[viveutvivas]

Just ban "reckless driving" and be done with it.

Oh wait.

[intopieces]

I think the idea is to prevent the reckless behavior before it becomes reckless driving, the same way that drunk driving is illegal even if you're not driving recklessly. For example, if you get pulled over for a busted tail light and the officer smells alcohol, you're going to jail.

Not saying I agree with it, just trying to expound on their logic.

[mpyne]

Plus, it's something that the state can theoretically prove even if no one was there to witness the reckless driving. And even if there was a witness, witness testimony is almost comically unreliable.

[Swannie]

I can drive perfectly "non-recklessly" whilst operating a phone, etc.

However, put a dangerous situation in front of me, and I'm going to be in trouble if I was not paying full attention.

It's much better to provide a disincentive for bad behaviour, than attempt to prove that this bad behaviour was a contributing factor in an accident.

Much like speeding.