"I didn't see you!" : An excuse for vehicular homicide

A couple of weeks ago, I was riding along on my typical commute at about 4:45am, when a car passed me by in the far left lane.  (S)he gave me plenty of space, was not driving too quickly and did not swerve about in the lane.  What drew my attention to the interior of this vehicle was the rear-view mirror. Or rather the lack-there-of.  Mounted in the middle of the windshield, where the mirror would typically be situated, was a 13-inch LCD monitor, bathing both car and driver in the tantalizing glow of Video-on-Demand and vehicular homicide.

But it's sooo convenient!