Originally Posted by
ScottStr
+1
They make it too easy to get and keep drivers licenses because they know people wil drive whether or not they have one. Just before my daughter got her license, some bozo did something stupid and dangerous in front of us and she asked me "What do you have to do to get a license in this state?" I said "You have to be able to hold still while they take your picture; and they have a flash, so it won't take long."
The penalties for breaking the law have to outweigh the benefits. Otherwise, people will just risk it.
And the willingness to enforce those stiffer penalties has to be in place, as well. It's tragic that, when stiffer penalties are on the table, our system of jurisprudence (I will NEVER call it 'justice' again) breaks down in application.