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cgod  ·  2509 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Shake it up. Offer up one somewhat unpopular opinion that you hold.

Lol, I don't even know what you are trying to say with that first bit .

It seems like you are a little confused and really want two different but related things. You want drivers to have to prove they are capable drivers and you want cars to be inspected for safety concerns but you slammed them both together in your first post.

I'm not sure what kind of impact safety inspections are going to make when the rubber hits the road. I've never had an accident caused by poor vehicle maintenance. Before we start charging everyone $50 a pop for each car they own I'd like to see some evidence that it would be worthwhile.





goobster  ·  2509 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Lol, I don't even know what you are trying to say with that first bit .

Association Fallacy. Aka, "Not all men..." or "Not all police..." or "Not all black men..." etc. It's a red flag that whatever follows the ellipsis is bullshit.

    Before we start charging everyone $50 a pop for each car they own I'd like to see some evidence that it would be worthwhile.

All of the EU. All of Japan. China. Basically any civilized nation in the world has regular inspections for anything that operates in the public sphere, and could harm the public. Elevators, traffic lights, buses, and passenger vehicles, all require regular inspections, and defects found during those inspections must be repaired and validated.

Or, ya know, like every single commercial vehicle operated on any road in America today.

cgod  ·  2509 days ago  ·  link  ·  

And I'd still like to see some evidence.