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this post was submitted on 25 Nov 2023
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And the direct quotations from the bill were less-than-damning without several paragraphs of editorial leading the reader down the garden path. This is on the same level as the 'death panel' hysteria from about 10 years ago.
At some point in the future cars will have to incl. some form of assistance technology as a standard feature, big whoop. It doesn't say it has to be enabled by default, or always turned on, and with all the assists and autonomous driving features already being added to cars, it's very likely most manufacturers will end up meeting the requirements of the bill without even trying.
...
If
driver behaving erratic and interfering with safe function of car
Then
pull safely to the side of the road and temporarily disable ignition
...
BuT mUh FrEeDoMs. Something something 'right to travel' = right to operate a car whilst intoxicated (sounds like some SovCit bullshit), as opposed to right to a functional public transport system or something...