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DUI license plates

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A new law that took effect last week in Ohio requires special license plates for people convicted of driving while intoxicated who are allowed some driving privileges (basically just to and from work).

A quote from a MADD representaive said she hopes the special plates will deter drunken driving and "and maybe it will serve as a type of a warning to other motorists on the roadways, so maybe they'll be more careful around that person who has the special license plate."

Look, honey! It's someone with one of those yellow license plates. Slow down and let him pass. :rolleyes:

Are these special DUI license plates a good idea? Will they really be a deterrent?
 
well, here they print the names in the paper. Doesn't seem to work. I am surprised how many well to do people are in the paper. Our local neurologist has been arrested twice.

They had a good program on the radio about what really happens with a DUI. It costs a LOT of money! Lawyers, fees, increased insurance rates! The people on the panel said that if they had KNOWN how much money they would be out, they would never have had that extra drink. Many of them were out over $5,000!
 
My best friend got a DUI in Virginia. He needed to keep driving for his job. He was told that in order to do so, he would have to purchase a gizmo that is wired to the vehicle ignition that you have to blow into and have an acceptable BAC in order for the ignition to start. IIRC, it cost about 800 bucks.

A license plate seems cheaper. And if a cop sees a car with one of those plates in a place it shouldn't be, that would be a pretty good deterrent. You wouldn't be stupid enough to park it in a bar parking lot. So you park around the block and get run over by another drunk driver while you stagger around in the street trying to remember where you parked...
 
zakur said:
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A new law that took effect last week in Ohio requires special license plates for people convicted of driving while intoxicated who are allowed some driving privileges (basically just to and from work).

A quote from a MADD representaive said she hopes the special plates will deter drunken driving and "and maybe it will serve as a type of a warning to other motorists on the roadways, so maybe they'll be more careful around that person who has the special license plate."

Look, honey! It's someone with one of those yellow license plates. Slow down and let him pass. :rolleyes:

Are these special DUI license plates a good idea? Will they really be a deterrent?
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I'm surprised the get to have any driving privileges at all. Something like DUI should keep a car away from them for at least a year.
 
my happy cycling days ended when i was hit by a drunk driver with no insurance. i got epilepsy, he got a misdemeanor ticket.
i'm not sure how i would react to the plates, but i do know it might be distracting on the road to see it. now i'd have to flip off people in HumVees and people with DUI plates.
 
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Grammatron said:
I'm surprised the get to have any driving privileges at all. Something like DUI should keep a car away from them for at least a year.
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I agree. If they do have driving privileges restored, then they shouldn't have a scarlet letter emblazoned on their car.
 
I think its a great idea. In fact, I want the following license plates also:

"talks on cellphone while driving"
"teenager"
"elderly guy with no insurance"
"soccer mom"

and last but not least:
"slows down to look at accidents"
 
corplinx said:
I think its a great idea. In fact, I want the following license plates also:

"talks on cellphone while driving"
"teenager"
"elderly guy with no insurance"
"soccer mom"

and last but not least:
"slows down to look at accidents"
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You missed the most important one:

"Plays way too much "Grand Theft Auto."
 
Raises an interesting question - what if it's a family car used by two or more people? Does the whole family have to forego the ability to drive where and when they want because one of them's an idiot?
 
Luke T. said:
A license plate seems cheaper. And if a cop sees a car with one of those plates in a place it shouldn't be, that would be a pretty good deterrent. You wouldn't be stupid enough to park it in a bar parking lot. So you park around the block and get run over by another drunk driver while you stagger around in the street trying to remember where you parked...
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Cops have computers in their cars and practically spend half their careers punching license plate numbers into them. So why do they need a special license plate?
 
DUI laws are little more than a money making scam. MADD is also out of control. THere a bunch of people with chips on their shoulders, theyll never be satisfied. They keep lowering the dui limit to silly levels. Theyre statistics are rediculous, really what is an "alcohol related" accident?

As for these plates. How would you know if they are going to work or not???
 
Tmy said:
DUI laws are little more than a money making scam. MADD is also out of control. THere a bunch of people with chips on their shoulders, theyll never be satisfied. They keep lowering the dui limit to silly levels. Theyre statistics are rediculous, really what is an "alcohol related" accident?
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Well, essentially to support this view, an accident is called "alcohol-related" if any of the parties (not just the drivers) have had any alcohol at all.
 
epepke said:


Well, essentially to support this view, an accident is called "alcohol-related" if any of the parties (not just the drivers) have had any alcohol at all.
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So theyre pretty much a buch of liars. Implying that these accidents were caused by people who were driving drunk when really a passenger couldve had 1 beer and theyd call it alcohol related.
 
Tmy said:


So theyre pretty much a buch of liars. Implying that these accidents were caused by people who were driving drunk when really a passenger couldve had 1 beer and theyd call it alcohol related.
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I guess it's the same logic the use to scare people into not taking drugs. Did anybody see that commercial where they say, "in a recent study most of the drivers involved in an accident tested positive for marijuana." That's shocking until you ask a simple question: Was marijuana cause of all those accidents? I am willing to bet the answer is no.

That said, I think if you caught DUI you should lose your driving privileges no exceptions.
 
Grammatron said:



That said, I think if you caught DUI you should lose your driving privileges no exceptions.
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You would rather these people lose their jobs, bankrupt their familes and have them move to the welfare rolls cause they had couple of martinis?

Murders dont catch so much grief.
 
Tmy said:


You would rather these people lose their jobs, bankrupt their familes and have them move to the welfare rolls cause they had couple of martinis?

Murders dont catch so much grief.
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Have you no concept of punishment?
 
Punishment? Im fine with that . But it should fit the crime. Im sure youve gotten a speeding ticket. Do you think you should lose your license permanately????

MADD has done a good job making DUI the worst crime imaginable.
 
Tmy said:
Punishment? Im fine with that . But it should fit the crime. Im sure youve gotten a speeding ticket. Do you think you should lose your license permanately????

MADD has done a good job making DUI the worst crime imaginable.
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I don't think the two ever compared even with out the benefit of MADD.
 
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