[LatteLazy]

Would they? A lethal accident is something like once per million journeys. I don't think about that risk when I start my car. Adding a prison sentence would still not make me think about it, because it's such a tiny risk...

Sorry if that's a bit blunt. It would definitely be better if people were more safety aware.

Maybe making people watch videos like this as part of (re)training of drivers would be more effective?

[badcppdev]

If you knew that the penalty for killing someone while speeding was 10 years in prison then would you stay under the speed limit?

[LatteLazy]

No, No more than I currently do anyway. I already strongly don't want to kill anyone. But I also know the chances of me doing so are very very low. So that 10yrs is very heavily discounted by the tiny probability of it happening.

I guess an analogy for this is that I don't change my behaviour after I buy a lottery ticket. Sure it is not technically impossible that I will be a millionaire soon. But I don't take the precaution of lining up a lawyer and a tax accountant because the chances of it coming to pass are so tiny...