiative, why it has been so successful, and why others are following.