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Polaris
News
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
Unlicensed to Kill (pdf)
Unlicensed to Kill: the Sequel (pdf)
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Nexus, Inc. Completes the Unlicensed to Kill: The Sequel Study for AAA Foundation
for Traffic Safety
In 2002, Data Nexus Inc. followed up that initial study with Unlicensed to Kill: the Sequel in which we accomplished several goals including: replicating the findings of the 2000 report with additional years' data, identifying trends across years for individual states and for the U.S. in general, identifying states that have a better record in controlling driving without a valid license, identifying laws and procedures that help keep drivers from getting behind the wheel if they lack a valid license, and recommending laws and procedures to all states for use in controlling the problem of driving without a valid license. The results of our study revealed a small reduction in the proportion of drivers in fatal crashes who lack a valid license over the years 1993-1999 (the years used in the replication); however, the most frequently present category of aberrant license status, suspended, in fatal crashes has increased. Our recommendations included giving administrators more control over licensing, license status, and some vehicle-based sanctions. In addition, we suggested offering personalized assistance to sanctioned drivers and creation of data systems that can support tracking of offenders as well as analysis of the driving while suspended/revoked/unlicensed problem in a state. Bob Scopatz, Senior Researcher at Data Nexus and the principal author, said that "the data show that the problem of drivers without a valid license is not going away. We looked at some of the best states in terms of the proportion of these drivers involved in fatal crashes. Each of these states had at least one program or law that would be effective elsewhere. There are numerous different ways of attacking the problem, but the important tools appear to be clear laws, consistent application by license administrators and the courts, and methods of enforcement that work to identify offenders and keep them from getting behind the wheel." Data Nexus is very pleased and honored to have taken part in this study for the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. |
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