Originally Posted by
genec
Wow, pretty harsh... but OK.
How about if we start with cycling and road use classes in elementary school like the do in places like Copenhagen? There they have places on the school playground all painted out like a typical road intersection and you ride your bike in this "simulator" to learn proper traffic rules.
The thing that always gets me about drivers' education is that we spend a lot of time teaching the 3 Rs and then drop the ball on this other life long activity... road use.
Of course, in 20 years or so it may not matter... if robot cars finally arrive.
In 20 years in many not matter because gas is $45/gallon.....
I seem to remember back in the early 1970's my small town school doing exactly that, and giving out a small booklet with the relevant sections of the highway traffic act in it and diagrams of dealing with turns and traffic. We also had Elmer the safety elephant and had visits from the local police safety officer.