Without a doubt, yes. Eighty percent (80%) of new drivers will be involved in a reportable accident within the first 3 years of driving .... that's a 20% sucess rate. In 2004, the California DMV eliminated the requirement for a new driving instructor applicant to take a behind-the-wheel driving exam. On a daily basis, there are approximately 17,200 traffic accidents which result in approximately 9,500 injuries and 120 deaths just in the U.S. alone. More people have been killed in auto accidents than all of the combined U.S military casualties from every war since the beginning of our country.
It's broken people. When a few U.S. soldiers are killed by an IED, it makes national news but when 120 people are killed on a daily basis due to traffic accidents, there's no national outcry. Have we as a society come to accept these deaths as normal?
Before I get on my soapbox and go after who I think are responsible for this carnage, I would like to hear your ideas.
John
