Thu 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. Post
Wed N0rthman v No, it's just bad luck Who in their right mind would intentionally fall asleep while driving? Post
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. Post
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........ Post
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. Post
u 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. Post
u Apr 29 BossTweed v No, it's just bad luck Unlike Texting and Phone yak........falling asleep is just bad luck. r1 reply Post
Apr 26 WMCOL v No, it's just bad luck But any crimes that result from falling asleep should be prosecuted. Post
Thu 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. Post
Wed N0rthman v No, it's just bad luck Who in their right mind would intentionally fall asleep while driving? Post
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. Post
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........ Post
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. Post
u 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. Post
u Apr 29 BossTweed v No, it's just bad luck Unlike Texting and Phone yak........falling asleep is just bad luck. r1 reply Post
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. Post @TheHandsomeOne
Apr 26 WMCOL v No, it's just bad luck But any crimes that result from falling asleep should be prosecuted. Post
u Apr '13 gherlone v No, it's just bad luck criminalizing mistakes is just plain bad public policy. Post
u Mar '13 MudPuppy v No, it's just bad luck Unless they are in anyway carelessly responsible, through drugs, alcohol, or irresponsible behavior. Post
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. Post
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. Post
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. Post
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. Post
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. Post
u 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. Post
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.... Post
u Jan '13 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. B1 r5 replies e38 endorsed Post
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! r7 replies e34 endorsed Post
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. B1 r4 replies e9 endorsed Post
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. r1 reply e6 endorsed Post
u 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. B1 e5 endorsed Post
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. r10 replies e4 endorsed Post
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. e4 endorsed Post
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? B2 r1 reply e1 endorsed Post
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? B1 e1 endorsed Post