While license suspension/revocation have been shown to be effective, it is also known that most suspended/revoked (S/R) drivers violate their S/R order and continue to drive, accruing traffic convictions and becoming involved in crashes. In an attempt to strengthen license actions and to better control S/R and unlicensed drivers, California enacted two laws effective January 1995 which provide for the impoundment/forfeiture of vehicles driven by S/R and unlicensed drivers. The current study evaluates the general deterrent impact of vehicle impoundment on the crash rates for the general population of S/R drivers in California, regardless of whether they have been apprehended and punished for driving-while-suspended.
Evaluation of the General Deterrent Effect of Vehicle Impoundment on Suspended and Revoked Drivers in California
2000
58 pages
Report
No indication
English
Problem-Solving Information for State & Local , Fire Services, Law Enforcement, & Criminal Justice , Transportation , Social Concerns , Impoundment , Driver license revocation , Driver license suspension , Deterrance , California , Accident repeater drivers , Traffic law violators , Accident rates , High risk drivers