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[–]cant_even 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

People should reflect on what a 'transport device' entails, and what it's used for.

Cars are used to get you somewhere, and also to get you away from persons and situations you've decided it's in your best interest to depart. In the latter scenarios, time is often of the essence.

Any 'authority' mandating such a system should be totally liable for any harm that comes from malfunctions, false alarms, and the decision process by which they decided to prioritize its use.

In simpler times, horse-thieves were routinely hanged because depriving someone of transportation was often a death-sentence on its own. The 'post-industrial West' isn't all that different in some areas.