Only those who are qualified to operate a vehicle should be allowed to do so.
Where is the controversy in that statement?
How is the rest of the population supposed to get around?
However, despite the amazing hiking/backpacking places we can go here, we have only done that a few times (relying on other people driving).
Should we always rely on other people to go to non-public transportation routes (This has also hampered us from doing lots of other things hence why we got a zipcar membership recently)?