Better drivers, better cyclists and better pedestrians, co-existing in mutual safety and respect because they all know what they're doing and are paying attention. What a concept!
Think twice before asking the government to intrude further into drivers' lives
"Why doesn't the government do something?"
How many times have you heard a comment like that, pleading for the government to get involved in some area of life that has so far managed to escape the scrutiny – however well-intended – of the nanny state? It seems a comfortable go-to position for people who either feel helpless to help/control a situation they don't like, or who just like to tell other people what to do and how to live.
I had just such a question asked of me – and, apparently, a bunch of other car writers – from someone who's either a reader or figured out how to access the Automobile Journalists of Canada's members' mailing list. This woman asked: