See, the larger vehicle is responsible for accidents over here, almost all of the time. So if cyclists get drunk and a car hits them, the car driver could get a lot of flack, legally and in insurance costs. Which is kinda fucked up, but that's the system.
So we expect cyclists to be sober. So they don't create those situations.
This is Japan. There are other ways to get around than cars. Surprisingly, perhaps, if you're American. Although it depends where you live.
Or people will stop driving because they have no license... Who cares if they care, then?
That was largely true. Now much less, but it depends on the industry and company.
"will have to" is such a misleading phrasing... Many of them will visit elsewhere. Fuck that shit for tourism. It's not worth it, not to see some sites.
Yeah, but at some point they will and then they'll have to deal with all of the problems without anyone to help them manage the challenges. So either you parent them now or you just set them up to fail later. Take your pick.
They realize, and they lie, or they think it's OK anyway. Probably they tell themselves that everyone is secretly racist, so it's all a question of camouflage.
Almost no immigration violations are crimes, my friend. They are civil infractions.
It turns out economics is still more hand wavy than substantive science. Economists like to pretend otherwise, but don't let them fool you. After all, what kind of scientific field would conflate "the economy" with "rich people's yachts" and just ... keep on doing that ... even when exposed?
It is a single point system. One DUI and your license is gone. For cars and bicycles.