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I think most people wouldn't like the criminal and civil liability that comes along with vehicular manslaughter.
And yet so many are short sighted enough to drive 100 over or whilst intoxicated. At some point society should seek to deter behavior that drastically increases the likelihood of vehicular manslaughter, not merely the act itself.
On the other hand, I'm unfond of any law that penalizes those who have not harmed others. If you hit someone or something with your car, that's harming others because you couldn't control your vehicle.
The law seeks to and does penalize those who have shown a disregard for the safety of others. Driving 100 mph over falls into that category. Facing the wrong direction at the firing range or a shot placed six inches above your neighbors head does as well. Not every action that falls just short of the real deal should be absolved from legal repercussions.