i mean i fucking hate SUVs and melbourne is absolutely filthy with them - i absolutely think they should have a tax penalty to discourage anyone living there from owning them needlessly, but still - if this is some older farmer who had an unexpected minor stroke and has to wake up to the news he's killed five people, i'm not going to be standing in the fucking hospital berating him about his choice of car and trying to make him feel like a murderer. that's absolutely fucking awful.

have some opinions on sensible car regulation, sure, but this is gross. wait until you know what happened before calling for blood for owning a type of car or some shit.

[–] DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think if you choose to do something that puts people at a higher risk than necessary, you should be responsible for the consequences.

If you drink drive and kill someone, you can't say it was an accident. If you're doing burnouts in a crowded street and kill someone, you can't say you didn't mean it. Same with speeding. Driving a death machine puts us all at a heightened risk, and when things go wrong, there should be consequences.

The people who died in Daylesford definitely had consequences of this drivers choice. Why shouldn't the driver have consequences?

[–] Salvo@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They should not be driving a large vehicle if they have a medical history precluding them from operating heavy machinery.

The dude was diabetic and had a history of having hypos.

Epileptics don’t drive at night if they can avoid it, because of the flashing lights:

Why was this guy driving (especially such a large vehicle) when his blood sugar was not properly regulated?

[–] dbilitated@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

agree completely. that's fucked. I accept it may not have been malicious but it's crazy irresponsible.

but that detail came out a day after the guy baying for his blood above, my point was if you have no idea what actually happened, focus on having compassion for people affected, not immediately getting a pitchfork and yelling for "justice".

that kind of justice... well, it usually isn't justice.