Originally Posted by
Daniel4
Maybe, maybe not.
First, the fact that you think testing for every traffic violation is excessive indicates how widespread and excessive traffic violations are and how they become so commonly acceptable. Cost of testing would, of course be paid by the violator. Why are other road users always subsidizing drivers?
Secondly, it seems as if people tend to always target a specific group when in fact it's all of them. Don't insurance companies also have their data showing those under 25 are a high risk group as well?
That leaves the 26 to 60 who are supposed to be safe drivers. But that's also the age group commuting to work every day and causing all those collisions during rush hour every day.
So in reality, every driver needs to have regular retesting. Driving isn't a right. It's a privilege.
Your second to last sentence is your real agenda. Good luck with that.
You're really advocating using testing to deter driving. I don't think there's any reason to assume that making testing more widespread will result in anything but watering down the tests. If you want to deter traffic violations, increase the penalties, don't create an industry of most likely useless testing.
And you threw in parking tickets as a reason for retesting. Do you seriously believe not feeding the parking meter has anything to do with the risk of your driving?