Los Angeles officials say that an elderly woman accidentally hit the gas instead of the brakes outside a car dealership on Wednesday morning, driving into the building and leaving one dead.

It’s my god given right to drive a 5,000lb vehicle. Any attempt to make sure I’m fit to drive this safely is an assault on my god given rights.

  • FireRetardant@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    This coupled with the amount of accidents and deaths on our roadways, it really should be a no brainer that we recertify frequently. Some trades have some fields that require frequent retesting, first aid training requires renewal, but cars get a pass. I think big auto and oil would have a strong push back on any of this legislation because it could add barriers to their profits. Grandma can’t drop her retirement fund on a new SUV if she fails the recert.