I read your post as saying that to get a license people would have to show up and get the car they wanted to drive inspected (and take a driving test). That seemed wacky considering how many people drive but don't own a car. I'm still opposed to mandatory inspection unless there is overwhelming evidence that the benefit would be significantly more than the cost. I think you are pretty cavalier about what $50 can mean to a poor person. It's half a week of groceries to a family that's already barely getting by. I'm opposed to more bureaucracy sucking our valuable​ wealth and time. I just shelled out $201 dollars today so a pair of firemen could walk around my shop for 5 minutes and tell me to buy a different kind if power bar. I don't feel like I got my monies worth in safety. This story came to mind thinking about your post. It seems applicable until you realize that the guy would have done the same thing under any safety regeime that didn't put him jail.