Posted On: June 15, 2006, 9:46 am CDT

Posted By: bubba

When it comes to using occupation, it seems to me that it doesn;t have to be a poor versus rich issue. It's like this. Person A can own a landscaping business and person B can be a computer programmer, both makign the same amount of money per year. Person A busts his tail all day everyday, working very hard physically. Person B sits in a desk chair all day, and likely doesn't put in as many hours per day. When the workday is over and they get in their vehicile to go home which one might be more likely to be extremely exhausted, and therefore less alert on the roadways? I realize that's pretty simple, but I could see that as an example where occupation would be a valid criteria. Heck, I make very little money working a desk job, whereas the landscape guy makes so much more than I do and works so much harder. So, because he makes more, you can just ignore the fact that he works extremely hard, and that would have no bearing on his ability to operate a vehicle?
I do squat. It would stand to reason that I would be more alert than he is. I don't think it has to be about how much money one makes, but it can be about the work the do and how that might affect their driving.