i really don't understand how killing someone intentionally with a car is any different than doing so with a gun. that guy should never see sunlight again. what a system.
on a side note, my boss told me today one of his friends in japan got a DUI- ten thousand dollar fine and ten years suspended license. i think it's fucking awesome, but i'm biased.
Usually in my experience a car gets treated as a deadly weapon just like a gun. This instance is a terrible oversight and in my opinion, not justice.
I'd be down for some Germany type road rules.