I have twice seen somebody T-Boned in an intersection because buddy-on-a-cell-phone didn't register the red light and went screaming into the intersection at full tilt. And I don't even live in Calgary, so I can only imagine how often people who drive in Calgary daily see stuff like this. It scared the crap out of me both times because it illustrated to me that driving in Calgary is getting to be like a game of Russian Roulette.
As I said before, this is not a lifestyle issue, it's a safety issue, so what's the problem with legislation to control it? IMO, it's willfully negligent, irresponsible behaviour that endangers the lives and safety of others, and in that regard it's not much different than impaired driving.
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