(February 17, 2019 at 11:46 am)Yonadav Wrote: My initial gut response to this was no. But then I started thinking about the possibility that I might be partly responsible for my car being stolen. For example, if I left the keys in the ignition while I went into the grocery store, I would immediately think that it was my fault when I came out and discovered that my car is gone. But that doesn't mean that it is entirely my fault. After all, a person doesn't have a right to steal my car just because I made it easy for them. If I found out that they killed someone with my car, I would be kicking the crap out of myself for leaving the keys in the ignition. But would I have some sort of criminal liability? Was I criminally negligent? No, I don't think so. That would open up a huge can of worms. We could become liable for no end of crazy things.
One certain industry doesn't like taking responsibility. But, Yes it would be a blunder to leave your keys in your car. But, tons of vehicles today have better anti theft technology and even GPS tracking.
But just because the criminal is ultimately responsible, does not mean a 5 year old driving is legal. It does not mean drunk driving is legal. And nobody can drive a Monster truck 4 lanes wide, or army tank on a public road.
And over time cars have gotten better. They have seat belts and air bags now. The trend should be to electric to help stop global warming.
Laws have to change with changing technology. Just like the internet would not work if we stuck with protecting rotary phone manufacturers.
