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@Velocio
Erm, isn't this to fill a gap in the law so that more drivers can be punished for fatal accidents? Isn't that a good thing?
At present, if you are able to convince a judge or jury that you weren't driving dangerously, you get let off as in law you have to explicitly be guilty of a crime to be punished for it (ah, but your honour whilst I did hit him, that was an accident as I wasn't driving dangerously as my tachymeter and sat nav will assist in proving, below speed limit and nice line down the road).
This new law prevents that by saying that whilst you weren't driving dangerously you were still careless, so still deserve some punishment.
As it stands, you can walk away without any punishment if you are able to convince the judge or jury that you were not consciously driving dangerously.
Isn't that what this is about?