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In reply to the discussion: 5 family members killed on 'dream trip' to Disney [View all]Exultant Democracy
(6,594 posts)73. Driving while sleep deprived has been proven to as or more dangerious then DUI.
As we see here it was fatal. If the person who had fallen asleep at the wheel and killed that family had been in another car I doubt you would see an issue with it.
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It add further hardships to an individual's life that just lost his entire family.
Live and Learn
Nov 2014
#66
Hey, no kidding. Anything should be legal if it only involves your family, right?
Dreamer Tatum
Nov 2014
#52
Falling asleep at the wheel isn't what I would call innocent it it was my family killed.
Exultant Democracy
Nov 2014
#72
Texans are famous for "sweeping attacks" when they drag someone behind their pickup trucks.
Spitfire of ATJ
Nov 2014
#71
I always find it interesting that Connecticut has no helmet law, but mandatory seat belts.
NutmegYankee
Nov 2014
#25
A case can be made that it is good policy to keep the driver in his seat and passengers .....
Hassin Bin Sober
Nov 2014
#30
I don't disagree with seat belt laws. I just am amazed that there is no helmet law.
NutmegYankee
Nov 2014
#31
Your new SUV has something that the accident vehicle didn't have that May have saved them.
Hassin Bin Sober
Nov 2014
#55
"was charged with reckless operation..." < That is ignorant and cruel if he wasn't intoxicated or
jtuck004
Nov 2014
#19
Torturing prisoners of war is a little tacky anywhere. But your passion for using the correct
jtuck004
Nov 2014
#34
Driving while sleep deprived has been proven to as or more dangerious then DUI.
Exultant Democracy
Nov 2014
#73
You have no idea what I would see. If this was a long distance trucker or other professional who
jtuck004
Nov 2014
#81
Sad. As a parent, I only let my kids drive incrementally the first couple years.
TwilightGardener
Nov 2014
#35