Uninsured and Unlicensed Motorists

Here's something to think about the next time you're on the road. There's a lot of uninsured and unlicensed motorists driving around.

There's a lot of "winking" going on regarding uninsured motorists I think. They could get the uninsured off the road if they wanted to.

Mississippi has an estimated 28% uninsured motorists according to the IRC.

"Mississippi, however, has no way for police to determine whether a driver has coverage, says insurance commissioner Mike Chaney. He says he worries about privacy and entrapment if data are misused, and his state doesn't require proof of insurance. "The legislature has never had the fortitude or the backbone to do it," he says."

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-09-11/uninsured-drivers/50363390/1

http://www.autoinsurance.org/how-many-drivers-dont-have-auto-insurance/

Unlicensed drivers are a real problem as well. In Youngstown, Ohio it's epidemic.

“The No. 1 crime in the city of Youngstown is people driving without a license, absolutely without a doubt,” said Judge Elizabeth A. Kobly of Youngstown Municipal Court. It’s a crime she deals with “at least 10 times a day.”

Police Chief Rod Foley calls the problem of unlicensed and uninsured drivers an “epidemic.”


http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/sep/02/epidemic-unlicensed-uninsured-drivers/