Lets see, attempted vehicular manslaughter. 6 months? A year? He should loose his license for good.

 

Well, I don't entirely disagree with you...it's indeed a serious offense. But even the worst criminals can (sometimes) be rehabilitated. And vehicular manslaughter, in prison, rarely carries a life sentence....5-20 is the general range, probably less with parole.

 

Right, but we're not talking about lifetime incarceration here, although I'd argue at least some jail time would be warranted. What Steve was taking umbrage with was the suggestion of a license suspension being limited to 6-12 months. I agree with him--this incident warrants a very long suspension at a minimum, but more likely revocation.

 

I wasn't necessarily refering to just 6-12 months as something cast in stone....obviously it deserves more than just a slap on the wrist. But I'm not sure that a lifetime suspension is warranted, particularly if that person comes to his or her senses and realizes that they could have killed someone.

 

SPEED KILLS, a proven fact.

 

You are a very confusing person Mike lol

 

No problem. Take a few courses in automotive science, and you'll keep up.

 

 

Not meant to be an insult or personal barb.....just kidding with you.

 

Though I wish I can drive for the rest of my life, autonomous vehicles will be a blessing ten years from now and beyond to alleviate the risks that come with human sensory and reflex loss with age.

 

I know lol, no worries

 

Quite frankly its not just old people that are terrible drivers, most drivers on the road are entitled a-holes. Driving and parking should become tenfold more expensive, licensing much more vigorous, and fines for breaking rules much more strict and expensive, so that people drive only when absolutely necessary. Eliminate at least 90% of private cars (preferably 100% in the states of MD and NJ ), improve mass transit and get rid of the car centric culture in our society.

 

So we all become like the Amish?




I do agree, however, that mass transit could be improved.....in some cases, vastly. The way that the Washington, D.C. Metro subway system has been staffed and run, for decades, is not only incompetent but IMO has bordered on criminal. I've never seen a more poorly-planned or worse-run organization in my life.

 

Not like amish of course, but by improving mass transit. But to properly improve mass transit, majority of private cars need to be eliminated from the roads.

 

Can't speak for the NYC system where you're at, but improving the D.C. Metro transit system will take a lot more than just getting cars of the roads. It is a long-established culture of incompetence, indifference, carelessness, and corruption from top to bottom. The current Metro chief, Paul Wiedefeld, is arguably the first truly honest one that the system has had since Carmen Turner, back in the 1980s.....but he's trying to repair a long-established mess and pattern of deterioration.