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by megablast 3376 days ago
I don't see why you aren't responsible if you lend your car to someone else.

> If we are going to stop those nefarious evildoers who jeopardize the health of the republic by sliding through yellow lights when no one else is around and driving through empty streets at thirty miles per hour in twenty-five zones, then we need a way around such pesky impediments as a lack of eyewitnesses.

And fuck this line. Over a million people are killed every year due to car drivers. You can make light, make it funny to speed, but one of the big problems is that people don't take driving seriously. It is incredibly dangerous.

If someone invented cars today, and not a 100 years ago, they would never be allowed.

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> I don't see why you aren't responsible if you lend your car to someone else.

Are you serious? Because he wasn't the one speeding. If I lend you a screwdriver and you stab someone with it, should I go to prison?

A million a year? Where? Only 30k a year in US, and driving deaths per mile traveled are a fraction of what they once were. Driving is a very safe way to travel, safer than horse-back and previous alternatives.

Also are you aware its legal to drive thru a yellow light?