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
1998
60 pages
Report
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English
Transportation , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Road Transportation , Social Concerns , Program evaluation , Impoundment , High risk drivers , California , Accident rates , Driver license suspension , Driver license revocation , Unlicensed drivers , Countermeasures , Traffic law violators , Recidivism , Law enforcement