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Originally Posted by Table 5
I'm all about the freedom driving gives you, but nobody says you can't be safer and still enjoy that freedom. We have despicably low standards for driving in this country. Combine the lack of skill with all these giant vehicles that make you feel invincible, add in some bad weather and sub-par roads, and it's no surprise when you get awful weekends like this last one.
It all comes down to driver training and testing...neither of which our system excels in.
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Yeah, I was reacting to his ancillary comment about self-driving cars. People don't understand how limited, and hypothetical the technology actually is, but love to hold it up as the white knight to all of our driving concerns.
As I said, more training, more inspections, and stiffer penalties.