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Ever since I read "driving is a privilege" in my first driver's handbook, that statement has never sat well with me. Our ability to provide for ourselves and our families is dependent upon driving in most places.
No matter how many times you write it, I will continue to believe that it should be a right as long as you have the physical and mental ability.
Freedom is a right, but you lose it if you commit a crime that lands you in jail. Driving could be thought of as a right that you could lose if you commit an extreme traffic crime.
If you believe that driving is a privilege, then you believe the government has the right to arbitrarily decide you can't drive anymore. They wouldn't be legally required to give any reason whatsoever and you would have no grounds to do anything about it. That's what you get if you follow "driving is a privilege" to it's logical conclusion.
Glad to see someone point this out. Driving is not a privelege. If you follow the rules, you have a right to drive. It may sound like semantics, but it is not. If it were a privelege, the government could arbitrarily deny you a license. This is not the case.
I have since moved to NC and love it here. However, I do have to say that drivers' habits can sometimes be abominable. Tailgating, braking on hills (no matter how small), braking around minor corners, and the ubiquitous use of cellphones are just some of my rants. Oh, did I not mention that very few seem to know that a directional signal exists. A few of the many reasons that fender benders are so common. Some of these things existed in NY (not quite so much braking), but if you've ever been in an accident (I was 3X and not the driver in any of them I might add) you only need to hear that metal crunch to be more observant in the future.
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