>>>In the UK eating or drinking while driving is an offense.
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>>Yeah, I'm very much against driver distractions. IMO drivers are so coddled these days that the outside world starts to seem like a video game, with little or no consequences for lack of skill or attention.
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>The drivers of SUVs and other domestic tanks are also living in an illusion that driving a tougher vehicle somehow makes them safer, so they drive less carefully (or any other euphemism of your choice). The vehicle may be tougher - their bones aren't.

All other things being equal, more mass = more safety. But typical SUVs/trucks have some problems:

- Poor handling - unable to avoid accidents in the first place, which is critically important
- High center of gravity makes them vulnerable to rollovers, which cause a high rate of serious injuries
- Body-on-frame designs are difficult to make crashworthy to current standards, compared to the typical unit-body construction you get with sedans

Then you have real engineering advances like air bags, anti-lock brakes and dynamic stability control systems. Too often, drivers just use them as a license to tailgate at highway speeds, dive into slippery corners ridiculously fast and have faith that even if they do crash they won't be killed or injured. Of course, no consideration is given to other drivers.