Driving while tired can be as dangerous as driving drunk. The occasional 14hr drive isn't horrible, but if you do that several days in a row, you're going to be really tired. So limiting the hours per day a truck driver drives seems like a good idea. As does "shift" driving.
Collision avoidance tech also seems like a good idea.
That said, I don't think we need the government to do anything.
Drivers can unionize and demand better hours. Insurance companies can require collision avoidance tech be installed. Etc.
And if you really believe the government needs to be involved, then it doesn't hurt to try both the government regulation route, and the self-regulation route at the same time. The latter could get implemented faster than the government....
Collision avoidance tech also seems like a good idea.
That said, I don't think we need the government to do anything.
Drivers can unionize and demand better hours. Insurance companies can require collision avoidance tech be installed. Etc.
And if you really believe the government needs to be involved, then it doesn't hurt to try both the government regulation route, and the self-regulation route at the same time. The latter could get implemented faster than the government....