Posted by B. Peg on March 30, 2007, 3:30 pm
They had some radio talk-show this morning in Bakersfield, CA (KERN radio,
1410 AM) where the people calling in could ask a CHP officer questions.
They asked questions to Greg Williams of the CA CHP and he said that in
their routine checkpoint stops, that 5 out of 6 do not have driver's
licenses. He said in one month they impounded 700 cars and had 49 in the
previous night's checkpoints.
Seems high - but I don't (for some reason) doubt it. Fwiw, some years ago
the local head DA had expired tags on his Porsche. Dunno why they didn't
impound his. ;o\
Guess I better buy a beater bike in case I get hit...or run off the road.
Get hit around here and they just take off <damhik! 2X!!>..
B~
Posted by Robert Bolton on March 30, 2007, 10:10 pm
> They had some radio talk-show this morning in Bakersfield, CA (KERN
> radio, 1410 AM) where the people calling in could ask a CHP officer
> questions. They asked questions to Greg Williams of the CA CHP and he
> said that in their routine checkpoint stops, that 5 out of 6 do not have
> driver's licenses. He said in one month they impounded 700 cars and had
> 49 in the previous night's checkpoints.
> Seems high - but I don't (for some reason) doubt it. Fwiw, some years
> ago the local head DA had expired tags on his Porsche. Dunno why they
> didn't impound his. ;o\
> Guess I better buy a beater bike in case I get hit...or run off the
> road. Get hit around here and they just take off <damhik! 2X!!>..
Yeah but how many people cruise past the check point(s) in a month?
500,000? Afterall, LA is a great big freeway.
Then again, stopping people at 0200 might net all the folks who lost their
license to a previous DUI.
Robert
Posted by Blazing Laser on March 31, 2007, 4:24 am
I would find it very hard to believe that 5 out of 6 drivers don't
have licenses. It might be that cops are selective in who they pull
over in these checkpoints.
Still, we have laws here that you can't renew a driver's license or
vehicle registration without showing proof of insurance, yet between
1/4 and 1/3 of drivers have no insurance.
Posted by Stupendous Man on March 31, 2007, 2:58 pm
> Still, we have laws here that you can't renew a driver's license or
> vehicle registration without showing proof of insurance, yet between
> 1/4 and 1/3 of drivers have no insurance.
The insurance industry pushed through laws requiring mandatory insurance to
register a vehicle, but still try to add on "uninsured motorist" coverage.
Since they did a poor job in their scheme and made rates impractical for
many (Vs. things like food and medicine), does that make them liable for the
existence of uninsured motorists?
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Posted by .p.jm on March 31, 2007, 4:41 pm
wrote:
>> Still, we have laws here that you can't renew a driver's license or
>> vehicle registration without showing proof of insurance, yet between
>> 1/4 and 1/3 of drivers have no insurance.
>The insurance industry pushed through laws requiring mandatory insurance to
>register a vehicle, but still try to add on "uninsured motorist" coverage.
>Since they did a poor job in their scheme and made rates impractical for
>many (Vs. things like food and medicine), does that make them liable for the
>existence of uninsured motorists?
Of course not. Society at large should pay for everyone's car
insurance, aka Shrillary's 'It take a village to drive a car'.
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> radio, 1410 AM) where the people calling in could ask a CHP officer
> questions. They asked questions to Greg Williams of the CA CHP and he
> said that in their routine checkpoint stops, that 5 out of 6 do not have
> driver's licenses. He said in one month they impounded 700 cars and had
> 49 in the previous night's checkpoints.
> Seems high - but I don't (for some reason) doubt it. Fwiw, some years
> ago the local head DA had expired tags on his Porsche. Dunno why they
> didn't impound his. ;o\
> Guess I better buy a beater bike in case I get hit...or run off the
> road. Get hit around here and they just take off <damhik! 2X!!>..