One Thing Jack McLamb Got Wrong
And
The Right of Avoidance
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Legislators, police officers, and court officials are becoming aware
that there are court decisions that disprove the belief that driving is
a privilege and therefore requires government approval in the form of a
license. Presented here are some of these cases:
“The right of a citizen to travel upon the public highways
and to transport his property thereon in the ordinary course of life
and business is a common right which he has under his right to enjoy
life and liberty, to acquire and possess property, and to pursue
happiness and safety. It includes the right in so doing to use the
ordinary and usual conveyances of the day; and under the existing modes
of travel includes the right to drive a horse-drawn carriage or wagon
thereon, or to operate an automobile thereon, for the usual and
ordinary purposes of life and business. It is not a mere privilege,
like the privilege of moving a house in the street, operating a
business stand in the street, or transporting persons or property for
hire along the street, which a city may permit or prohibit at
will.” –
Thompson v. Smith,
155 Va. 367,154 SE 579
(1930)
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