Our politicians should know that each time a cyclist lands in the ER with a smashed face or is struck and killed by a truck, it’s due to bad infrastructure
That’s still dodging the question about how they are supposed to live without being able to drive. Just having poor driving skills should not be enough to prevent someone from participating in society.
Unless you’re lucky enough to have been born into a city with great public transit options, you’re screwed without a car. That isn’t fair.
This is far from a simple issue. We have built ourselves a way of life that entirely revolves around having access to a car. Taking away someone’s car is akin to taking away their legs. Saying that they aren’t allowed a license to begin with is a prison sentence.
I suggest that we need to make changes to city development that allows for alternate modes of transport such as walking and biking. Not just paths and sidewalks, but building the places you need to go closer to where you live.
I’m all in for reducing car dependency, my friend. I was just stating the obvious, because that’s how licensing already works. I understand that we can’t raise the bar arbitrarily high until only stunt drivers are able to pass, and we didn’t define what a “bad driver” is anyway.
That’s still dodging the question about how they are supposed to live without being able to drive. Just having poor driving skills should not be enough to prevent someone from participating in society.
Unless you’re lucky enough to have been born into a city with great public transit options, you’re screwed without a car. That isn’t fair.
You’re sidetracking a ridiculously simple issue. Having poor driving skills should prevent someone from driving. That’s as simple as it gets.
This is far from a simple issue. We have built ourselves a way of life that entirely revolves around having access to a car. Taking away someone’s car is akin to taking away their legs. Saying that they aren’t allowed a license to begin with is a prison sentence.
I suggest that we need to make changes to city development that allows for alternate modes of transport such as walking and biking. Not just paths and sidewalks, but building the places you need to go closer to where you live.
I’m all in for reducing car dependency, my friend. I was just stating the obvious, because that’s how licensing already works. I understand that we can’t raise the bar arbitrarily high until only stunt drivers are able to pass, and we didn’t define what a “bad driver” is anyway.