If people are serious about curbing reckless driving, the way forward is severe penalties. Not simply fines, but lengthy suspension of licenses, jail time, etc. The United States severely cut down its problem of drunken driving in the 1980s and early 1990s with a series of draconian measures accompanied by awareness campaigns. Deregulating the insurance system would also help, as private insurance companies would not be willing to insure proven dangerous drivers.
All of this would, of course, require a great will for change, and my sense is that it is not yet there.
My own policy is to drive/ride in an enormous vehicle, limit night driving, exercise personal safety, and avoid roads without a median separating oncoming traffic.
Good post, Genesis.
If people are serious about curbing reckless driving, the way forward is severe penalties. Not simply fines, but lengthy suspension of licenses, jail time, etc. The United States severely cut down its problem of drunken driving in the 1980s and early 1990s with a series of draconian measures accompanied by awareness campaigns. Deregulating the insurance system would also help, as private insurance companies would not be willing to insure proven dangerous drivers.
All of this would, of course, require a great will for change, and my sense is that it is not yet there.
My own policy is to drive/ride in an enormous vehicle, limit night driving, exercise personal safety, and avoid roads without a median separating oncoming traffic.