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There's a difference between driving in traffic jams to get to work and driving on twisty empty back roads. The former is a regrettable experience that is a nec

There's a difference between driving in traffic jams to get to work and driving on twisty empty back roads. The former is a regrettable experience that is a necessary evil so that you can make a living. The latter is a hobby that lets you control the direction of the roller coaster.

trgn 5y ago
Public roads are not a racetrack, and it's regrettable many people treat it as such. That society for some reason tolerates "spirited" driving, people using the road as their personal rollercoaster, is one of the worst lapses in our collective judgements. It probably grew out of cars starting out as toys for the rich, and the aspirational branding created around it. Allowing high speed cars anywhere (even on the twisty "empty" roads) is the main reason the public realm is now objectively dangerous. Driving should have been integrated in the culture as a solemn activity, only reserved to those with impeccable integrity and high moral standing, a true privilege in which the driver assumes responsibility for the lives of others, and accepts accountability commensurate with this duty. Ending somebodies life, injuring others, causing damage, those are the inevitable by-products of careless driving, of driving for sport. I'm exaggerating for emphasis. But driving as a hobby should be reserved to the racetrack. Just like shooting guns as a hobby is reserved to the gun range.
- turminal 5y ago
  The fact that someone likes driving doesn't mean they are careless or going too fast.
  - tonyedgecombe 5y ago
    "control the direction of the roller coaster" implies otherwise.
- simonccarter 5y ago
  You can drive safely and enjoy it.
seanmcdirmid 5y ago
Recreational driving sounds a lot different from the daily grind or that t5 hour trip on I90 from Seattle to Spokane to see family that you’ve made a hundred times before. Self driving cars would really help with the grind, then maybe we can focus more on recreation with the time we save.

trgn 5y ago

Public roads are not a racetrack, and it's regrettable many people treat it as such. That society for some reason tolerates "spirited" driving, people using the road as their personal rollercoaster, is one of the worst lapses in our collective judgements. It probably grew out of cars starting out as toys for the rich, and the aspirational branding created around it. Allowing high speed cars anywhere (even on the twisty "empty" roads) is the main reason the public realm is now objectively dangerous. Driving should have been integrated in the culture as a solemn activity, only reserved to those with impeccable integrity and high moral standing, a true privilege in which the driver assumes responsibility for the lives of others, and accepts accountability commensurate with this duty. Ending somebodies life, injuring others, causing damage, those are the inevitable by-products of careless driving, of driving for sport. I'm exaggerating for emphasis. But driving as a hobby should be reserved to the racetrack. Just like shooting guns as a hobby is reserved to the gun range.

turminal 5y ago
The fact that someone likes driving doesn't mean they are careless or going too fast.
- tonyedgecombe 5y ago
  "control the direction of the roller coaster" implies otherwise.
simonccarter 5y ago
You can drive safely and enjoy it.

seanmcdirmid 5y ago

Recreational driving sounds a lot different from the daily grind or that t5 hour trip on I90 from Seattle to Spokane to see family that you’ve made a hundred times before. Self driving cars would really help with the grind, then maybe we can focus more on recreation with the time we save.