The new thingy nowadays is automation in cars and trucks with online technology and sensors with features such as automated braking etc.
Now back almost a century ago engineers drew a straight line a map based the topograghy and cheaper construction costs as well..
On the straight miles and miles strectches the accident rates were catastrophic people would be so "bored" fall asleep behind the wheel.
Today we got a New Thingy people aint even driving watching the road anticipating traffic.
Today people constanly play with their phones cannot live 20 minutes without them.
Also newer vehichles are manufactured with "Info-Tainment" Centers thats the computer screen in the dash.
Even before that truckers used to put a old laptop on dash that could play "DVD" discs watch a movie going down the freeway.
Im sorry that aint "Real Driving" and if ya cannot get going on Coffee/Mt Dew be constantly watching ya mirror and anticipatation ya got "Zero Buisness" driving or being out on oir Roadways take the bus