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On a similar note I think that the offences of "causing death by careless driving" and "causing death by dangerous driving" ought to be abolished.
It is next to impossible to get a conviction because the prosecution have to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the driving was substandard to a criminal degree. It's a very difficult thing to prove apparently. Even when it is proved the sentences are ridiculously lenient.
I would like to see them instead prosecuted with a simple manslaughter charge - a new offence of vehicular manslaughter if really necessary. Then it would only be necessary to prove that the driver caused the death, and it doesn't matter how. It also allows variable sentencing depending on the level of culpability, which as far as I know is entirely down to the judges opinion of the evidence.
In minor collisions I would like the law to be changed/enforced so that the moment a driver says "I didn't see you/him/her" it is taken as an irrevocable admission of guilt to a charge of driving without due care and attention, leading to automatic conviction.