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Unlicensed Means You're Deadlier

Cobranut Wrote: Jan 01, 2013 12:23 PM

If they entered our country ILLEGALLY then they should NEVER be able to get a driver's license, and should be IMMEDIATELY DEPORTED as well. I see NOTHING WRONG about impounding the car they're driving, however it should NEVER be returned and should be AUCTIONED after impound, with the proceeds going toward reducing the state's budget deficit.

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Unlicensed Means You're Deadlier

Unlicensed drivers are nearly three times likelier than licensed drivers to cause a fatal crash in California. Indeed, unlicensed drivers are likelier to cause fatal crashes than drivers who have had their licenses suspended or revoked. So found a new study released by the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

The study recommended "the use of countermeasures, including vehicle impoundment," to save lives.

That's a problem for San Francisco. In 2009, then-Mayor Gavin Newsom said police would allow unlicensed drivers to avoid a 30-day impound if they could find someone with a license to drive away their car in 20 minutes.

Then-police Chief (current District...

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