Re: UK: Drivers may be banned from smoking at the wheel

[Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu]

On Sun, 13 May 2007 13:39:03 CDT, Brian Loe said:
> And it seems a bit odd that you're so pro babysitting by the state to
> save you from dumb people but completely against that same state doing
> all it can to save you from terrorists...

Note that the cost-benefit analysis for "state taking some obvious low-cost
actions to minimize the cost transference from dumb people to others" is quite
different from "state taking *all it can* to save use from terrorists, no
matter what the costs"..

There's a lot more idiots running into cars while talking on the phone or
otherwise distracted than there are terrorists.  In fact, one insurance company
is running commercials promising premium reductions for every six months that
you manage to avoid running into "Mr. Changing their pants while driving".
Oddly enough, they don't promise to lower your premium for not encountering
a terrorist.....

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