If responsible adults drove for transportation and were motivated by safety it would be a different world. We sometimes pretend that this is the case. I say it is not the case.

Marketing pushes vehicles as a person's identity and a powerful car means a powerful person. A big truck means a big man. People are stupid enough to want to believe this and try to live their life like it is a car commercial. Except for when they are trying to live their life like it is a beer commercial.

So you put the adrenalin junkies in race cars or trucks out on the road with the responsible adults and conflict occurs.