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Tiger_Lily wrote:
> _ Prof. Jonez _ wrote:
>> Tiger_Lily wrote:
>>> _ Prof. Jonez _ wrote:
>>>> Studemania wrote:
>>>>> On Apr 2, 9:25 pm, "Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS"
>>>>> <beta...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>>> We let convicted drunk drivers and speeders continue to drive so
>>>>>> why not everyone?
>>>>> Having ridden with my GF many miles
>>>> <snip personal annecdote>
>>>>
>>>> Why should Diabetics be allowed to drive?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> a better question would be 'why not' ?
>>
>> Why not drunks, epileptics and those under 16 yrs old ?
>
> it's obvious that drunks aren't LEGALLY allowed to drive........

Yes, they are.

They just can't be over the statutory limits when driving.

> epileptics ARE allowed to drive as long as they are on effective
> medications for their seizures....

And if the meds are ineffective? Or the patient stops taking them?

> ..... and laws are in place for
> children under 16 yrs old

That's a tautology.

Why shouldn't those under 16-yrs-old be allowed
to drive, if they can pass the same licensing "test" that everyone else takes?

>
>>
>>
>>> ANYONE can have a sudden unexpected heart attack at the wheel of
>>> their vehicle, and kill the people in the car(s) they hit
>>
>> Sure, and pigs might fly if they had wings.
>
> this very thing happened to my uncle when he was 38 years
> old........... dead at the wheel, driving 60mph down the
> freeway....... into the car with a family in it........ all dead at
> scene

God's will.