Interesting TV over the weekend.

spoon059 wrote:

I would argue that SAFETY has a lot more to do with the driver and conditions more than the truck. Studies prove that younger drivers tend to have faster reflexes than older drivers. Studies prove that distracted driving (texting, talking on phone, eating, reading a map, adjusting GPS, etc) can be just as dangerous as drunken driving.

I would argue that it is very easy for me (34 years old) to safely drive an overloaded Tundra, but pay attention to the road, know the route, constantly scan the road ahead and beside me and not allow myself to be distracted. I would argue it is VASTLY LESS SAFE for a 60 year to drive a 40' motorhome towing a toad and trying to hold a conversation with his wife who is in the kitchen making him a sandwich to eat while he tries to navigate a busy stretch of highway that he isn't familiar with.

I see your point, but I think the example is poor. I don't really feel like making my point and then having you refute it, so I will try to avoid doing that. Everybody and his brother-in-law knows that reaction times get slower as age increases. My father will never consider looking at his cell phone while driving. He absolutely refuses. I would trust his reaction time over that of my teenage daughter any day of the week.