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Most accidents are caused by a failure to yield right of way and failure to control speed.

Yet there is a sign on 59 at 610 warning us that 23 people have died (2-6 people per accident?) in the past 4 years in that vicinity because of drunk driving. 610 gets 500,000 cars A DAY on the West Loop 610 corridor.

Those odds don't speak well of the government's stern "no drinking" policy. It is an infinitesimal contributing factor.

And the Houston cops are fighting for the ability to continue their dangerous chase policy (that often times ends when the perp crashes into some innocent civilian).

NONE of this is about public safety.

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"And the Houston cops are fighting for the ability to continue their dangerous chase policy (that often times ends when the perp crashes into some innocent civilian)."

Yeah, I don't know how a high-speed chase on public roads can be defended as any more responsible than getting into an unnecessary shoot-out in a busy street. Deaths and injuries to innocent bystanders are almost certain. But they don't seem to care about that. OTOH, I can see the other side of the argument, too, that if you don't chase then suspects know that all they need to do to end a chase is elevate speeds to a dangerous level.