Will driving license be obsolete in the future ?

u crank · 10-28-15, 05:40 AM

As a person who has been driving a car for over 35 years I have made one singular observation. Cars are made much safer these days. Seat belts, air bags, better braking systems, better lights, and now proximity warning etc. I have not seen any improvement in driver training or requirements for licensing and driver training. The only thing I can think of is Drivers Ed which both of my children took but it is optional. I tested and received my drivers license in 1969, and have never been required to retest. That is absurd. I would be very much in favor of much stricter driving exams and retesting at regular intervals. I see people every day who do not know or ignore the basic rules of the road. Make cars as safe as possible but the problem is still the person behind the wheel.

Aktungbby · 10-28-15, 08:17 AM

I don't think driver licenses are going away; they are the basic Amerikan police state ID card. Case in point: while on the job I was asked for ID by a well-meaning but nosey MARIN County gendarme who "asked for ID". So no problem: I pulled out my USA PASSPORT CARD which is the finest ID on the planet,

and gave it to him. He thanked me and then asked for the driver license as he could not deal with a passport ID. Naturally, being on foot on my own turf with no time for rigamarole (also spelled rigmarole), I said "I'm not driving and you have the best ID in the world as per your request sir." And so it goes in small towns across "Merika".

The officer was not amused...but his partner was.

Even in 'Merika: I had complied and you only have to comply...ONCE!

Jimbuna · 10-28-15, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by u crank

As a person who has been driving a car for over 35 years I have made one singular observation. Cars are made much safer these days. Seat belts, air bags, better braking systems, better lights, and now proximity warning etc. I have not seen any improvement in driver training or requirements for licensing and driver training. The only thing I can think of is Drivers Ed which both of my children took but it is optional. I tested and received my drivers license in 1969, and have never been required to retest. That is absurd. I would be very much in favor of much stricter driving exams and retesting at regular intervals. I see people every day who do not know or ignore the basic rules of the road. Make cars as safe as possible but the problem is still the person behind the wheel.

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10-28-15, 05:40 AM	#1
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,744 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	As a person who has been driving a car for over 35 years I have made one singular observation. Cars are made much safer these days. Seat belts, air bags, better braking systems, better lights, and now proximity warning etc. I have not seen any improvement in driver training or requirements for licensing and driver training. The only thing I can think of is Drivers Ed which both of my children took but it is optional. I tested and received my drivers license in 1969, and have never been required to retest. That is absurd. I would be very much in favor of much stricter driving exams and retesting at regular intervals. I see people every day who do not know or ignore the basic rules of the road. Make cars as safe as possible but the problem is still the person behind the wheel. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

10-28-15, 08:17 AM	#2
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,986 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I don't think driver licenses are going away; they are the basic Amerikan police state ID card. Case in point: while on the job I was asked for ID by a well-meaning but nosey MARIN County gendarme who "asked for ID". So no problem: I pulled out my USA PASSPORT CARD which is the finest ID on the planet, and gave it to him. He thanked me and then asked for the driver license as he could not deal with a passport ID. Naturally, being on foot on my own turf with no time for rigamarole (also spelled rigmarole), I said "I'm not driving and you have the best ID in the world as per your request sir." And so it goes in small towns across "Merika". The officer was not amused...but his partner was. Even in 'Merika: I had complied and you only have to comply...ONCE! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!! Last edited by Aktungbby; 10-28-15 at 08:23 AM.