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BlueJazz

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27. I suspect many towns would not be in favor of losing a source of revenue. Not just traffic...

Sun May 3, 2015, 01:07 PM

May 2015

....tickets and such but also the excuse to search your car...."Looking suspicious" and all that crap.
Also, seems to me that people like to be in control whether it's for fun or status or popularity, (especially among the young).

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Should schools begin to phase out driver ed due to driverless cars coming to the market. [View all] CK_John May 2015 OP

I think this is the most important issue in the upcoming presidential election. n/t Cal Carpenter May 2015 #1

I agree. CK_John May 2015 #3

Like all the millions of cars that need a driver are not going to be used? brush May 2015 #61

Oh stop. NuclearDem May 2015 #64

schooled phased it out long ago, and had nothing to do with what you are talking. seabeyond May 2015 #2

NC still has school based drivers ed. B2G May 2015 #7

That's how I learned. cwydro May 2015 #36

Lol. Mine too B2G May 2015 #72

We were tougher kids lol cwydro May 2015 #73

Wheels wouldn't make it a week in today's schools B2G May 2015 #75

... cwydro May 2015 #77

Driverless ed.? LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2015 #4

LOL!!!!! RKP5637 May 2015 #51

How about "passenger education?" immoderate May 2015 #5

No. Not everyone will have a driverless car. sakabatou May 2015 #6

Since the Kindle added text-to-speech, my local schools have phased out reading . . . Journeyman May 2015 #8

and math classes, because of calculators. Motown_Johnny May 2015 #9

Maybe they should replace it with "drone piloting ed". DanTex May 2015 #10

It's been phased out here because kids and their parents simply can't afford kids driving. hunter May 2015 #11

The universal availability of finger foods Codeine May 2015 #12

Do you really suppose that driverless cars are going to MineralMan May 2015 #13

Spain is already allowing driveless trucks, Nevada and California already allow testing. CK_John May 2015 #16

It's not happening. MineralMan May 2015 #17

There are self-driving cars all over city streets in Mountain View, Los Altos, Scummyvale etc CA REP May 2015 #24

I suspect many towns would not be in favor of losing a source of revenue. Not just traffic... BlueJazz May 2015 #27

I doubt that will play any role at all. MineralMan May 2015 #28

You must not live in the south or do not have very much experiance with human nature. BlueJazz May 2015 #32

I think that if I were you cwydro May 2015 #37

To what end? In the first place, this happened in the MineralMan May 2015 #40

Maybe I misread your post. cwydro May 2015 #41

The UHaul driver had probably never driven a MineralMan May 2015 #70

Back in the past, many people believed the automobile would never replace the horse and buggy... Lancero May 2015 #53

Actually rjsquirrel May 2015 #68

Wow, your lack of knowledge about technology advancement is unbelievable. nt Logical May 2015 #80

LOL people said the same thing about anti-lock brakes. You old timers crack me up. nt Logical May 2015 #79

We don't have driver's ed here in SC. giftedgirl77 May 2015 #14

Those of us in NC cwydro May 2015 #39

!... TeeYiYi May 2015 #43

lol, I say word. giftedgirl77 May 2015 #46

Oh hell! cwydro May 2015 #47

I love Miami driving, it's like NASCAR everyday. giftedgirl77 May 2015 #49

Lol! cwydro May 2015 #59

Wow, that's right down the road from me I'm in Aiken. giftedgirl77 May 2015 #62

I'm a hermit too. cwydro May 2015 #63

My boyfriend calls me the crazy cat lady... giftedgirl77 May 2015 #65

Ha. I've got three cats and two dogs. cwydro May 2015 #69

Does Aiken still have the polo games? cwydro May 2015 #74

The driver's ed course is privatized, it cost me close to $300 giftedgirl77 May 2015 #48

Kids get their permit at 15 & can drive alone at 15 1/2. giftedgirl77 May 2015 #15

It's different in every state. Agschmid May 2015 #19

Yes, I know if u see my post right above you will see I giftedgirl77 May 2015 #30

No. Agschmid May 2015 #18

In our district (south west NJ) justamama83 May 2015 #20

A forward looking OP Jesus Malverde May 2015 #21

What's Driver's Ed? Didn't have it my school in the early 80s. REP May 2015 #22

Mine too (Philly burbs) Freddie May 2015 #57

In Houston, the schools don't have drivers ed. I did parent-taught with my son. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #23

No. I don't think the average person will have one for a good 30 years at least. betterdemsonly May 2015 #25

We can talk about phasing out driver's ed once self driving cars are standard Bjorn Against May 2015 #26

I think self driving cars will come a little soone than we think. Hassin Bin Sober May 2015 #35

I am not saying they won't be here soon Bjorn Against May 2015 #38

I scoffed when my partner wanted the self-park feature on the new Focus. Hassin Bin Sober May 2015 #50

You don't live in a place where it's already been phased out? hunter May 2015 #55

By phased out I meant phased out all together Bjorn Against May 2015 #56

I'm wondering which schools still offer drivers' ed. LiberalAndProud May 2015 #29

I think the number of driverless cars in my area is about 5%. You can tell which ones they are GoneFishin May 2015 #31

We have a lot of that kind of driverless cars where I live, too. MineralMan May 2015 #33

Yes. I have a friend who wants to move out of his congested area because a couple of times GoneFishin May 2015 #34

I'm seriously thinking of getting a train horn installed in my car. Hassin Bin Sober May 2015 #54

If you had a special air horn reserved for that purpose you could refer to it's use as "texting" GoneFishin May 2015 #66

I like it! Cut out the middleman, I always say! Hassin Bin Sober May 2015 #67

Distracted drivers are really scary. MineralMan May 2015 #71

It's not that big of an issue. NotoriousRBG May 2015 #42

What does it matter? It's not like driver's ed is a massive chunk of a school budget... Blue_Tires May 2015 #44

Sure, just tell all the poor youth Lee-Lee May 2015 #45

The cars will not be completely driverless. They will be capable The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #52

No car will ever be completely driver less. Initech May 2015 #58

Meet the new car company. CK_John May 2015 #60

Schools around here phased out drivers ed before anybody ever heard of driverless cars tularetom May 2015 #76

10 to 20 years away! nt Logical May 2015 #78

Ddriverless car is a good way to learn fadedrose May 2015 #81