Posted on 02/28/2006 2:01:08 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
Three cheers for my hometown!
Wish we'd do that in NM. Uninsured drivers are second on my vehicular hate list after DWI.
That's right. Uh-huh. :-)
"And, he added, it doesn't make economic sense to pay $100 in insurance every month for a second-hand car purchased for a few hundred dollars."
Gee, since it's not CASUALTY insurance but rather LIABILITY insurance to protect the PUBLIC from people driving unsafe cars, it makes perfect sense.
been fortunate so far.
Knocks on Wood.
Double whammy, eh?
When we get our first lady president, instantly, no more reported problems with our borders. Just two years away :-)
When you catch'em driving without insurance, chain'em to garbage truck until they have earned a years insurance, apply it and let them go.
Cry me a freakin' river.
"No me gusta" either Ida, but you know what?
It's a law. Have insurance, or don't drive!
Sounds pretty simple to me.... either pay for insurance (which is the law) or don't drive!
I've been hit twice by uninsured drivers. I would love a "tow now" policy.
I was rearend ended byan uninsured motorist once. No insurance and no habla englis.
SPEAK ENGLISH!!!
California won't register the car unless it's insured. Unfortunately, people have figured out that they just have to get a policy, make one monthly payment to get them past the registration date, then cancel the policy. Looks like they should institute a towing policy as well.
Man this is racism pure and simple forcing these poor mexicans to get insurance to drive. Hell, next you republicans will force them to pay for their own healthcare food and booze.
I keep hammering this point home with my 19 year old. I know he's insured, He knows he's insured. But if he gets pulled over and can't show POI, he's SOL.
"In some cases, Hunter explained, uninsured motorists whose cars are impounded simply buy another used vehicle."
That really ought to merit arrest, not just confiscation of the 2nd car.
In Tennessee they wrote the uninsured motorist law such that your insurance company pays the claim and then goes after the uninsured and hounds them to death till they come up with the bucks. The choice is pay or move where they can't find you to collect the judgement.
It works. The woman who hit my wife called months laterand cussed her out for ruining he life. My wife told her it was the insurer not her that took her to court and got the judgement and the garnishment.
No me gusta tampoco Ida pero...
If I drive in Mexico without insurance and have an accident, they not only impound my car, they also impound me!
(until ransom is paid)
We lead the nation in DWI's and uninsured drivers. Southern Dona Ana County is real bad. My oldest son pays less for automobile insurance in Tucson than I do in Albuquerque for the same coverage. We both have State Farm.
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