Well what are you suggesting then? I think enforcing the traffic laws we have is one of the low-hanging fruit for cutting the huge rate of deaths from traffic collisions. Are you proposing something concrete that would be better to spend our time on, or just finding an excuse to do nothing?

Every death should be avoided which should go without saying but this is the internet...

>> huge rate

We don't have huge rates compared to other countries - we're usually in the top 3 major developed countries every year for almost a decade at this point. We also don't have huge rates compared to other causes, e.g. there are under 2,000 road deaths each year but suicides top 6,500 per year.

>> Are you proposing something concrete that would be better to spend our time on

Yes - the solution for 0 road deaths does not exist purely in speed. Further, focussing only on speed has detrimental cost to the country. It's impossible to measure this cost so people ignore it. It is not sound methodology to ignore something simply because it can't be measured.

As i stated upfront, enforcement of inappropriate speed should not be stopped, however, the biggest cause of road fatalaties - inattention - should now become a priority for enforcement.

There is no technical gizmo available today for this therefore this means simply investing in more traffic police. No more complicated than that. I would expect though that some budget diverted from speed enforcement (which is a cost activity to the country despite the revenue it generates) would also be directed to figuring out more efficient ways of enforcing inattention. As i also said up front - this doesn't have to be in penalties, it might be better invested in making it less likely for drivers to be inattentive.