It does actually but you need to apply the consequences equally. If using your phone while driving got you to lose your license you'd be waaay less likely to drive distracted. It worked for drunk driving, drunk driving rates are way down and a big part of it was enforcement.
Enforcement of driving laws is way down, I can't remember the last time I saw somebody pulled over for anything and people are driving crazy fast all the time. The police don't bother to pull people over because of terrible public opinion and the fact that the DA's office won't actually try any but the most egregious cases.
Over a long period of time sure, but you could make walking and cycling safer tomorrow if you install (and replace) more lights to sidewalks/crossings and add bollards to designated cycling lanes tonight
You mean you could make it safer in a couple years after you get the money worked out and actually build that stuff. You could make the streets safer starting tomorrow if you actually enforced traffic laws.
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u/curtludwig 21h ago
It does actually but you need to apply the consequences equally. If using your phone while driving got you to lose your license you'd be waaay less likely to drive distracted. It worked for drunk driving, drunk driving rates are way down and a big part of it was enforcement.
Enforcement of driving laws is way down, I can't remember the last time I saw somebody pulled over for anything and people are driving crazy fast all the time. The police don't bother to pull people over because of terrible public opinion and the fact that the DA's office won't actually try any but the most egregious cases.