U.S. drivers license

Any idea what that might cost?

 

Sounds like a HUGE hassle... And who needs to deal with MORE beauracracy!

It's that simple to get your license because driving is.. that simple.

I don't really think retaking and retaking and retaking the test will reduce accidents...

Accidents happen when people are careless or distracted not because they don't know how to drive.

 

I see all kinds of elderly driving in town here that should have had their license taken away YEARS AGO!

Seriously some of these people clearly can't see a thing! Getting old is a bitch, but c'mon!

In Charles City, there was a place that had a sort of T intersection and a building at the end. It had been crashed into by elderly drivers not once, but twice before it was torn down. We are talking car in the middle of the building, no slowing, just kept going like nothing was there.

Not saying all elderly drivers are bad, but if they can't see a FREAKING BUILDING in front of them, there is a problem.

One of my co-workers was blindsided by an elderly woman that didn't see him, he was just driving down the road and she pulled out of an intersection right into his side, same town!

Something about following someone that obviously is having trouble driving, go to pass, and seeing their head bobbing up and down constantly that just scares me. That can't be healthy.

 

Do you actually have your drivers license already?

If not, I recommend going to the DMV and getting one as soon as possible.
After you realize how much of a pain in the ASS it is dealing with that backwards, worthless, waste of state government time and money that place is, you'll reconsider believing that having to go there once a year to retake driving tests is a good idea.

 

I would be content with a yearly eye and general awareness exam.

 

It took me 4 f'king hours to get my license renewed last year. I do not consider myself a violent man but I am capable. I utterly detest the long waits at the DMV and if I had to wait in line every year for a renewal I'd snap. Take the damn driving test again? Wait LONGER?!

 

The words streamline and government mix like oil and water.

 

My only recommendation is invert the penalty system in place in most states. More lenient for newer drivers and nail older drivers who should "know" better

 

Hoss its the DMV, there is no streamline. There is only the bottom dollar and agitated, underpaid dungeon keepers that want to make your life as much of a living hell as they are having to suffer through every day.

 

No one wants to tackle it because there is the ethical issue of them having no one else to care for them. A lot are probably on their own and without any sort of decent public transportation they are sort of SOL.

However, from a utilitarian perspective, they shouldn't be permitted to risk the lives of others.

 

well then... dont break the traffic laws...

 

I know man it was mainly a knee jerk reaction of remembering my last experience at the DMV that spurred that tirade. Then my last experience with the unemployment compensation call where the guy was a complete asshole on top of confusing me with the wrong person who apparently cussed out his boss and stormed out of the building screaming obscenities at the top of his lungs.

Sometimes you can meet a wonderful person that is sweet as they can be and other times you meet the venomous dungeon keeper. Still I utterly detest dealing with bureaucracy because you are forced to do it. Telemarketers aren't so bad as I can just set the phone down and let them do all their talking, but I'm on the don't call list now so I don't have to do that anymore.

 

If you're not legally blind or paralyzed or mentally incapacitated, driving should be as simple as walking or riding a bike.

You pay attention to your surroundings and you follow the signs and signals. Like I said before.. carelessness is usually causes accidents.

I would be livid if I had to retake the test every year because a large amount of teenagers like texting and eating big macs while blaring Justin Bieber in the car.

I don't think what you are proposing is fair to safe drivers. And, car insurance premiums do enough punishing to people with accidents and tickets on their records.

 

I strongly disagree, and am going to just leave it at that. Bad idea across the board.