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Most middle- and upper-class Americans take a driver’s education course (like what you’ve described) prior to receiving their driver’s license. In 10 years it w

by tc313 9y ago

Most middle- and upper-class Americans take a driver’s education course (like what you’ve described) prior to receiving their driver’s license. In 10 years it won’t even be necessary because nobody’s going to be driving themselves anyway.

adrianN 9y ago
A lot of the cars on the road right now are ten years old or older. Even if self driving cars became a thing that anybody can afford right now it would take longer than ten years before nobody had to drive themselves.
- ptaipale 9y ago
  In my country (Finland), the average age of cars used in traffic is 13 years.
Piskvorrr 9y ago
Except pedestrians, bikers, cyclists, etcetera. (Plus you are overestimating the rate of change: I still see horse carriages on the road, 100+ years after the beginning of the car era) And don't get me started on driver ed in PA, USA: in my case, it consisted of a video, signing an drivers' permit application - and voila, go out there and drive (under supervision). I was shocked, shocked.
- chillydawg 9y ago
  In the UK you can get a provisional license that allows supervised driving with zero training. It's assumed your supervisor (anyone holding a driving licence for something like 7 years or more) will stop you doing stupid shit.
  - Piskvorrr 9y ago
    Interesting. I was so used to the continental idea "driver school takes at least weeks and is like any other training, except it's in a car" that the opposite approach was highly unexpected to me; it does make sense though.
gambiting 9y ago
>> In 10 years it won’t even be necessary because nobody’s going to be driving themselves anyway. Try 50+ years. Driverless cars aren't happening anytime soon, and certainly not to a level where you literally don't need a licence to drive one.
- zimpenfish 9y ago
  And public transport definitely isn't going to be taking up the slack given the catastrophic decline in public investment therein.

by tc313 9y ago

adrianN 9y ago

A lot of the cars on the road right now are ten years old or older. Even if self driving cars became a thing that anybody can afford right now it would take longer than ten years before nobody had to drive themselves.

ptaipale 9y ago
In my country (Finland), the average age of cars used in traffic is 13 years.

Piskvorrr 9y ago

Except pedestrians, bikers, cyclists, etcetera. (Plus you are overestimating the rate of change: I still see horse carriages on the road, 100+ years after the beginning of the car era) And don't get me started on driver ed in PA, USA: in my case, it consisted of a video, signing an drivers' permit application - and voila, go out there and drive (under supervision). I was shocked, shocked.

chillydawg 9y ago
In the UK you can get a provisional license that allows supervised driving with zero training. It's assumed your supervisor (anyone holding a driving licence for something like 7 years or more) will stop you doing stupid shit.
- Piskvorrr 9y ago
  Interesting. I was so used to the continental idea "driver school takes at least weeks and is like any other training, except it's in a car" that the opposite approach was highly unexpected to me; it does make sense though.

gambiting 9y ago

>> In 10 years it won’t even be necessary because nobody’s going to be driving themselves anyway. Try 50+ years. Driverless cars aren't happening anytime soon, and certainly not to a level where you literally don't need a licence to drive one.

zimpenfish 9y ago
And public transport definitely isn't going to be taking up the slack given the catastrophic decline in public investment therein.