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That is an amazing idea. I would love it if people were required to spend time in driving simulators practicing spin recovery, emergency braking, etc. This is t

That is an amazing idea. I would love it if people were required to spend time in driving simulators practicing spin recovery, emergency braking, etc. This is totally doable and could have a huge impact on accident statistics. It's also a much better way to validate drivers' reaction times and decision-making ability as they age.

ghaff 10y ago
In an ideal world, sure. In the real world, what could be the problem with making everyone take a regular test to have the right to continue doing something that's an inherent part of most people working and participating in society? Yes, there are some people driving who probably shouldn't be on the road. But until such times as automation arrives, you'll find exactly zero support for that idea outside the young and fit of Silicon Valley.
- drittich 10y ago
  I strongly disagree that driving is a right. It is a privilege that should be validated as well as is practical to protect yourself and the rest of society. I don't think we are anywhere near the limits of what is practical. Because we don't currently do this doesn't make it right, or something we shouldn't think of ways to solve. See recent changes in North American society regarding smoking laws. Change can happen faster than you think.
  - Dylan16807 10y ago
    Doesn't matter if it's a birthright (and the use of "to have the right" in that sentence was more the meaning of "entitlement"). It's "an inherent part of most people working and participating in society". You need to change that if you want it to be reasonable to stop more than a few extreme cases from driving.
    - ghaff 10y ago
      Exactly. When the day comes when there are 100% autonomous vehicles--which I don't expect to be particularly soon, but that's another discussion--I think it may be seen as [EDIT: wording] perfectly reasonable to impose stricter licensing requirements on manual vehicles operating on public streets. I'd also add that fatalities are far more often caused by reckless young drivers than by the not so fit and young whose reflexes or eyesight may not be what they once were.

ghaff 10y ago

In an ideal world, sure. In the real world, what could be the problem with making everyone take a regular test to have the right to continue doing something that's an inherent part of most people working and participating in society? Yes, there are some people driving who probably shouldn't be on the road. But until such times as automation arrives, you'll find exactly zero support for that idea outside the young and fit of Silicon Valley.

drittich 10y ago
I strongly disagree that driving is a right. It is a privilege that should be validated as well as is practical to protect yourself and the rest of society. I don't think we are anywhere near the limits of what is practical. Because we don't currently do this doesn't make it right, or something we shouldn't think of ways to solve. See recent changes in North American society regarding smoking laws. Change can happen faster than you think.
- Dylan16807 10y ago
  Doesn't matter if it's a birthright (and the use of "to have the right" in that sentence was more the meaning of "entitlement"). It's "an inherent part of most people working and participating in society". You need to change that if you want it to be reasonable to stop more than a few extreme cases from driving.
  - ghaff 10y ago
    Exactly. When the day comes when there are 100% autonomous vehicles--which I don't expect to be particularly soon, but that's another discussion--I think it may be seen as [EDIT: wording] perfectly reasonable to impose stricter licensing requirements on manual vehicles operating on public streets. I'd also add that fatalities are far more often caused by reckless young drivers than by the not so fit and young whose reflexes or eyesight may not be what they once were.