[galago]

Driving is heavily regulated in terms of what kind of cars are legal and how and where they can be operated. Its just a matter of degrees and cost/benefit as assessed by the public. We don't ban driving outright but be ban all kinds of automotive use.

[josephcsible]

> Its just a matter of degrees and cost/benefit as assessed by the public.

That's the point, though: COVID lockdowns happened even though much of the public said the benefits of locking down weren't worth the costs.

[nwiswell]

> much of the public

Was it at least half of the public, though? Just because cars are a less contentious subject doesn't mean that public opinion doesn't ultimately dictate how they are regulated.