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Tilted Cat Head
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Originally Posted by ratbastid
Yeah... Everywhere I've seen this question discussed in any official capacity, it's FIRMLY asserted that driving is a privilege, not a right. In those very words, no less.
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The California Driver's Handbook, back in the day when I was learning how to drive, is was very specific to state on the first page, first paragraph, that driving was a privilige and not a right.
You can see evidence of that throughout the handbook. No where does it say that anyone has the right to drive on the PUBLIC ROADS.
Now, private property, you can drive however you see fit. You can be underage, drive drunk, speed etc. on your own property.
I believe that's one of the reasons that Ted Turner owns a swath of land from the north border to the south border, he can drive as he sees fit from border to border. (Honestly he does it so he can ride his horses from border to border.)
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