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[–] LukeMedia 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So, whenever you are driving and could possibly get in a wreck.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I would say that such a law, when being written, should maintain the original mindset as described in this comment of mine. What I mean by this is to say "whenever you are driving" does not cover the situations in which there would never be (or, at least, extremely unlikely to be) any harm to another except yourself, or those consenting. An example of this woud be offroading -- perhaps you were implying for such laws to only apply when driving on public roads, but this wasn't specified explicitly, so I'm making assumptions.

[–] LukeMedia 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, you are correct in both statements. I was not thinking of the more fringe scenarios, I meant specifically public roads.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was not thinking of the more fringe scenarios

Unfortunately, the contention around many laws lies within the gray rather than the black, and white.

[–] LukeMedia 1 points 1 year ago

You are correct, though I am not a lawyer nor a lawmaker. I'm a guy on the Internet with opinions, and I don't always immediately think of gray areas.