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by kasey_junk 2819 days ago
Even if you don’t contest the results of those studies (I don’t) you have to admit the consequences are dramatically different.
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Exactly. One of those types of vehicles cause hundreds of deaths per day. The other causes a miniscule fraction of that. Further, when running a red light, one of those vehicles has greatly-reduced visibility, and greatly-increased consequences for being wrong.

The question is: shouldn't one of those vehicles be held to a higher standard?