LordRaiden
Banned
I see way to many idiots on the road today driving that by no means whatsoever should be driving. Case in point, this morning some moron was going too fast and took out 4 other cars who's drivers were not only doing the speed limit, but were also driving correctly. This ***hole decided that he wanted to take his half of the road out of the middle, lost it on a patch of ice at 2x's the speed limit and when the dust settled, his car, plus 4 others lay totaled on the road.
In Germany the requirements are so strict when it comes to getting a licence, it takes some people 6 to 9 months of classes and road time before they are allowed to drive or even have their own licence. Here in the US, if you're under 21, you take a 6 week drivers ed class that's perty much a joke and you've got a licence to drive the worlds most powerful legalized weapon. Over 21 and all you need is a birth certificate in many states. I'm not saying the federal government needs to step in on this. Actually, quite the contrary. They got their hands in too much stuff already.
What we need is to have much stricter driving laws, and we need to keep better tabs on drivers who are just learning, and for those who might have disabilities or age issues that would render them unsafe. Case in point, a young girl, probubly 16 or 17, brand new to driving, and she killed 2 people when she ran a red light at a local intersection last summer. She came out with little more than a bump on her head. When asked why she ran the red light, she was like "what red light?" Apparently she had been talking on her cell phone, putting on makeup, and not paying any attention to the road.
Driving is a privaledge, not a f'ing requirement of being an American, and people need to realize that. I have several ideas that might make the roads better, like yearly drivers testing for drivers 16-21, bi-annual for 21-25, and the reverse starting at age 55 on up for seniors. Physical and mental handycaps would have to be handled on a case to case basis. If I had my way, people would have to be at least 18 to even be considered for a drivers licence, or even 21 because when you're 16 you still aren't old enough and responsible enough to take care of your own choices in many cases, you certainly can't fend for yourself, and in most states, you can't smoke till you're at least 18. So why is driving different?
Also, not to keep the rest of you out of the loop, I think very stringent driving tests should be required for all those of us who already have our licences. Maybe conduct the tests either bi-annually or every 4 years when we renew our licences to make sure we haven't started driving like idiots.
Anyone else think that driving restrictions need to be tighter? I sure do. And I have no problem going along with any of my suggestions either, because if I took one of the driving tests and they failed me because I was a bad driver, then tough luck. If I suck at driving, then I don't need to be on the road, and same goes for anyone else. Sorry if this request for comment has turned into a rant. But I'm tired of dealing with morons on the road every single stinking day.
In Germany the requirements are so strict when it comes to getting a licence, it takes some people 6 to 9 months of classes and road time before they are allowed to drive or even have their own licence. Here in the US, if you're under 21, you take a 6 week drivers ed class that's perty much a joke and you've got a licence to drive the worlds most powerful legalized weapon. Over 21 and all you need is a birth certificate in many states. I'm not saying the federal government needs to step in on this. Actually, quite the contrary. They got their hands in too much stuff already.
What we need is to have much stricter driving laws, and we need to keep better tabs on drivers who are just learning, and for those who might have disabilities or age issues that would render them unsafe. Case in point, a young girl, probubly 16 or 17, brand new to driving, and she killed 2 people when she ran a red light at a local intersection last summer. She came out with little more than a bump on her head. When asked why she ran the red light, she was like "what red light?" Apparently she had been talking on her cell phone, putting on makeup, and not paying any attention to the road.
Driving is a privaledge, not a f'ing requirement of being an American, and people need to realize that. I have several ideas that might make the roads better, like yearly drivers testing for drivers 16-21, bi-annual for 21-25, and the reverse starting at age 55 on up for seniors. Physical and mental handycaps would have to be handled on a case to case basis. If I had my way, people would have to be at least 18 to even be considered for a drivers licence, or even 21 because when you're 16 you still aren't old enough and responsible enough to take care of your own choices in many cases, you certainly can't fend for yourself, and in most states, you can't smoke till you're at least 18. So why is driving different?
Also, not to keep the rest of you out of the loop, I think very stringent driving tests should be required for all those of us who already have our licences. Maybe conduct the tests either bi-annually or every 4 years when we renew our licences to make sure we haven't started driving like idiots.
Anyone else think that driving restrictions need to be tighter? I sure do. And I have no problem going along with any of my suggestions either, because if I took one of the driving tests and they failed me because I was a bad driver, then tough luck. If I suck at driving, then I don't need to be on the road, and same goes for anyone else. Sorry if this request for comment has turned into a rant. But I'm tired of dealing with morons on the road every single stinking day.
