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Old 02-04-06 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by mrkott3r
ahhh ok

I agree with the lack of Driver Ed. But what about all the drivers already on the road? Should they be retrained/retested? I think so, even though it will annoy everyone so it wont happen
It's never going to happen. 1. because we are too apathetic to really push the issue, and 2. the motor vehicle / oil lobby is massively financed, similar to tobacco, and not answerable to governments. The world is addicted to oil, and, although to a maybe somewhat lesser degree, motor transport. Forget the drug problem, oil issues are now a seriously destructive issue, and will continue at an exponential rate to increasingly be *the* major problem for humanity to face.
So as I see it Amy and the girls including the driver of the car are all victims in this crazy crazy world we jokingly call, Western Democracy. It's good but way way short of perfect and sadly I believe, it seems to be getting worse rather than better, or am I just a pessimist?
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