Seems like people could behave themselves without making a calculation regarding how likely or unlikely they are to kill other people.

That's the original problem from which the escalator mess stems. There's just too many of them.

There are easily accessible programs to help aging drivers maintain their skills, or recognize when they need to give up their cars.

When different generations of cars are combined into one train, it messes with the loudspeaker system.

If you're driving more than 50 mph through a neighborhood where the speed limit is 25 mph, I question whether you should keep your driver's license. You're a menace to society.

Seems like people could behave themselves without making a calculation regarding how likely or unlikely they are to kill other people.

If the Metro general manager, Paul Wiedefeld, says those extra hours for maintenance are necessary to help fix the system and make it safer, then that gets top priority.