• GiddyGap@lemm.eeOP
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    1 year ago

    The US is too car-dependent to make a drivers license harder or more expensive to get. Less safety is the price we pay.

    • restingboredface@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Yep, and we are generally not willing (as a society) to pay decent wages for things like teachers, so getting drivers ed teachers for all student drivers would be not possible. Private lessons would work but that would make it unavailable to a lot of less affluent people.

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      1 year ago

      If someone is too stupid to learn to drive safely maybe we don’t need them participating in society anyway.

      • Reddit_Is_Trash@reddthat.com
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        1 year ago

        They are free to participate in society, just not drive on the roads. It’s their fault if they can’t learn how to drive.

        We need to hold people to some standard. If they are incapable of learning how to drive, we should direct resources to those who are. It’s time we stop catering to the lowest common denominators of society

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          When I was taking the test prior to my appointment was a girl who failed, and I kid you not, 8-9 times already. She was shaking out of fear. We had a common instructor so I overheard him tell her where she commonly makes mistakes. Basically her driving is fine but she doesn’t follow signs one bit. She would drive fast in school zone or blow through stop signs. And I completely agree, some standards must be upheld. Just being able to get the vehicle moving is not a reason enough to own a license. You need to be able to be part of the system.

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      1 year ago

      You pay much MUCH more for your car dependency, you just don’t even realize how bad it is