Message from @WEDTDOON

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2020-02-15 04:24:03 UTC  

The vast majority of old people are... old people?

2020-02-15 04:24:10 UTC  

driving without a license and is the same as driving under the influence, it's illegal. do it, prepare for the hurting

2020-02-15 04:24:51 UTC  

I mean not many conditions preventing driving

2020-02-15 04:25:03 UTC  

You can hold a license without an eye and without limbs

2020-02-15 04:25:16 UTC  

Vehicles usually are adapted to compensate

2020-02-15 04:25:19 UTC  

If you can prove you're able to pass the current tests

2020-02-15 04:25:23 UTC  

Though not with eyes

2020-02-15 04:25:33 UTC  

And you said old people shouldn't need to prove themselves lol

2020-02-15 04:25:42 UTC  

How dangerous do you think one eyed people are on the road without depth perception?

2020-02-15 04:26:07 UTC  

In an emergency incident do you think they will be able to see and react anywhere near as well as a person with two eyes?

2020-02-15 04:26:17 UTC  

Probably not?

2020-02-15 04:26:38 UTC  

How much of a delay do you think cars with controls entirely for hands creates in an emergency situation

2020-02-15 04:27:02 UTC  

People aren't really tested for emergency situations because you can't properly simulate them in a test environment

2020-02-15 04:27:15 UTC  

Nobody's reaction speeds are tested for licenses

2020-02-15 04:27:18 UTC  

They shouldn't be able to drive then?

2020-02-15 04:27:25 UTC  

Too bad they can

2020-02-15 04:27:26 UTC  

Yes everyone's reaction speeds are tested

2020-02-15 04:27:32 UTC  

How?

2020-02-15 04:28:48 UTC  

A lot of states just have you drive around the block and park and you get a license, along with a basic exam on road signs and shit

2020-02-15 04:28:55 UTC  

Reactions aren't tested at all

2020-02-15 04:29:20 UTC  

that why you do the advanced driver training, i did 3 of them

2020-02-15 04:29:23 UTC  

So the laws are stupid and obsolete

2020-02-15 04:29:36 UTC  

The UK has hazard perception, but that doesn't test reactions as much as it tests awareness and is such a controlled test that it's not realistic

2020-02-15 04:30:12 UTC  

The EU can't adequately make a reaction test for driving as it would end up conflicting with human rights and anti discrimination laws

2020-02-15 04:30:59 UTC  

but driving a vehicle isn't a human right

2020-02-15 04:31:21 UTC  

Well my position remains, if you've never been properly tested (that obv includes reaction time especially in emergency situations) you are a danger to yourself and your surroundings. You should not be able to drive and your license is useless to me.

2020-02-15 04:31:45 UTC  

I dont care if the laws of your state/province are retarded

2020-02-15 04:31:53 UTC  

But being free from discrimination is, if your reaction speeds could medically be shown to be too low as a result of age, anything preventing you from driving based on that would fail under EU law

2020-02-15 04:32:24 UTC  

The same with any disability or such

2020-02-15 04:33:01 UTC  

EU law is stupid

2020-02-15 04:33:04 UTC  

Lol

2020-02-15 04:33:28 UTC  

Seems to work to an extent

2020-02-15 04:33:45 UTC  

You are acting like driving is a right

2020-02-15 04:33:52 UTC  

The EU has much safer roads than the US anyway

2020-02-15 04:34:32 UTC  

Apprently EU citizens dont age as they get older 🤷‍♀️

2020-02-15 04:34:56 UTC  

I think only some of the ex soviet eastern european countries have road safety bordering on American road dangers

2020-02-15 04:35:09 UTC  

Lithuania and Poland come to mind but i could be wrong

2020-02-15 04:36:00 UTC  

I think, for example, you're less than half as likely to die on German roads as US roads, despite more dense traffic, narrower roads and similar speeds

2020-02-15 04:36:38 UTC  

But that's likely down to the actual licensing process that is significantly more difficult than probably anywhere in the US or CA

2020-02-15 04:37:07 UTC  

Also better vehicle safety requirements/inspections

2020-02-15 04:37:38 UTC  

And heavier monitoring of licenses and insurance