Surely to the dual acceptance of the benefits to be derived from the new technology, with the need – at the same time – to do whatever can be done to make travel safer – even if this involves some rules and regulations.
Seen in this light, we are back where we should always have been in this debate – contemplating the transition from regulation to liberalisation, acknowledging the desirability of moving along this path as quickly as possible, but also acknowledging that it is a bumpy path. There has been, since 1997, some progress.