Unlicensed drivers - Page 10

chiclets · ‎07-01-2012

@bathina wrote:
@chiclets wrote:
@bathina

I did not lie.
In Massachusetts you are allowed to drive legally with a passport for 6 months.
I'm not sure where I accused you of lying. Whether it's true or not is irrelevant. People come to Massachusetts from all over the world to study and work. They are not citizens. Would it be a good idea to prevent them from driving?
@bathina

In Massachusetts if you have a passport you can drive without a license, and having to pass a driving course to learn the rules of regarding how to drive.

Why get a license, or insurance, or whatever when the courts protect them and the citizen is left with the burden.

This was my post. It was directed towards how people drive without a license, and I mentioned passport. Many individuals drive without anything and many do without insurance, but most importantly they drive without knowing the rules of driving, and some the rules of driving in this country. People driving without insurance are not held responsible and the burden falls on the citizen/individual who has the injury. The them was a generalization. Nothing more, or less, a matter of interpretation.

proudlyfromNJ · ‎05-01-2010

it’s a law in NY that you must have car insurance. Is it not in other states?

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
it’s a law in NY that you must have car insurance. Is it not in other states?

its a law in maryland also......it doesnt stop some people from driving though and it doesnt stop some people from letting their insurance lapse. some think they wont ever get caught. there are stiff fines though.

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pigletsmom · ‎11-21-2011

As far as I know around here you can own a car and have insurance on it and still not have a valid license. If your license expired and you forgot to renew or you got suspended they don't do anything to your insurance and the car is still legally registered. I think in some states they might suspend the car somehow but that's totally based on my LivePD knowledge.

Honestly I don't know why the would suspend stuff on the car. If you were married your husband might still drive it sometimes or something so why make the car illegal?

proudlyfromNJ · ‎05-01-2010

@sunshine45 wrote:
@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
it’s a law in NY that you must have car insurance. Is it not in other states?

its a law in maryland also......it doesnt stop some people from driving though and it doesnt stop some people from letting their insurance lapse. some think they wont ever get caught. there are stiff fines though.

@sunshine45 We have to show insurance to get car inspected. If you have an old inspection sticker you will be stopped by police.

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
@sunshine45 wrote:
@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
it’s a law in NY that you must have car insurance. Is it not in other states?

its a law in maryland also......it doesnt stop some people from driving though and it doesnt stop some people from letting their insurance lapse. some think they wont ever get caught. there are stiff fines though.
@sunshine45 We have to show insurance to get car inspected. If you have an old inspection sticker you will be stopped by police.

here in maryland you only need an inspection if you are selling your car or buying a used car. they dont need insurance information for that. they need it mainly when you title and tag your car.....and of course it is one of the things they ask for if police stop you. if you dont have a copy of your insurance you can get a ticket for that also.

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Isobel Archer · ‎04-04-2015

@NYC Susan wrote:
@bathina wrote:
@mom2four0418 wrote:
@bathina wrote:
@chiclets wrote:
In Massachusetts if you have a passport you can drive without a license, and having to pass a driving course to learn the rules of regarding how to drive.

Why get a license, or insurance, or whatever when the courts protect them and the citizen is left with the burden.

Protect who? There are millions of people here who are not citizens. They work here and pay taxes here. Are we supposed to not let them drive? Massachusetts has many elite universities and hospitals. Students and researchers come from all over the world to study and work. Is that the "them" you are talking about?
@bathina wrote:
@chiclets wrote:
In Massachusetts if you have a passport you can drive without a license, and having to pass a driving course to learn the rules of regarding how to drive.

Why get a license, or insurance, or whatever when the courts protect them and the citizen is left with the burden.

Protect who? There are millions of people here who are not citizens. They work here and pay taxes here. Are we supposed to not let them drive? Massachusetts has many elite universities and hospitals. Students and researchers come from all over the world to study and work. Is that the "them" you are talking about?

The statement about the passport and driving in MA is a LIE.

Thanks for calling that out.

I was just about to comment on that. I read it at least 3 times, trying to understand. In MA only a passport is needed in order to drive? How could that be possible? I did some quick research, and foundSo nothing to support this.

So then when tourists from other countries visit they are required to obtain a driver's license to drive a rented vehicle here? Really, didn't know that.

Isobel Archer · ‎04-04-2015

@50Mickey wrote:
@bathina While I applaud you for standing up to blatant untruths, I feel that you are fighting a losing battle. You cannot use reason to convince some people.

If you truly think sex trafficking is a "blatant untruth," I feel sorry for you.

Susan-QVC · ‎06-14-2015

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Carmie · ‎10-25-2010

@bathina wrote:
@Anonymous032819 wrote:
@bathina wrote:
@Brisky wrote:
That is the police officers job to fine and unlicensed driver. That is messed up.
It's possible the person had a license, but not in their possession or they were driving on a recently expired license. In those 2 cases a person may not be cited, if they were lucky, maybe fined if they werent.

@bathina

I know that there have been times that I have forgotten my license at home.

I thought that I had it on me, only to discover that OMG! I don't!

I've done it when I've switched handbags. It happens and I'm pretty sure police would issue a warning.

If you have a valid drivers license, the police can look it up immediately on the computer in their car. They can also look up to see if the car is registered and see that the license plate is the one issued for your car.

My DH has told me that 1 in 3 people that are stopped for traffic violation do not have a valid drivers license or registration. Often the license plate can be from another vehicle too.

if you do not pay for car insurance in PA, the police are notified and they will take the plate off of the vehicle usually during the night time when the car is in front of the owners home, so that the car can't be driven.

That is why stolen plates and borrowed plates are used. There are a lot of cars on the road with no registration, no insurance and driven by non licensed people.

Some people call the police to complain that their license plate was stolen only to be told that the police took it.