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<blockquote data-quote="newusername" data-source="post: 6225219" data-attributes="member: 562064">Another straw man argument.&nbsp; Where have I argued that government should teach us how to drive?&nbsp; Here is an example I would prefer, just to show how grossly you mischaracterize my position: all licenses are acquired through testing among licensed private businesses; all drivers must have insurance through private businesses; private insurance industry penalizes those with poor safety records; the individual, wanting to have affordable insurance, also wants to avoid accidents, so they take their lessons (and acquire their licenses) from the companies who have a demonstrably lower accident rate among their graduates.&nbsp; Certainly this requires responsibility on the part of the individual, and though we can argue that some will not act responsibly, we will not get anywhere unless people understand that driving is not a right and that the freedom to drive also carries extraordinary responsibility.&nbsp; I believe in the opposite of a nanny government, but feel free to try again.Look at your own argument: how will we ever achieve safety if our only approach to improving it is &quot;drive bigger vehicles?&quot;&nbsp; The result of that is a large vehicle arms race, which not only fails to address the root cause of damage resulting from vehicles, but also is inefficient in many respects.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="newusername, post: 6225219, member: 562064"] Another straw man argument. Where have I argued that government should teach us how to drive? Here is an example I would prefer, just to show how grossly you mischaracterize my position: all licenses are acquired through testing among licensed private businesses; all drivers must have insurance through private businesses; private insurance industry penalizes those with poor safety records; the individual, wanting to have affordable insurance, also wants to avoid accidents, so they take their lessons (and acquire their licenses) from the companies who have a demonstrably lower accident rate among their graduates. Certainly this requires responsibility on the part of the individual, and though we can argue that some will not act responsibly, we will not get anywhere unless people understand that driving is not a right and that the freedom to drive also carries extraordinary responsibility. I believe in the opposite of a nanny government, but feel free to try again. Look at your own argument: how will we ever achieve safety if our only approach to improving it is "drive bigger vehicles?" The result of that is a large vehicle arms race, which not only fails to address the root cause of damage resulting from vehicles, but also is inefficient in many respects. [/QUOTE]

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