The government doesn't 'own' the roads, the public does.
Not to mention the legal definition of license IS governmental permission.
The government doesn't 'own' the roads, the public does.
Not to mention the legal definition of license IS governmental permission.
Well said!
Technically the government does not own anything, it holds it in trust for the citizens. However as caretaker of that trust, they regulate the use of those items they hold in trust.
My point was not to argue the symantecs of government ownership, rather to illustrate that regulation of the use of roads does not restrict a person from driving. It only controls driving on the government roads for which they are responsible. Is that an unreasonable function of government?