Oh, and on the subject of a medical:

I run a trucking company. Every commercial truck driver in America is required to have a DOT approved medical. Yet every time I start shopping for company health insurance I get told how our rates are high because we have such an unhealthy group

Having medicals proves nothing as you can keel over walking out the door of the doctors office (my grandfather died in his sleep the night after a complete physical, which he passed with flying colors).

To make the public feel better they should continue with medicals for commercial pilot licenses, just like they do with truck drivers.

But for recreational pilots there should be nothing more required than to show you have a valid drivers license, like LSA.