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re: Do you think the process to getting a driver’s license in the US is too easily attained?
Posted on 8/9/26 at 9:51 am to LemmyLives
Posted on 8/9/26 at 9:51 am to LemmyLives
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If you want to live in a country the size of the space between Dallas and Shreveport, have at it. Move to Boston why don't ya? Oh, you'd have to live in New Hampshire to avoid taxes? So sorry.
So you’re saying we should pursue high-speed rail between DFW, Austin, Houston, etc?
Posted on 8/9/26 at 9:52 am to Odysseus32
Austin-San Angelo-Midland
There already is, by bus. And it'll take 13 hours (315ish miles). Similar to routes in Europe (Frankfurt to Wroclaw in Western Poland; 9 hours by train, 10 hours by bus. (450 miles)
Or you can fly SWA for $300 and be in Midland in four hours.
There is a misconception that train travel outside of urban areas is very cheap in the EU/UK. It's not. Manchester to London by train is between $90 and $150 and takes 2 hours. Or, you can fly starting at $134 and it takes an hour and five minutes. So, even though you have an extensive rail network available, what do you think most people traveling are going to choose to do?
There already is, by bus. And it'll take 13 hours (315ish miles). Similar to routes in Europe (Frankfurt to Wroclaw in Western Poland; 9 hours by train, 10 hours by bus. (450 miles)
Or you can fly SWA for $300 and be in Midland in four hours.
There is a misconception that train travel outside of urban areas is very cheap in the EU/UK. It's not. Manchester to London by train is between $90 and $150 and takes 2 hours. Or, you can fly starting at $134 and it takes an hour and five minutes. So, even though you have an extensive rail network available, what do you think most people traveling are going to choose to do?
This post was edited on 8/9/26 at 9:53 am
Posted on 8/9/26 at 10:13 am to LemmyLives
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There already is, by bus. And it'll take 13 hours (315ish miles). Similar to routes in Europe (Frankfurt to Wroclaw in Western Poland; 9 hours by train, 10 hours by bus. (450 miles)
My opinion (and I know that it's extreme) is that we should have a national high speed rail system that spans the country and connects at each city over 100k. Metro areas can have their own system that connects municipalities if they are large enough and have the funds.
Yes, it would be extremely difficult and costly. There are land rights, naturally occurring obstacles, existing industries that would be affected, and many other factors that would make it difficult. But it would pay handsomely in the long run
It's only ridiculous because we don't currently have it. If we had a high speed rail system instead of the interstate and someone proposed that we dismantle the rail system and build paved asphalt all across the country so that everyone could drive individually it would also sound absurd. Also fricking idiotic.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 10:15 am to Mike da Tigah
Yes
Posted on 8/9/26 at 11:38 am to RougeDawg
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motor vehicle is way more dangerous than a firearm. We treat driving as a right when it should be scrutinized as much as anything else with the potential to kill multiple people when operated improperly.
Well said. I think we forget that on 2 lane roads you are going past people at 50+ mph and might only be 2 feet apart. Not to mention all the distractions now.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 11:59 am to Mike da Tigah
Considering you can renew online for years at a time without even taking an eye test, yes.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 12:03 pm to Mike da Tigah
My co-worker was telling me his kid was going to take their driving education class. Apparently they were going to learn how to drive in two days in some shitty class. He had never even taken his kid to practice in a parking lot. 
Posted on 8/9/26 at 12:07 pm to Mike da Tigah
Yes, I do. I was just thinking about this last weekend. I had to drive from Fayetteville to Pine Bluff and back. I think a lot of people must feel invincible when they're driving. The aggressive driving has gotten out of hand. I drive like pawpaw and stay in the right lane with the trucks. But, damned if they're not still putting me in danger. There's also people f*@king around on their phone to contend with.
These A holes must not be paying for their own fuel, either.
Old Man Rant off.
These A holes must not be paying for their own fuel, either.
Old Man Rant off.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 12:22 pm to Mike da Tigah
It’s apparently impossible if you have the IQ of a potato.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 12:54 pm to Mike da Tigah
Yes. Sometimes I think there are no qualifications whatsoever.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 1:17 pm to Wally Sparks
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we spent the last 70+ years designing our infrastructure to be nearly completely autocentric to the point where a car is required.
Probably true in the cities. Though much of many pr most of them were built around modern vehicles, i.e. as a compliment to vehicles, not specifically to incentivize them.
Much of Europe is ancient. Much of America is recent. But the vast empty in between the cities is...vast and empty. You need vehicles outside of mass transit. I'm cool with mass transit, but America is about freedom. A vehicle represents going ANYwhere at ANY time. I don't hate vehicles, unlike the city cucks.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 1:34 pm to Mike da Tigah
I think we should spend as much time on it as Dims do on Voter ID
Posted on 8/9/26 at 10:41 pm to TorchtheFlyingTiger
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Yes, more rigorous training and testing would be an improvement. Never gonna happen though.
Yeah just what I want in life. More compliance and training videos.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 10:52 pm to Mike da Tigah
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I regularly watch a good many videos on driving vehicles and riding motorcycles in the UK, and the one thing that really stands out is that it sure seems to be a pretty arduous and c
No, in fact we have the opposite problem.
We need to be taking these motherfrickers away from old people that have no business driving.
Posted on 8/10/26 at 9:17 am to Mike da Tigah
US states have different levels of testing. I've had to do it in 3 different states and in Italy.
NYC and Italy were much tougher that Florida and California in terms of safety measures and theory of avoiding accidents on the written part and also how tough the driving portion was graded.
Tons of people drive more recklessly in those places than anywhere else I've lived.
NYC and Italy were much tougher that Florida and California in terms of safety measures and theory of avoiding accidents on the written part and also how tough the driving portion was graded.
Tons of people drive more recklessly in those places than anywhere else I've lived.
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