Yes, I know. That's what I meant, too. A stop sign is a stop sign - they are well-covered by existing laws.
Since more laws make us more perfect, how many more laws will we have/"need" in the next 10 years? 20 years? 50 years?
Why don't we just go for perfection now, and pass 50 years of more laws all at once? It'll save money in the long run, and zillions of chilldruns too, no doubt.
More laws, more perfection! Because, obviously, our society was teetering on oblivion a few decades ago when we didn't have all the perfection-minded laws we have now.
Look, face it - a grieving politician's kid got mowed down, so all of a sudden this particular law became the most important thing in the entire universe. That's all.