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[–] br3d@lemmy.world 53 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Blaming individuals for systems failures is the oldest trick in the book for avoiding fixing things. Google "The nut that holds the wheel" if you want to learn more, eg this article

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

only twelve of the twentyfour states which require licenses to drive insist on an examination of the applicant

Wait what? Is this for real? I’m in BC in Canada and it takes a written and two practical tests over 2 years before you can drive normally.

[–] willya@lemmyf.uk 1 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I agree but you’d literally have to take peoples vehicles a way.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 31 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Or provide them with public transit that runs as late as the bars are open

[–] freebee@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

New years eve: the only night when trams run all night here. Better than 0 nights with trams I guess.

[–] hglman@lemmy.ml 14 points 10 months ago

Just make it more expensive or better, transit less expensive and more convenient.

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And that's an invalid solution because...?

[–] willya@lemmyf.uk -5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I’d love to see it go down. It would be pure chaos.

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So have you heard of this thing called a drivers license, which can be suspended, and is required to acquire the "freedom" to drive in the first place?

You say the problem is idiots. We already have a system for weeding those out. We should be using it.

[–] willya@lemmyf.uk -2 points 10 months ago

We should be and we do, but my point about idiots is they will be driving and breaking the law anyway.

[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago