I understand the coercion issue of federal highway funding and that is problematic.
Having said that, driving habits are not an issue of privacy unless you are on your own land. Sorry, this is totally different than smoking in your car or any other issue on a very practical issue.
You can get all righteous all you want, but driving on a shared road is only private activity under the “your right to swing your fist stops at my face” theory.
There is no right to drive carelessly on shared roads because that infringes on the rights of others driving on those roads.
>>>I understand the coercion issue of federal highway funding and that is problematic.
Having said that, driving habits are not an issue of privacy unless you are on your own land. Sorry, this is totally different than smoking in your car or any other issue on a very practical issue.
You can get all righteous all you want, but driving on a shared road is only private activity under the “your right to swing your fist stops at my face” theory.
There is no right to drive carelessly on shared roads because that infringes on the rights of others driving on those roads.<<<
I agree 100%. That is why STATES should have laws to promote safe driving. The FEDERAL government has absolutely no business getting involved, however.
Some laws designed to prevent drivers from texting and doing other stupid things would likely be beneficial. However, that does not mean that this a matter as to which the Federal Government should preempt the abilities of the states to adopt such legislation as they may decide is best for them. Things may well be different in, for example, Montana than in Pennsylvania. If the states were homogeneous, they might be unnecessary.