[palmer]

By your argument, blind people have a RIGHT to drive a car.

My argument didn't mention that there are rules like sobriety or vision. The fact that there are rules and laws does not make driving a privilege, it's a right with attendant responsibilities.

This is the last sentence I will waste on such foolishness.

That's your right. I did note that you had the right to post your opinion on the internet using the connection you paid for and websites you support. There are laws about what you can't post (e.g. threats to the President). Same deal with driving.

[Mojave]

The fact that there are rules and laws does not make driving a privilege, it's a right with attendant responsibilities.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

privilege

PRIV'ILEGE, n. [L. privilegium; privus, separate, private, and lex, law; originally a private law, some public act that regarded an individual.]

1. A particular and peculiar benefit or advantage enjoyed by a person, company or society, beyond the common advantages of other citizens. A privilege may be a particular right granted by law or held by custom, or it may be an exemption from some burden to which others are subject

A privilege may be a particular right granted by law. Among other things, the driving privilege extends to licensed drivers and excludes those without licenses.