You admit to being too unskilled and paranoid to drive yourself, but you're an expert on the driving qualifications and skills of 200 million other Americans. Right.
Not coincidentally, your solution to your personal phobia, is to restrict the rights of your fellow citizens to transport themselves.
That's un-American, friend.
You are in error.
I drive, I just am one of the few honest enough to realize I, and most people suck at it. I probably have as many miles as any other 56 year old male except for professionals, and no at fault accidents, and no ticket for 25 years; so you assertion that I am unskilled and paranoid is blatantly false.
And personally, I’m more stating that I think it inevitable, based on facts and circumstances rather than advocating any such laws, so take your insults and insinuations of ‘un American’-ness and please revise them. I wouldn’t *SUPPORT* the government taking away driving privileges from almost everyone, I merely think it’s going to happen in the next few decades because lots of people don’t like driving and lots of people shouldn’t, and eventually reality will win. People would rather do things than drive most of the time (talk on cell phones, eat), autonomous cars will let them do that while also allowing the flexibility and freedom of movement that public transportation does not, that’s why in 30 years most cars will be self driving; that and insurance companies.
So kindly cease with ill founded and inaccurate insults.
thanks.
As an addendum, yes, I do stand by the belief that getting a driver’s license should require one hell of a lot more demonstrated competence than it currently does. Maybe you don’t drive the roads I do.
I traveled for a living (outside sales and support) for 30 years. 2 million road miles. Never had a single accident. Except, I did run over a wild hog late one night. Messed up the radiator and AC coil. Got hot. Warped head.
My wife is a control freak. She cannot stand for me to drive, so I simply let her. smile. (really don’t care)