As for your examples of cell phones etc. it is a false argument. All those things are stupid and contribute to accidents but do not impair your ability to drive. Ingesting chemicals whether through smoke, drink, or needle impair the driver. End of story. All else is BS. Put the phone down and you are fine. Put the joint and the bottle down and you still can’t drive.
I also don’t agree with the nanny state of self drive cars or big brother cameras. Nor do I subscribe to the libertarian line of “Whatever I want to do is fine.” I subscribe to personal responsibility for your own actions.
“I subscribe to personal responsibility for your own actions.”
As do I, which is why penalties should be applied for actual driving violations, as opposed to the chemical content, activities, or mental state of the driver. Trying to monitor those is what’s led us to the current situation of cops peering into private vehicles, trying to determine if the individuals inside need “nanny state protection”.
BTW, as one article pointed out, fatigue is a significant contributor to traffic accidents. Do we need a “fatiguealyzer” to be used at traffic checkpoints as well? Perhaps a device should assess your fatigue level, reaction times, eyesight and so on before you’re allowed to start your car...that could be independent of chemical content at least.
I’m pretty sure the senior crowd would scream bloody murder though. ;-)