Beware Governments' help in regulating cars and traffic
Maybe I live in a fantasy world, but I believe if we had better drivers, we'd have fewer problems, fewer collisions, fewer deaths and injuries—and would need fewer regulations. And we might even have fewer traffic jams as drivers are free to drive as
By Jim Bray, CFP Automotive Editor A special TechnoFile rant—— Bio and Archives--February 4, 2024
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What happens when a government mandates things for drivers and carmakers, supposedly to help ensure our safety behind the wheels of our vehicles?
Well, sometimes it could be a good thing— the use of seat belts comes to mind, though I would argue that they shouldn't be mandated by law—but sometimes what I like to think of as "the law of unintended consequences" rears its ugly head.
The latter appears to be the case with the mandating of daytime running lights on vehicles in Canada. This law has been on the books for ages and is theoretically aimed at helping eliminating head on collisions in the daytime, because stupid people might notice an illuminated front end approaching them whereas they might not notice a non-illuminated front end approaching them.
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