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55 in a 35? That will be $1,000 pleaseJun 07 '01 Write an essay on this topic.
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The Bottom Line Hit the bad drivers where it will hurt...their wallets!
In my opinion, there are problems with the whole driving system. Here are just a few of my gripes along with solutions. Too many concessions About two years ago I went to renew my driver's license for Washington state after moving from another state. What I saw appalled me. There was a Korean lady about age 50 with her daughter at the counter speaking with one of the Department of Licensing workers. The daughter was translating for her mother to the man behind the counter about the written driving test and how she needed to take the test in her native language since she could not read and understand English very well. This made me mad as hell. I believe that if you plan on driving on American roads and highways you can read our English signs....period. My co-worker is a witness to an accident where he was broadsided by a man from India who knew so little English, that his daughter is having to translate for him at his hearing to describe the accident. Our state laws have to change! We should not make our driving tests in different languages. We should also not give driving privileges to people who have not been in the United States for less than two years unless they can prove they can pass a basic skills test including reading and writing in English. Use a car instead of a gun I have been watching reports lately that if you kill someone with a car the maximum sentence you probably will serve in jail is two to three years, if you used a gun you could spend life in jail or even executed. So if you want to deliberately kill someone, do it with a car and not a gun. These laws need to be changed especially for drunk drivers who "accidently" kill people. My wife lost her sister to a drunk driver and all he got was six months in jail, however if he killed her without a car he would be rotting in jail or be dead by now. Also, this driver did not get their license suspended at all. He was back out on the road after serving his time, and I bet the first thing he did was have a drink when he got out of jail! Tickets Shmickets In Washington state it is a $71 fine for driving in an HOV lane (carpool lane). In California, it is at least $400 if not more by now. This fine, and all fines, should be raised to a point where if you break the driving laws it WILL cost you. Imagine paying a $2,000 fine for littering! Guess what, there is a town outside of Hoover Dam that has such a law and it is posted! I believe that if people knew how much it would cost them if they broke the law, they probably will not think about breaking the law in the first place! I personally would love to see the fine for running a red light cost someone $1,000! Plus all that extra fine money can go into the Highway and Road Improvement programs most states have. I say let the folks who break the laws pay for the improvements to the roads the drove on! I drive because I can No. You drive because the state allows you to drive. If you get you license taken away, YOU SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING! Some people have been caught driving without a license numerous times. What happens to them? Another slap on the hand and a piddly fine. The law should be changed to something similar to a jail sentence. If you are caught driving on a suspended license, guess what, you lose your license for 5 more years, plus a $5,000 fine. Do it again? Another 5 years and a $10,000 fine. Three times caught? $1,000 fine every year for the next 20 years. No jail time, we don't have the space. Hit them where it matters....their wallets. You probably note that I have mentioned a lot of fines and such but not a lot of jail time. Our jails are already crowded hence the solutions for huge fines. State run or private collection agencies would be set up to collect on the fines and all personal records tied to a countrywide interpool database employers can check to see if that person owes on any fines someplace. In my opinion, huge fines will cut down on the following: - Overcrowded jails - Accidents - People breaking the driving laws for fear of a huge ticket. - Drivers who can barely speak English, but are allowed to drive on our roads and can't read signs. TLM  |
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