Originally Posted by
mnemia
I'd like to see a test that actually involves things like keeping control of the car at highway speeds, in heavy traffic, in rainy conditions, at night, etc. You should also have to undergo retraining by a professional periodically, as well. I realize that it would cost a lot of money to do all that, but it could be paid for via fees collected from drivers. I would gladly pay $500-$1000 to take a rigorous driving test if that meant that everyone else had to do so as well. This would have the nice side effect of removing a lot of idiots from the driving pool, as well as a lot of elderly and just plain unskilled people incapable of learning good driving skills. The biggest downside that I can see would be somehow keeping all the newly license-less people off of the road, but I think biometric technology might help there.
I think a higher priority is to get the drunks off the road. We have a hit-and-run traffic death in the Tampa Bay area about once a month. I would like to see traffic cameras EVERYWHERE. Anything goes down and you run, they have you on film and they find your drunk A$$. Big brother is here anyway - we might as well have him work for the good of society.