Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community - FT86CLUB
Page 1 of 3 1 23
Show 40 post(s) from this thread on one page

Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community - FT86CLUB (https://www.ft86club.com/forums/index.php)
-   Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] (https://www.ft86club.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=5)
-   -   Illegal for "Human" to Drive (https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85011)

fang_gt86 03-19-2015 11:04 AM
Illegal for "Human" to Drive
 
I just don't see how this will ever happen within the next 25-50 years.

I'd loved to be around long enough to see the transition though. How will the government do away with the millions of cars?

http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/bi...ly-be-illegal/

Ramster 03-19-2015 11:08 AM
I wouldn't mind seeing harsher driving tests to make sure only some humans can drive. Some just need to stay home altogether.

Tcoat 03-19-2015 11:21 AM
Not sure that a site called the Libertarian Republic is exactly a reliable source for determining if humans will stop driving cars! I highly doubt that anybody on this forum will still be alive when/if this ever happens anyway.
I remember a pile of articles (in these paper things called "magazines") back in the 70s that said the internal combustion engine would be gone completely by the year 2000 and as we know they are still going strong and better than ever.
As far as getting rid of the existing billions of cars goes that would be the easy part!
http://www.jekylhyderacing.com/images/crusher.gif

fang_gt86 03-19-2015 11:25 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ramster (Post 2175729)
I wouldn't mind seeing harsher driving tests to make sure only some humans can drive. Some just need to stay home altogether.
Imagine some crackheads think DWT is completely safe as long you complete the test. Can you imagine driving while texting around cones is part of driving test lol?

gramicci101 03-19-2015 11:25 AM
It will be a LONG time before this comes about, if it even does. If for no other reason than once the technology does come out, it will flow just like all the other automotive technology does. It'll start with the luxury cars and filter down to the super base model cars over the following 10-15 years. Even then though, they can't mandate that people buy a new car just because the latest technology is out. if you look around today, you see a ton of people driving 10-20 year old cars.


Quote:
Originally Posted by Tcoat (Post 2175754)
Not sure that a site called the Libertarian Republic is exactly a reliable source for determining if humans will stop driving cars!
Elon Musk is great at coming up with grand ideas that may be possible now, but won't be feasible on a commercial scale for decades to come.

Special_K 03-19-2015 11:30 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ramster (Post 2175729)
I wouldn't mind seeing harsher driving tests to make sure only some humans can drive. Some just need to stay home altogether.
I'm with you there. I've always maintained that the US should follow Europe's lead for getting your license. In most of the EU countries it takes 2 years to be fully licensed and costs well over $1000. Plus driving school is mandatory and the only way to get certified... TBH my driving test was a joke, showed up at the DMV, drove around the block, paid $30, walked out with my license... Took all of ten minutes, and I dread knowing that there are other drivers on the road that probably did the same thing.

But yea, driverless cars have a long way to go to be viable, but the technology is always interesting. I really hope they don't rely on current gps like that article says, because we're going to be fishing cars out of lakes/deserts/cliffs left and right!

Tcoat 03-19-2015 11:33 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Special_K (Post 2175775)
I'm with you there. I've always maintained that the US should follow Europe's lead for getting your license. In most of the EU countries it takes 2 years to be fully licensed and costs well over $1000. Plus driving school is mandatory and the only way to get certified... TBH my driving test was a joke, showed up at the DMV, drove around the block, paid $30, walked out with my license... Took all of ten minutes, and I dread knowing that there are other drivers on the road that probably did the same thing.

But yea, driverless cars have a long way to go to be viable, but the technology is always interesting. I really hope they don't rely on current gps like that article says, because we're going to be fishing cars out of lakes/deserts/cliffs left and right!
Our licensing process here is very long and convoluted with many different levels and requirements before you are fully licensed.

It don't do shit and our new drivers (and many old one) are just as crappy as anywhere else.

Special_K 03-19-2015 11:44 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tcoat (Post 2175780)
Our licensing process here is very long and convoluted with many different levels and requirements before you are fully licensed.

It don't do shit and our new drivers (and many old one) are just as crappy as anywhere else.
I stand corrected. Shitty drivers are a given fact of life the whole world over.

Ramster 03-19-2015 11:48 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by fang_gt86 (Post 2175762)
Imagine some crackheads think DWT is completely safe as long you complete the test. Can you imagine driving while texting around cones is part of driving test lol?
Oh God, the horror!!! lol

Tcoat 03-19-2015 11:51 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Special_K (Post 2175796)
I stand corrected. Shitty drivers are a given fact of life the whole world over.
Yep!

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view/62348/traffic-o.gif

Eski 03-19-2015 12:34 PM
lol if it did become illegal i would just become a rebel like will smithhttp://themellowjihadi.com/wp-conten....42.41-PM1.png

strat61caster 03-19-2015 01:47 PM
They'll outlaw human drivers precisely one week after they outlaw horse drawn carriages.

Tcoat 03-19-2015 02:34 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by strat61caster (Post 2176002)
They'll outlaw human drivers precisely one week after they outlaw horse drawn carriages.
http://img.myepicwall.com/2014/02/fd...d191cf6564.gif

Special_K 03-19-2015 02:36 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Eski (Post 2175893)
lol if it did become illegal i would just become a rebel like will smithhttp://themellowjihadi.com/wp-conten....42.41-PM1.png
I've always lusted after that iRobot Audi


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:25 PM.
Page 1 of 3 1 23
Show 40 post(s) from this thread on one page

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2026 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.


Garage vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.