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Originally Posted by QuasiMondo
Driving may be viewed as a privilege, but given the local geography, lack of public transportation, and significant changes to a person's life when the ability to use a car is lost (to include their right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness), it would be a mistake to label it a privilege like this is a trivial posession.
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The need for something, or the level of inconvenience involved in doing without it, doesn't make having it a right. Even if I need to steal food to feed myself, I have no right to do so.
I agree with you about how difficult it is for most Americans to live without their own driving privileges, though. That encourages people to behave in a way that's consistent with keeping that privilege.