Thread: CA-Kern awash in unlicensed drivers

Kern awash in unlicensed drivers
Checkpoints reveal massive numbers; some estimate 1 in 4 unlicensed
BY STEVEN MAYER
smayer@bakersfield.com | Sunday, Aug 16 2009 11:15 PM
Last Updated Sunday, Aug 16 2009 11:38 PM

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Sobriety checkpoints set up in Bakersfield in recent months haven’t nabbed huge numbers of drunken drivers.


But they’re netting unlicensed drivers by the dozens — with 92 cited at a checkpoint in east Bakersfield last month.


There’s little doubt that the number of unlicensed drivers on Kern County’s roads is way up, and that means more drivers with no insurance — and higher costs and higher risks for the rest of us.


“There’s a high incidence of people driving on a suspended license. Plain and simple, they are breaking the law,â€

[quote]“One guy told me, ‘Hey, the car will still start with or without a license,’â€