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.


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    Title :

    Evaluation of the General Deterrent Effect of Vehicle Impoundment on Suspended and Revoked Drivers in California


    Contributors:
    D. J. Young (author)

    Publication date :

    2000


    Size :

    58 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English