Eegore wrote on 05/08/20 at 11:36:53: I've put way too many dead people from motor vehicle accidents in the morgue to say I'd agree that the operation of a motor vehicle should be a "right" and should't require some sort of assessment before letting someone loose on public roads. I recall one of my friends constantly cutting people off on left hand turns at stoplights when he got the green, the very thing that kills so many motorcyclists, and it turns out he thought if he could gun it fast enough he was allowed to make a left turn like that. All of the high-school kids in the rehab class I assist with have zero parental guidance, they learned by riding with other kids and video games. The very fact that getting in a car and hitting the gas is so easy is also what makes them so dangerous. Any kid can get in and send a ton of metal into you at 60mph, and do so without so much as one adult ever passing on education.
Personally haven't seen evidence that operating a motor vehicle is "Constitutionally" protected as I do not think "travel" constitutes the operation of a vehicle. For instance I can "travel" by train but don't need to be the conductor. Should we be able to freely travel from state to state as long as we are abiding by the law? Absolutely, and that is what Federal interstate commerce laws protect. However I do think each state should have an idea of how many vehicles are using the roads, and have a way to identify who is operating what vehicle.
Were the people who caused the accidents licensed?
I didnt say Untrained, everything we do that has a potential to negatively affect others, we need to do responsibly. Being TRained to drive is reasonable,, every REsposnsibel person would Want to be trained. How many people want to get in a car and go down the road KNowing that They dont know what they are ding? Reasonable people know car wrecks kill people,, and , Not Wanting to get killed, they KNow they need training,,, So
The Law holds people accountable for their bad behavior.
Since going down roads is so necessary in society, and since school is Supposed to Prepare our young for life, Driver training should be part of it. Its nt as if there arent driving schools for people to pay to get taught, if they are adult immigrants..
Licensed people are the overwhelming majority of At Fault people in crashes,, So, clearly, the license ist exactly a safeguard against wrecks.
No licensing isnt suggesting NO TRaining. I think I made that clear,
Just like I never suggested idiots who have no idea about safe handling and accurate use of guns should ever carry,,
Its up to the individual to live responsibly and not ruin others lives. The Law holds people accountable,,
Prior REstraint by telling people what they must do is BS,,
My driving teacher let me drive with one hand on the wheel and an elbow out the window, because she could tell I was able.. I took off in a 3 speed standard pickup, out in an alfalfa field, when I was about 6.. I didnt spin tires, didnt jak rabbit it, didnt kill it,, drove off as smooth as my Grampa,, and hit second, made a circle,, Stopped, did it again,, The guy I was with was standin in the field, frustrated, but shocked,, I never got in trouble,, because I did such a good job,, they just told me dont do that, you cant see well enough to avoid the irrigation ditches,, But I could drive when I was just a kid,, because I watched what was happening,,
Ive seen others who, in spite of training, they werent wurfacrap..
I disagree with LICENSING,, not training..
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