It may be reasonable. Why are gubment cheese swilling union thugs the only ones protected by the law? Also, we have plenty of laws. We don’t need any more.
I don’t think a normal person needs to be protected because they are taking a whiz on the side of the road or they’re taking photographs or something. They can very well watch traffic themselves.
However, people who are doing their jobs, it’s not as though they can choose to not stop at the side of the road. An ambulance driver cannot choose to not pick up an injured person, under adverse conditions and a cop cannot choose to stop somebody or not engage with a thug in this area. And they don’t need to be trying to concentrate on their jobs and keeping their eye on the road at the same time.
I agree, it’s unfortunate that such laws are necessary, but these laws are a reflection on society’s unwillingness to give some measure of consideration to those around them. In fact, if it was within the culture to drive with an eye on consideration and safety, the traffic laws would probably be three pages long and no longer.