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Originally Posted by Jim B.
...changed my thinking totally...
Drove a rented Audi A6 turbo Diesel (above) from 130-160 mph every day, safely, and legally, with great roads, excellent day and night signage, buttercream surface on the Autobahn, courteous and safe drivers always, NO texting, eating or drinking EVER observed, turn signals always used, left lane for passing ONLY.
Perfect.
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You hit the nail on the head.
ADD DRIVER EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT.
Case in point: Monday I went to the Mich Sec of State to get plates swapped for my son's new car.
Big crowd due to voter registration.
Along the wall are cubicles with chairs for people taking the driver's license test.
I see a giant sign: no cell phones during testing! For obvious reasons
In the meantimne, an Arab woman is taking the Arab language driver's test and talking on the phone to someone, marking as she goes.
I pull one of the unused chairs from the end booth to sit down while I wait. There are 15 unused chairs there.
The Sec of State Security cop comes up to me: " You can't use that chair, it's against the rules."
I reply, "OK. Speaking of against the rules, you have been standing five feet from a woman using her cell phone to take her driver's test. There's a sign posted there. How come you're not doing anything about it?"
He moved away, then approached her, told her to put her cell phone away. She did.
He walked five feet away.
She pulled out the cell phone again, he pretended not to see.
This is why driving, like everything else in the country is so hosed up.