JesasaurusRex said:
Yes it would suck, but it would suck just as much if he was licinsed and insured and a nice guy who should be on the road in the first place.
Just as much? Hmm.. I see it different.
I donno what the statistics are but im sure its not that big of a difference in getting into an accident with somebody with a suspended liicnse over someobdy with an up to date one.
Statistics show that suspended drivers are more than 400% more likely to flee the scene of an accident. The most common suspensions are for FTA and negligent driver. FTA is failure to appear (for court). Both would indicate they have previously demontrated their inability to drive.
Id be willing to bet the people with suspended licinse's drive even more careful in the first place just so they dont get pulled over.
That would be a stupid bet. I have stopped people drag racing on city streets with suspended license.. red light runners (unlicensed and in a stolen car). All anacdotal, but I stopped 2 suspended drivers today that weren't wearing their seatbelt.. you do the math.
i just think a ticket woulda covered it. If he lies then he lies, you took it personal when you should not have.
I didn't take it personal.. he tried to make it personal. I tow ALL suspended driver vehicles. ALL. No exceptions; Baby in the car, old lady, right in front of their house, ALL of them get towed. Assholish? It goes back to what Dragon wrote. LIABILITY.
We had an officer that saw a guy stumbling down the sidewalk at 3 am.. a drunk. He was 5 blocks from home, walking from the bar. He was about 1/2 way. "Hey buddy, you need a ride home?" The nice officer puts him in the back seat. He drives him to his house and watches the guy unlock the door and go inside. Nice job, right?
Turns out, he passed out and fell inside the house. His wife found him on the floor in the living room the next morning and left him lying there for a few hours, thinking he was asleep (I guess he had slept there before?). Finally, she prods him and he is unresponsive. Dead. Guess who the wife sued? "If you cops had done your job and arrested him, he would still be alive!!" Guess who lost the suit? PAY THE LADY IN BLACK!
I could tell you worse stories involving suspended drivers, drunk drivers and child abusers. The courts keep reminding us that the government is you mother and those "entrusted" with the care of the community are held liable if ANYTHING goes wrong. "Officer, it should have been obvious and apparent to anyone what could have happened! You were derelict in your duties!"
If someone chooses to drive when they know they are suspended, they are making a mistake. Studies have shown that they will continue to repeat that mistake until they get caught. Additionally, they will continue to repeat that mistake after they get caught, if they have a vehicle available to them. If a cop stops a suspended driver and does not tow their vehicle, he is making a mistake. Nothing personal.
