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Driving as some sort of a human right, does seem to override consequences of misuse in a way that seems strange when you compare it to similar things like that.
I was talking to a car-tuning friend recently about performance cars on the road. We actually ended up both agreeing that having ridiculously powerful and fast cars legal for use on shared roads is nuts when you think about it. But it's normal so there they are.
The analogy made by the guy that got hit seemed appropriate. If you had a gun licence and shot someone, it wouldn't just be suspended for 5 years and then they'd give you the gun back.