pShould falling asleep at the wheel be considered a crime?

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No, it's just bad luck

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Yes, it's reckless

@Jan '13 c 112 comments V 285 votes

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DrSilicon voted

v No, it's just bad luck
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Obsidion endorsed DogLady_1

v No, it's just bad luck
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LHoran

v Yes, it's reckless

Absolutely. If you're that tired you're putting other lives at risk. An individual has no right to put another individual at risk.

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N0rthman

v No, it's just bad luck

Who in their right mind would intentionally fall asleep while driving?

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May 15
DanielZ endorsed DogLady_1

v No, it's just bad luck
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May 13
Rpete endorsed DogLady_1

v No, it's just bad luck
May 13
User-Name voted

v No, it's just bad luck
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May 12
smbiz voted

v Yes, it's reckless
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May 12
Fyi1957 endorsed zmc

v Yes, it's reckless
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May 10
tomincali voted

v Yes, it's reckless
May 10
FFX_VA endorsed WilliamWallace

v Yes, it's reckless
May 10

whatheheck

v Yes, it's reckless

Hey, if it's good enough for commercial drivers because of working beyond legal limits, it's good enough for everyone.

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May 9
LilliB voted

v Yes, it's reckless
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May 9
Bill voted

v Yes, it's reckless
May 9
looncraz endorsed DogLady_1

v No, it's just bad luck
May 9
oldtimer2 endorsed Yobyag

v No, it's just bad luck
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May 9
buckilaked voted

v Yes, it's reckless
May 7

JohnVicky

v Yes, it's reckless

Talk about someone asleep at the wheel. I was sure they were talking about Bush when I read the headline........

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May 6
kimmie99 voted

v No, it's just bad luck
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May 5
Atcman voted

v No, it's just bad luck
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May 5
URBS voted

v No, it's just bad luck
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May 5
Wooky endorsed Dan_Tien

v No, it's just bad luck
May 3

NoAmnestyEVER

v No, it's just bad luck

According to the liberals who make these ridiculous nanny laws, eating, sleeping, pooping, and anything that involves personal decisions should be a crime. They want us to be totally controlled by the government in every way shape and form.

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May 3

fistv

v No, it's just bad luck

Nope, tired of people wanting to tack on criminal penalties for behavior, we criminalize everything. Fall asleep in NJ and it's either careless or reckless driving, points and insurance goes up.

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May 1
Deste66 voted

v Yes, it's reckless
May 1
rickv2 endorsed DogLady_1

v No, it's just bad luck
Apr 30
PaulBartomioli endorsed DogLady_1

v No, it's just bad luck
Apr 30
AndrewMC voted

v Yes, it's reckless
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Apr 29
treedcat25 endorsed DogLady_1

v No, it's just bad luck
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Apr 29

BossTweed

v No, it's just bad luck

Unlike Texting and Phone yak........falling asleep is just bad luck.

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Apr 29
Keystroke voted

v No, it's just bad luck
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Apr 28
gravygrabber voted

v No, it's just bad luck
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Apr 28
darkmoonman endorsed zmc

v Yes, it's reckless
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Apr 28
tdogz voted

v No, it's just bad luck
Apr 28
TampaGraphix voted

v Yes, it's reckless
Apr 27
890popbox endorsed Yobyag

v No, it's just bad luck
Apr 27
Mnementh voted

v No, it's just bad luck
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Apr 27
blueberrysyrup voted

v No, it's just bad luck
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Apr 27
toledodude voted

v No, it's just bad luck
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Apr 27
Republican5150 endorsed MarkJM

v Yes, it's reckless
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Apr 27
anc713 endorsed DogLady_1

v No, it's just bad luck
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Apr 26
fncitori endorsed Denizen_Kate

v No, it's just bad luck
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Apr 26
Leonard endorsed zmc

v Yes, it's reckless
Apr 26

WMCOL

v No, it's just bad luck

But any crimes that result from falling asleep should be prosecuted.

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Apr 26
NolanVoyd voted

v No, it's just bad luck
Apr 26
Fallstaff voted

v No, it's just bad luck
Apr 25
wonka45ACP voted

v No, it's just bad luck
Apr 25
jamie91 voted

v Yes, it's reckless
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Apr 25
FatTony14 endorsed zmc

v Yes, it's reckless
Apr 25
Bill2E voted

v No, it's just bad luck

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LHoran

v Yes, it's reckless

Absolutely. If you're that tired you're putting other lives at risk. An individual has no right to put another individual at risk.

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N0rthman

v No, it's just bad luck

Who in their right mind would intentionally fall asleep while driving?

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May 10

whatheheck

v Yes, it's reckless

Hey, if it's good enough for commercial drivers because of working beyond legal limits, it's good enough for everyone.

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May 7

JohnVicky

v Yes, it's reckless

Talk about someone asleep at the wheel. I was sure they were talking about Bush when I read the headline........

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May 3

NoAmnestyEVER

v No, it's just bad luck

According to the liberals who make these ridiculous nanny laws, eating, sleeping, pooping, and anything that involves personal decisions should be a crime. They want us to be totally controlled by the government in every way shape and form.

