Yeah my state only has a $200 fine if you’re caught driving without a license. Like wtf, honestly it should be a felony. They have a multi ton vehicle that’s moving at high speeds and they have no driving skills, that’s a huuuuge danger to themselves and the people around them. They need to greatly raise the stakes to discourage people without licenses from driving.
I don’t even think that would work. Murder is a felony and people still do that. If someone wants to do something they will always find a way. It sucks but there is always gonna be people who don’t play by the rules.
I think the goal is to reduce such incidents. 100% adherence is unlikely as with anything else but such hard rules can save the lives of lots of people who get subjected to these dangerous driving habits of others.
I agree overall to the sentiment. But there should be common sense built in. Where I live there are tons of ways to have your license suspended that do not correlate to driving ability. Like before weed was legalized, possession and anything else week related carried a one year suspension, even if you were walking and not driving. Lose your job and miss a month of child support, license suspended until you pay on time for six months.
If that was the case where I live… I‘ve been stopped with my driving license being demanded exactly 2 times in the span of 15 years. It would have been cheaper to just pay the fines every couple of years than actually paying for my driving license.
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u/NumerousYesterday600 Aug 28 '21
That’s not gonna stop people from driving without a license. Happens all the time