Freeway speeds lately?

[ctwo]

Interesting you say driving is a privilege but nothing about eating well.

The government does not restrict you from eating well. There is a mechanism in place that (cough) ensures that you are trained and educated in safe and proper driving.

Of course health education and economics should be part of the general curriculum, and I think they are. I mean, I recall health and PE, civics, and economics classes being part of the general curriculum when I went to HS, but that was back when drivers-ed was also taught at my HS, including behind the wheel instruction.

 

[day004]

You are connected. Why isn't the CHP, et al, enforcing speed laws, currently? I know they haven't enforced other issues for awhile, like following too close and signaling for a change of direction. But speeding is usually the easy one to cite and win. Aren't the concentrated highway sweeps successful in reducing speeding?

They are. I see FB posts from the CHP about all the idiots doing triple digits on Hwy 4. And yes, some of the folks are on 2 wheels.

 

[tuxumino]

back in late 99 early 2000 I was unemployed and driving to Tucson a lot in my 86 Chevy nova, it would do no better than 85 mph on flat ground, I just floored it on the freeways. Passing through LA was always weird because the freeways were opposite, if you wanted to pass you were in the far right lanes and all the slow mofos were in the left lane

 

[East Bay Mike]

Parents should teach a lot of things, but we can't trust them to, hence standardized curriculum that teaches things that 'everyone should know'.

Sadly, many of the basics are going away, for some ridiculous reason. Kids REALLY should know some things once they graduate:

- How credit works (and why it's dangerous) as well as basic money management (why it's important to save, budgeting, etc)
- How to cook (or eat healthy)
- Why you should never talk to the police without representation
- More time/importance on the constitution and how local/state/federal governments work
- How to drive and the etiquette of the road (you should get a license just because you can fog a mirror). This should cover bicycles as well!
- How to handle/interact people you don't like or agree with
- And much more

Why these kinds of things? Because our society depends on all of them in order to function. Parents are often busy, neglectful/forgetful, or just shouldn't be parents at all (it doesn't exactly take a certification to pump out kids). Kids should have the opportunity to get exposure to these things no matter how good/bad their home education is. Otherwise, that's how you get people camping in the left lane of a 5 lane highway, doing 65, while traffic is going as fast or faster... and thinking everyone ELSE is in the wrong. Obeying the law is all well and good but functionally meshing with society is just as important.

You would love Japanese society. Much more civilized and orderly.

 

[Climber]

Parents should teach a lot of things, but we can't trust them to, hence standardized curriculum that teaches things that 'everyone should know'.

Sadly, many of the basics are going away, for some ridiculous reason. Kids REALLY should know some things once they graduate:

- How credit works (and why it's dangerous) as well as basic money management (why it's important to save, budgeting, etc)
- How to cook (or eat healthy)
- Why you should never talk to the police without representation
- More time/importance on the constitution and how local/state/federal governments work
- How to drive and the etiquette of the road (you should get a license just because you can fog a mirror). This should cover bicycles as well!
- How to handle/interact people you don't like or agree with
- And much more

Why these kinds of things? Because our society depends on all of them in order to function. Parents are often busy, neglectful/forgetful, or just shouldn't be parents at all (it doesn't exactly take a certification to pump out kids). Kids should have the opportunity to get exposure to these things no matter how good/bad their home education is. Otherwise, that's how you get people camping in the left lane of a 5 lane highway, doing 65, while traffic is going as fast or faster... and thinking everyone ELSE is in the wrong. Obeying the law is all well and good but functionally meshing with society is just as important.

All good points.

I would add basic parenting knowledge to that. There are a bunch of basic things that could be taught in a couple 1 hour classes that could significantly improve the job people do as first time parents that would make their jobs easier and ultimately society better.