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When I was a kid in school, one of the teachers said that driving amplifies all of our social shortcomings. When you're behind the wheel of a car, you feel empowered and will do things that you wouldn't normally do. It didn't make much sense at the time. I just didn't get it.
It took me several decades to figure out, that the teacher meant that people turn into jerks. Fighting over parking spaces. Road rage. Driving down the middle of the road. Cutting people off. Aggressive finger gestures and offers of sodomy. Speeding. Unsignaled lane changes.
At the very least, you should have to pass a test to qualify you to drive a car. Make people who want a car; pay to take a test and get a special license. And extra taxes on the gasoline. Those things are dangerous. They could kill somebody. They should all have special unique identifiers and be registered. Then make everyone who wants to own a car, carry a bond or have some sort of financial responsibility for the damage that they will cause with that car. And if you are out in public with that car, the police will have the right to detain you and inspect documentation.
It took me several decades to figure out, that the teacher meant that people turn into jerks. Fighting over parking spaces. Road rage. Driving down the middle of the road. Cutting people off. Aggressive finger gestures and offers of sodomy. Speeding. Unsignaled lane changes.
At the very least, you should have to pass a test to qualify you to drive a car. Make people who want a car; pay to take a test and get a special license. And extra taxes on the gasoline. Those things are dangerous. They could kill somebody. They should all have special unique identifiers and be registered. Then make everyone who wants to own a car, carry a bond or have some sort of financial responsibility for the damage that they will cause with that car. And if you are out in public with that car, the police will have the right to detain you and inspect documentation.
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From: North Central Washington
When I was a kid in school, one of the teachers said that driving amplifies all of our social shortcomings. When you're behind the wheel of a car, you feel empowered and will do things that you wouldn't normally do. It didn't make much sense at the time. I just didn't get it.
It took me several decades to figure out, that the teacher meant that people turn into jerks. Fighting over parking spaces. Road rage. Driving down the middle of the road. Cutting people off. Aggressive finger gestures and offers of sodomy. Speeding. Unsignaled lane changes.
At the very least, you should have to pass a test to qualify you to drive a car. Make people who want a car; pay to take a test and get a special license. And extra taxes on the gasoline. Those things are dangerous. They could kill somebody. They should all have special unique identifiers and be registered. Then make everyone who wants to own a car, carry a bond or have some sort of financial responsibility for the damage that they will cause with that car. And if you are out in public with that car, the police will have the right to detain you and inspect documentation.
It took me several decades to figure out, that the teacher meant that people turn into jerks. Fighting over parking spaces. Road rage. Driving down the middle of the road. Cutting people off. Aggressive finger gestures and offers of sodomy. Speeding. Unsignaled lane changes.
At the very least, you should have to pass a test to qualify you to drive a car. Make people who want a car; pay to take a test and get a special license. And extra taxes on the gasoline. Those things are dangerous. They could kill somebody. They should all have special unique identifiers and be registered. Then make everyone who wants to own a car, carry a bond or have some sort of financial responsibility for the damage that they will cause with that car. And if you are out in public with that car, the police will have the right to detain you and inspect documentation.
Or just reintroduce drivers education in high school and make it a mandatory class that you have to pass.