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May 3

fistv

v No, it's just bad luck

Nope, tired of people wanting to tack on criminal penalties for behavior, we criminalize everything. Fall asleep in NJ and it's either careless or reckless driving, points and insurance goes up.

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Apr 29

BossTweed

v No, it's just bad luck

Unlike Texting and Phone yak........falling asleep is just bad luck.

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May 8

TheHandsomeOne

I dunno, perhaps we should ban falling asleep or at least punish all of those who have $lept at the wheel while our country has been outright bought by treasonous criminals.

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Apr 26

WMCOL

v No, it's just bad luck

But any crimes that result from falling asleep should be prosecuted.

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Apr '13

gherlone

v No, it's just bad luck

criminalizing mistakes is just plain bad public policy.

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Mar '13

MudPuppy

v No, it's just bad luck

Unless they are in anyway carelessly responsible, through drugs, alcohol, or irresponsible behavior.

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Feb '13

ZombieMedic

v No, it's just bad luck

Too many laws as it is. Falling asleep accounts for far many more deaths than drunk driving, by several times, yet I would still oppose more laws. What shouldn't be illegal is beating the everloving crap out of someone who drives drunk, sleepy, on medications, playing with cell phones, etc and causes an accident.

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Feb '13

FreelancerFl

v No, it's just bad luck

Making something illegal doesn't help the situation it makes it worse, the war on drugs and gun control should be examples of the failure of government.

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Jan '13

Jorge_Sanchez

v No, it's just bad luck

I would love to see someone who voted yes on this fall asleep in their wheel and then getting caught and charged of a crime for sleeping while driving. Really would you really want that? I mean that could happen to anyone even if you feel you are fully awake.

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Jan '13

SignifiedNBlue

v Yes, it's reckless

I should think it would be a crime

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Jan '13

ukuleleism

v Yes, it's reckless

If you're tired, don't drive.

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Jan '13

Mr_GO_HERD

v No, it's just bad luck

If you fall asleep due to something you've willing taken be it mess or drugs then legality of the overall situation could be looked at. However, if you just fall asleep then that's just bad luck the same as any other type of car accident. Proving a person had enough rest is impossible to prove.

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Jan '13

russ

v No, it's just bad luck

Only if you're intoxicated....

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Jan '13

PositiveChange

v No, it's just bad luck

I may be mistaken, but I think a crime has to have intent. Regardless, the last thing this nation needs is more stupid laws. There are already laws for most every possible scenario. We should be repealing laws, not passing more.

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Jan '13

UScentral

v No, it's just bad luck

How would you prove it? That's why they make safer cars because we can't make smarter people.

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Jan '13

kyanonymous502

v No, it's just bad luck

I am voting no, but my choice would have to depend on circumstances. If you are Drunk or on Drugs then yes it should be a crime. If you are just driving a long distance and its an accident then no. I have dozed off several times on longer drives, or on empty highways, it was just luck that I didn't crash....

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zmc

v Yes, it's reckless

It is your responsibility to make sure you are of sound mind when you get behind the wheel. Just like driving impaired, you are putting other people's lives at risk.

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Jan '13

DogLady_1

v No, it's just bad luck

This should be determined in court on a case by case basis. Ifyou're leaving a bar at 4am after an all-night drunken party and you fall asleep, you should be charged with negligence or depraved indifference because you knew you were tired. On the other hand, not every driver knows they are as tired as they are, and they get hypnotized by the road. It happens to truckers, and that's why they have policies of mandatory sleep every so many hours on the road. But business people trying to make it home after a long day might not realize how tired they are. And I agree with all the others who said: WE DO NOT NEED ANY MORE LAWS!

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Jan '13

Dan_Tien

v No, it's just bad luck

I wish that I could select a no answer without the addendum about it being bad luck. I just don't want to see a new law created for every conceivable situation. The more laws are written, the less free the society.

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Jan '13

MarkJM

v Yes, it's reckless

The thing is, it's technically already illegal. In many states, falling asleep at the wheel is akin to reckless driving. And it's really no different than gluing your cellphone to your ear or driving under the influence. We really don't need new laws passed here, we need to step up enforcement of current laws already on the books.

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Jan '13

seedtick

v Yes, it's reckless

This is a tough one...If a person knows he/she is too tired to drive he/she should not drive. This is common sense. However, there are some circumstances where this cannot be considered a criminal act. In years past you could pull over and take a nap on the roadside....but not anymore. Too many predatory criminals out there just waiting for a situation like that.

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Jan '13

WilliamWallace

v Yes, it's reckless

Technically it is as dangerous as driving under the influence. Also there are usually several statutes that it falls under.

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Jan '13

Yobyag

v No, it's just bad luck

You cannot make falling asleep illegal. If it is found in a trial that you fell asleep I would think that some form of negligence could be applied but that is about it.

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Jan '13

Speedieg

v No, it's just bad luck

This is the dumbest question ever. What's next, illegal to be overweight? Illegal to ride a horse?

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Jan '13

Denizen_Kate

v No, it's just bad luck

When are we going to stop the insurance industry from enacting laws that do more for their benefit than anyone else's?

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