Whether this situation is created because the driver is drunk, falling asleep, high on drugs, distracted by talking on a cell phone or yelling at the kids in the back seat, he should be held responsible and accountable for his actions. Perfect safety may be pleasant to contemplate or to argue about. It is, however, impossible to achieve and undesirable even if it could be. Someone might suffer an asthma attack and die because you wear cologne or perfume. You might bump into someone on a crowded sidewalk and send him sprawling to crack his head on the concrete and die.
Travelers fly to countries around the globe.
They may contract a flu virus in China and bring it back to the United States, infecting thousands or millions. Or a plane may fall from the sky and smash into your home. You could compile a wearyingly long list of minor and major dangers lurking around every corner and threatening us every minute of the day. If we adopted the principle suggested by Ernst, none of those potentially lethal activities would be tolerated. Only death provides the eternal succor and safety he is obsessed to achieve.