[darkpuppet]

Rob, I get the point you're trying to make. I also would never accuse you of being a bad driver.

However, for argument's sake, I could say that even if being the best driver doesn't exempt you from the possibility of getting in an accident, how does that give you the right to do 50KPH over?

If a moment of inattentiveness at 30KPH can lead to an accident, how do things improve at 80KPH?

The thing is that you're also a bit of a special case -- you're one of the few truly good drivers. Truly "Good" drivers, like true "Hackers" are usually the ones who don't go around advertising it. People weaving in and out on the road and acting like ass-hats on the road may think they're good drivers, but they're typically not.

Safety on the roads needs to improve. Unfortunately, I'm not even sure that adding safety equipment is going to improve things either. Like SUVs, people believe they're safer they tend to take more risks.

I'm all for winter (and studded) tire -- and oher technologies that increase safety, but they unfortunately don't address that soft, impatient blob chattering away on the cellphone sitting behind the wheel.

This law will do a lot to change the thinking of some people that really need it, and I'm glad for that. The consequences of getting caught by this law are a lot less worse than the tragedies that can go if attitudes aren't checked.

me personally, I should probably remove my racing stripes....