re: Are drivers licenses an example of government overreach?

Well you should have challenged that ticket assuming you actually got one.

this OP and all of your rebuttals:

Most government is government overreach, but damn it you're going to make libertarian arguments maybe make them better so us actual libertarians don't look like morons.

With all of the worries domestically and geo -politically...this is what bothers you?

I think that DL"s should go for 10 years valid. But some will get in the weeds and argue checking grandpa's eyesight can save lives.

Mexicans/other illegals-get in wrecks kill people and rarely have a DL much less insurance. You wouldn't know this living in one state.

Inspection is asinine in a lot of states especially the commonwealth states.

But then again...one can argue that in states with hills and mountains- checking the brakes by force of inspection saves lives.

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I think rehabilitating them would serve society. Punishing them doesn't actually benefit society in any way

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I would like to see data that says how good rehab is for prisoners.

Punishment may not work, but it is something. I am not sure one can rehab career criminals.

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If laws kept society safe, our prison population wouldn’t be so robust.

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That is way off the topic you started, but I agree. I also agree that the bulk of traffic laws are for revenue generation and nothing more. Of course many laws are from insurance lobbies believe it or not. The seatbelt law for one.

But as far as your original topic, it can be summed up quite quickly.

Yes, we are free to travel. But in this modern age we cannot just hop on a horse and go. We have much different modes of travel. All of these modes are services supplied by others. Just like there are rules for riding a train, a boat or flying on a plane, there are rules to driving on the roadway. Quite simply roadways are a service provided to you by another. Even if government did not provide that road, some other entity would. There would still be a cost associated with the use of that road.

Yes, these costs are very cumbersome and over the top these days. I will concede that to anyone. Still, I see no way to change it without total destruction of the PTB. We already see voting doesn't work so there would have to be more drastic changes and at my age, I do not wish to live through to hardships that entails.

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Weve seen your other posts

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We who? You got a mouse in yer pocket or just multiple personalities?

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Well you should have challenged that ticket assuming you actually got one.

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I broke the law. Gotta take my bullshite lick and avoid that street next school year.

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Humans have the right to travel freely without permission from the state.

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You are not required to travel via POV. You can freely travel via means that don't require a license or insurance.

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Mandating a drivers license operates on the assumption of incompetence.

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Your posts operate that way too. We all know your are incompetent, dishonest, poorly educated, and just plain stupid.

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You love to speak authoritatively about things you have no idea about, don't you? You also seem to really enjoy being wrong.


New Orleans school zone traffic camera tickets are now being issued at lower speeds

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So, to clarify, you got a ticket for speeding in a school zone and you think that's government overreach?

This isn't like going 60 in a 55. At lower speeds, accelerated speed i more noticeable. When in a school zone, everyone knows not to go over the speed limit. It's for protection of children that can dart out in front of cars. Slower cars have an easier time stopping. It's called reaction time relevant to velocity.