all this reminds me of a film i saw years ago where a guy gets put into a cryogenic pod and wakes up to a world where everyone is stupid. we are getting closer and closer to it happening more an more rules to protect the dim.
Im not saying we should go back to the old days with the village idiot with a bell around his neck but making it so that the muppet crossing a busy road that cant be bothered or hasnt the intelegence to remove his eyes from his mobile for 5 secs to see if its clear to cross is a step too far.