Driving’s a right, not just a privilege
I disagree with those who define driving an automobile as a privilege. Everyone living outside urban areas where public transportation is an option knows that driving a car is a necessity. We purchase this right when we buy mandatory insurance and licensing.
It may only be a question of semantics, and a traffic violation still remains a punishable transgression. However, in an age when human rights seem to be slowly squeezed, correct terminology would be comforting.
Bill Mueller
Hoffman Estates
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