By Mike Thomas
AllGood Driving School
Do you think the penalties for DUI should be increased for California drivers?
AllGood Driving School
Do you think the penalties for DUI should be increased for California drivers?
There are currently approximately
10,000 deaths due to DUI each year in the United States. The State of
California makes up for about 10% of those. Multiply that figure by
10, and you get the number of people who are permanently injured each
year as a result of DUI related crashes. Recent estimates put the
financial cost to society as a result of DUI at around 132 billion
dollars. Clearly, DUI is still a huge problem for society.
So, since we don't seem to be making
much progress towards solving the problem, should the legal and
financial consequences to DUI be increased. Let's look at what a
first time offender for DUI currently faces.
- Pay a fine of $390 to $1000 in addition to court and administrative fees.
- Spend a minimum of 48 hours in jail, in addition to any time served on the day of arrest.
- Have your license suspended for 6 months, with the possibility of it only being restricted to travel to and from work.
- 3 years probation.
- Attend alcohol awareness classes at the offenders expense, usually $500-$1000. Attend them every night for 2 weeks.
- Receive 2 points on your record for the next 10 years This means insurance premium increases.
- Pay around $3000 for a DUI attorney.
- Possibly have to purchase and install an IID (ignition interlock device) on your vehicle at your expense.
On average the total cost to a person
convicted of DUI in California runs around $10,000.
Now consider that NONE of this has
changed, with the exception of the IID, for the last 25 years. So,
considering the fact that DUI is still a huge problem, do think these
consequences should be changed, and if so, what changes would you
make?
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR
THOUGHTS!
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