Comment except they're almost #1 in highway deaths (Score 1) 525
"People actually drove reasonably well and there weren't any major issues with it. "
Except for leading the nation in deaths per highway mile...yeah, I suppose?
Funny how the only person I know to be killed in a traffic collision was, in fact, killed by a drunk driver in Montana.
People don't drive "reasonably well" - ever. People have poorly maintained vehicles, especially in a by-and-large poor state like Montana with very little vehicle inspection. People stare at their cell phones, don't keep their windshields clean, don't use sunglasses, drink, spend too much time fiddling with the radio, get distracted by passengers. Our nation devotes virtually zero resources to any enforcement of traffic laws except speeding. Unless Montana starts doing roadside spot vehicle inspections when they are caught breaking some other law...
Guess who picks up the tab for the millions of dollars in medical care when Joe Cowboy slams his pickup truck into a family of four because he was doing 90mph and his bald tires couldn't stop him in time? The federal government, aka You and Me.