Time for my driver's license renewal. It's amazing to me that in over 20 years of driving, I've never had to re-take the written test. Even more surprising to me this time around because it's the first time to renew the license since my DUI back in December 2004. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised. Bottom line is that they wouldn't be able to process EVERY single driver in the state. Wait times are already long if you can't (or don't) schedule and appointment online. They would increase to a crippling degree if written & drive test had to be administered to all of use. Bureaucracy. Consequently.... bad driving/drivers remain and everyone driving has no real incentive to correct their behaviors.
And really... in life... unless one has an internal drive or the consequences of laws, what incentive is there to change? Some might say for the approval of others in their life. Then it's not an internal drive. The impetus then is the approval of "whoever."