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afcool83 ◴[] No.44988724[source]
I live in one of the areas they are actively testing/training in. Their cars consistently behave better and more safely than most human drivers that I’m forced to share the road with.

As semi-autonomous and autonomous cars become the norm, I would adore to see obtaining a drivers license ratchet up in difficulty in order to remove dangerous human drivers from the road.

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throwaway0123_5 ◴[] No.44989469[source]
> I would adore to see obtaining a drivers license ratchet up in difficulty in order to remove dangerous human drivers from the road.

I think it would be far more effective to make it easier to lose your license than it would be to make getting the license more challenging.

The absolute most dangerous drivers I see on the road aren't bad drivers in the sense that they're unskilled at controlling their car. I can't weave between cars at 120 mph or cross three lanes of traffic to make an exit I didn't see until the last second without killing myself, but I routinely see people do that. Sure they don't care about driving safely and/or following the law, but they're probably sane enough to pull it together for a brief driving test.

The other big category of dangerous drivers is drunk/distracted (texting) drivers. Again, most of the people engaging in these behaviors are probably smart enough not to do them during a driving test.

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nipponese ◴[] No.44991670[source]
Don't you think it would be easier and cheaper to gatekeep than to build up an enforcement and judgement workforce.
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dbmikus ◴[] No.44992343[source]
The people that are good but dangerous drivers will drive well and safely during tests, so you won't catch them.
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mcny ◴[] No.44994181[source]
We need a consistently reliable public transit system before we tell people they can't drive for one reason or another.
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1. AlecSchueler ◴[] No.44994800[source]
Allow drink driving in places with no metro system? There are obviously lines to be drawn in what you allow, for the safety of others, regardless of the alternatives. That said, we can absolutely work on improving public transport at the same time. There's no reason to have to fully solve public transport before trying to tackle dangerous driving.
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2. spauldo ◴[] No.44999536[source]
People don't need to drink. They do need to get to work, pick up the kids from school, buy groceries, etc.