William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Reese"
Subject: Re: Today I Was Stopped by the Police While Photographing
That's the way the free market works. If I can afford the gasoline
then I
take a ride. If I can't then I stay home. I resent the fact that the
government says it's a privilege that they allow me to drive my car. It
implies that they can take away that privilege at anytime. I say that
I'm
free to drive my car unless I act in such a way that I endanger others.
Isn't that how it works where you are?
It works that way here.
In Saskatchewan, they instituded a points system recently.
It's actually pretty cool. If you are a good driver, you get good
driver points for every year you don't get an infraction or cause an
accident.
If you cause an accident or have an infraction, they take some of
those points away.
Lose enough points and they start charging more for you to renew your
licence.
Lose to many points, and they take away your privledge to get behind
the wheel.
Do you eventually get something for accumulating a lot of points, too?
Just wondering.
I vehemently disagree. Would you have us apply for a permit before we
drive
where we specify our destination and which route we'll take? I don't
infringe on anyones rights by driving my car. I'll base my trips on the
price of fuel. That's how the free market works.
Won't risk speaking for Mr Robb, but I'm content for you to have a
permit where you've demonstrated you know how to operate the car around
other cars, people and property in a safe manner, and then you can
generally drive wherever for the next many years. That ought to cover it.
Oh, right, we already have that.
