Left lane hogs aren't adding to accidents. People driving much faster than the speed limit and flow of traffic do. Slow down, jackass.

And yet there is a difference - passengers in the car pick up on nonverbal cues to stop talking and let the driver drive. They can see a line of brake lights appearing ahead. They can see the driver tense up because he/she has seen something that needs their full attention. They know when the driver brakes or…

You answered your own question. Just about every other person I pass on the roads is on their God damn cellphone ! Even worse, I feel like police have backed of from enforcing distracted driving laws.

See the study. Passengers are more likely to shut up when necessary, and act as a second parir of eyes. http://archive.unews.utah.edu/news_releases/…

This, the time for half assed solutions to cellphone abuse while driving is long past. Self policing and enforcement are clearly not working. I don’t undertsand the technology solutions but I think a brutally punitive legal system that treats distracted driving the same as drunken driving is the best solution. DUI’s…

Driver education in the US is laughably easy to pass. Not only is the initial bar set low, but renewal is based on little more than a vision test. And people tend to relax after obtaining their license; they stop trying hard to be good drivers. Once over the hurdle, they stop putting enough effort into their driving.