<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Dish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://dish.andrewsullivan.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Andrew Sullivan]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://dish.andrewsullivan.com/author/sullydish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Under The Influence Of&nbsp;Exhaustion]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>The NYT <a href="http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/12/01/nyregion/push-to-prosecute-drowsy-driving-may-hinge-on-its-definition.xml" target="_self">reports</a> on attempts to hold sleepy drivers accountable for the accidents they cause. Balko <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/radley-balko/sleepdeprived-drive_b_2243971.html" target="_self">wants</a>&#0160;a different system:</p> <blockquote> <p>The answer,&#0160;<a href="http://reason.com/archives/2010/10/11/abolish-drunk-driving-laws" target="_hplink">as I&#39;ve argued before</a>, is to scrap the under-the-influence model altogether. Stop focusing on&#0160;<em>why</em>&#0160;people drive poorly and start punishing them for driving poorly. A family of four killed when an oncoming car hops the median is no less dead if the driver was a mom distracted by her kids in the back seat, a drunk driver, or a teenager who lost control while sending a text message.</p> </blockquote>]]></html></oembed>