I've read some stuff about driverless technology being preferable to driver assisting technology because the driver assisting technology really does make drivers into worse drivers. I'm a big fan of driverless technology because I see serious potential for it to massively reduce the number of cars on the road. When cars drive themselves, why would we bother to own one? Why should a self driving car sit around in my driveway ninety-five percent of the time?
I agree that a lot of technology is causing otherwise-intelligent people to forget how to perform some basic life skills. A young freshly graduated from high school member of my family needed me to coach them through converting .85 to a fraction when taking a state university entrance evaluation test. I was very alarmed by this 'honor roll' student's inability to perform a basic life skill that I thought that almost everyone could easily do in their head. I suspect that reading comprehension taking a serious nose dive too. However, I don't consider driving to be a basic life skill. It's an extravagance. Before cars, most people didn't know how to ride a horse, believe it or not.
I agree that a lot of technology is causing otherwise-intelligent people to forget how to perform some basic life skills. A young freshly graduated from high school member of my family needed me to coach them through converting .85 to a fraction when taking a state university entrance evaluation test. I was very alarmed by this 'honor roll' student's inability to perform a basic life skill that I thought that almost everyone could easily do in their head. I suspect that reading comprehension taking a serious nose dive too. However, I don't consider driving to be a basic life skill. It's an extravagance. Before cars, most people didn't know how to ride a horse, believe it or not.
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