bentflame ([personal profile] bentflame) wrote2009-08-10 03:44 pm

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Can cars on most Earths fly? I never observed that phenomenon when I was in New Jersey.

OOC: lol reference.

[identity profile] peoplesprincess.livejournal.com 2009-08-10 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Then only allow intelligent and law-abiding people access to them. Honestly, things like that would be a lot easier if you had to pass some sort of test.

[identity profile] honestcop.livejournal.com 2009-08-10 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
There is a test. Crashes still happen. It's inevitable with the volume of traffic on the road, even if everybody's obeying the traffic laws perfectly.

[identity profile] peoplesprincess.livejournal.com 2009-08-10 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
But you just said yourself that people don't obey the laws perfectly.

[identity profile] honestcop.livejournal.com 2009-08-10 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
They tend to if they see a police car. Other than that, people break traffic laws regularly, even people who wouldn't dream of breaking other laws. It's usually the minor ones like the speed limit, but some people are very aggressive drivers.

We do have flying vehicles in my world. There's a stricter licensing system than for ground vehicles, and more rigid traffic rules.

[identity profile] peoplesprincess.livejournal.com 2009-08-10 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
People who are that irresponsible shouldn't be allowed to drive cars, then.

[identity profile] honestcop.livejournal.com 2009-08-10 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
You have a very black and white view of the world.

[identity profile] peoplesprincess.livejournal.com 2009-08-10 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
You think that people who are irresponsible should be allowed?

[identity profile] honestcop.livejournal.com 2009-08-10 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Most people aren't either "responsible" or "irresponsible." They're somewhere in between.

The government has to choose which is better for society, allowing more people to drive and potentially having more accidents, or issuing fewer licenses to potentially reduce crashes, while limiting more people's mobility.

Different countries make different decisions. Our licensing is stricter than the American Empire's, for example, because we're geographically smaller and have better public transit. Not being able to drive is much less of a hardship in Japan than it is in most parts of North America.

[identity profile] peoplesprincess.livejournal.com 2009-08-10 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
If people aren't responsible while driving, then they shouldn't be allowed that luxury. End of story.

[identity profile] honestcop.livejournal.com 2009-08-10 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I tend to agree with you, at least on a personal level, but governments can't allow themselves to let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

[identity profile] peoplesprincess.livejournal.com 2009-08-10 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
It sounds like your government doesn't expect much of its citizens.

[identity profile] honestcop.livejournal.com 2009-08-10 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
If you say so.