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Originally Posted by CamaroSkooter
And that's exactly the reason I believe the United States should make driver's education a little more comprehensive as well as making the driving tests required to obtain a driver's license a little more difficult. I also think testing should be required periodically (say, every 4 years) to prove that you have still retained the required knowledge to operate a motor vehicle safely on a public roadway.
You simply cannot design a roadway for the stupidity of people. Because no matter how idiot-proof you make something, an even bigger idiot will come along and prove you wrong.
Roadways should continue to be designed for the expected intelligence of a competent driver, and let natural selection take care of the idiots.  |
They don't even use what little drivers education they get now. They ignore even the most basic rules of the road you have to know to get a license. So how do you think more education will help? They will ignore that just as well..
It's easy to pass tests then ignore what was on them, everyone has to be able to stop properly at stop signs or stop lights or they don't get a license correct? So how many people still run them? They will do it for a test because they have to.... Also I bet 1/3 of drivers don't even have licenses... Look in the paper at the police blotter and just see how many people get stopped for something and have no license or are driving on a revoked or suspended license.
More education and retesting will make little difference.
I blame it more on lack or proper upbringing about how to respect others and following the rules. As long as people feel like they have the right to do their own thing while driving you will continue to have problems.