bonus2003
Tenderfoot
Here is my take on this. The United States as a country does not give a crap about who they let on the road or who is on the road anyway. First off we will let anyone and everyone drive, especially people who are so old they do not belong on their own let alone behind the wheel of a car. There is little to no training that goes into getting your license and as long as you don't forget to renew it you basically never have to take the test again until your dead. In other countries you have to be 18 or 21 to get your license, and the license costs thousands of dollars and you have intensive training you have to pass in order to get the license, they also retest you periodically. Also if you are a felon, convicted of DUI, or wreckless use of an automobile, more than likely in the US you can still drive. It is harder to get a permit to own a Concealed Carry license in Ohio than it is to get a drivers license. In my opinion being able to kill a family of 5 or 7 by running head first into them at 100mph because your drunk or late for work is much more dangerous than someone with a pistol. What we need to do besides changing the regulations for getting a license and keeping a license is making these people responsible for the accidents they cause. Saying someone didn't mean to get someone killed because they cut a truck off, is not a good argument. That person can and should know that by driving recklessly like that it can and often times will get someone killed. To me that's the same thing as waving a gun around with the safety off, is it going to fire, 999 out of 1000 no, but I have the peace of mind to know that it could happen and that's why you don't do it. I am terrified of the way people drive, they put more thought into what kind of coffee they drink in the morning than driving to work. i will stop my rant but I strongly feel this is a under estimated problem in our country and why i buy the safest cars that money can buy.