• squaresinger@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    In my country falling asleep on the wheel (or just driving a car while being too fatigued to drive safely) is a crime punishable with up to 5 years and that’s if you hurt nobody.

    Driving while fatigued is on par with driving drunk or under the influence of drugs.

    • stoly@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      Well you have to understand that conservative states are more worried about peoples’ right to transit than their right to safety. As a result, these sorts of things always get a low punishment while things like marijuana get harsher sentences.