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Libertarian Drivers…

Guest Post by Eric Peters

Libertarians are individualists. That means – among other things – we don’t collectivize people.

Libertarians don’t like collective (“one-size-fits-all”) traffic laws.

Why punish a driver who drives faster than you (or some government apparatchik) feels appropriate? Maybe that driver is a better, more experienced driver than you are and so is comfortable driving at a higher speed than you are comfortable driving.

And, competent to do so.

It may feel “too fast” for you, but that doesn’t mean it is “too fast” … objectively speaking.

Laws – much less punishment – shouldn’t be based on feelings.

So what would be an objective criteria?

Loss of control.

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Clovers… On the Road (and Otherwise)

Guest Post by Eric Peters

I’m often asked – what’s a Clover?clover lead pic

Technically, it’s a specific person – an incredibly persistent troll on these pages who identified himself (herself?) using that handle. After awhile, it stuck – became a general term, describing a mentality (reflexive authoritarian and collectivist) rather than one particular individual.

We all know Clovers.

They constitute the bulk of our fellow Americans. Among other things, they are terrible drivers.

Not so much because they are untalented behind the wheel.

It is because they are controlling and deliberately inconsiderate behind the wheel.

Dealing with Clovers on the road is like dealing with a 300 pound oaf that sort of wanders around your house, randomly stopping and standing in the hallway (or suddenly walking out of rooms, unexpectedly). A Clover expects you to avoid him … and then gets mad when you attempt to maneuver around him.

The classic example of this is the Clover who pulls out in front of you suddenly but then accelerates slowly. He was in a big hurry to get in front of you – but in no hurry to proceed, once he does. He’ll take his time getting up to speed – and will often not even reach the speed limit (which is usually at least 5-10 MPH below the speed at which traffic normally flows).

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