Message from @GeorgyBoyo
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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?
Probably not?
How much of a delay do you think cars with controls entirely for hands creates in an emergency situation
People aren't really tested for emergency situations because you can't properly simulate them in a test environment
Nobody's reaction speeds are tested for licenses
They shouldn't be able to drive then?
Too bad they can
Yes everyone's reaction speeds are tested
How?
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
Reactions aren't tested at all
that why you do the advanced driver training, i did 3 of them
So the laws are stupid and obsolete
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
The EU can't adequately make a reaction test for driving as it would end up conflicting with human rights and anti discrimination laws
but driving a vehicle isn't a human right
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.
I dont care if the laws of your state/province are retarded
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
The same with any disability or such
Lol
Seems to work to an extent
You are acting like driving is a right
The EU has much safer roads than the US anyway
Apprently EU citizens dont age as they get older 🤷♀️
I think only some of the ex soviet eastern european countries have road safety bordering on American road dangers
Lithuania and Poland come to mind but i could be wrong
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
But that's likely down to the actual licensing process that is significantly more difficult than probably anywhere in the US or CA
Also better vehicle safety requirements/inspections
And heavier monitoring of licenses and insurance
You'd probably make your roads a lot safer arguing for better vehicle inspections, more challenging licensing and replacing intersections with roundabouts/traffic circles
Germany: 4.1 deaths per 100k, USA 12.4
what would make licensing more challenging, in your opinon?
Well, I can't speak for the German test but the UK one has a 2 stage paper test on the highway code and then "hazard perception" which is a video you click whenever you spot a hazard and again if you need to change speed or direction
The practical is usually around 40 minutes
What?
Oh
Uh
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