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Re:How Automakers Invented the Crime of “Jaywalking” by Overtonwindow on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @12:44PM (#16160149)
I truly cringe at the thought of a ban on human drivers. There's a considerable amount of freedom in that ability to get in the car, and drive. Otherwise you're beholden to a machine, a corporation, and likely, a government. Trapped and unable to go anywhere unless they authorize it.

Aside, you might find this short-fiction story from Vice interesting: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/xygzvz/one-star

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Re:How Automakers Invented the Crime of “Jaywalking” by donatj on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @01:09PM (#16160442)
This is a huge deal to me that keeps me up at night.

I already see this with public transit. Public transport is a method of population control. You can keep classes of people confined to their neighborhoods simply based on how and where you choose to route buses/trains.

I can get in my car and go anywhere. That to me is the true spirit of America.

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Re:How Automakers Invented the Crime of “Jaywalking” by hocuspocus on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @01:04PM (#16160377)
Remind me who's building the road infrastructure again?

Your freedom comes at a high price, direct and indirect. Countries with functioning public transportation are providing a lot of this freedom, to a broader population and at a fraction of the cost compared to personal cars.

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Re:How Automakers Invented the Crime of “Jaywalking” by ocschwar on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @01:44PM (#16160857)
A freedom you can only exercise with a license.
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Re:How Automakers Invented the Crime of “Jaywalking” by rootusrootus on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @04:12PM (#16162655)
Nothing stopping you from driving without a license. Sure, there are consequences to getting caught, but people drive all the time without a license. It's a bit different than not being able to catch the train or bus because the nearest stop is miles away.
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