Comment Re:I have an even better idea (Score 1) 304
That is not a better idea, just a different idea.
No, it is a better idea because it reduces highway deaths (in the US) without a significant increase in the cost of driving.
than the economic cost of excluding millions of people from driving
Many tens of millions of people are already banned from driving in the US due to age, driving history, or current state of impairment. What's known about the US situation is that a considerable fraction of accidents in the US come from drivers who are already banned from driving either by not having a license or insurance or by driving while impaired. Something like half of all US accidents involve people who shouldn't be driving at the time due to some combination of these factors.
while the probability of politicians banning a significant number of people from driving is about zero.
Here's a counterexample from Texas concerning uninsured drivers.