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Re:The rise of the pointless job by sverige on Friday May 04, 2018 @10:06PM (#16999913)
> This was in the 1980s, I’m sure drivers pay much more attention today.

Missing the /s. Drivers today are far worse than they were in the 80s.

Re:The rise of the pointless job by rangibaby on Saturday May 05, 2018 @09:25AM (#17001704)
I would say they are almost certainly less drunk now
Re:The rise of the pointless job by sverige on Saturday May 05, 2018 @09:43AM (#17001755)
But a lot more have been smoking weed.
Re:The rise of the pointless job by rangibaby on Saturday May 05, 2018 @10:00AM (#17001815)
TBF driving while tired is probably more dangerous than driving after smoking cannabis
Re:The rise of the pointless job by sverige on Saturday May 05, 2018 @05:50PM (#17004049)
I agree, but driving while high is not at all safe. Sure, it's less bad than drinking, but it's still more dangerous than driving when sober (and rested). Accident rates have gone up since legalization. [0,1,2]

[0] https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/21/auto-crashes-are-on-the-rise...

[1] http://gazette.com/study-finds-fatal-crashes-in-colorado-hav...

[2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/06/26/what-...

Re:The rise of the pointless job by viridian on Saturday May 05, 2018 @05:39PM (#17003991)
It depends on what you measure. Crashes are going up ever so slightly vs population growth, but fatalities per crash has astoundingly been reduced by about 70%, which is to say that you were more than 3x as likely to die in crash in 1980 vs 2011.
Re:The rise of the pointless job by ciupicri on Saturday May 05, 2018 @10:08PM (#17004933)
That's because we have better cars now which offer better protection for passengers and pedestrians: seat belts, air bags, "softer" bumpers, collision detection, etc.