a California Department of Motor Vehicles , Research and Development Branch, Sacramento , California.
Traffic Inj Prev. 2015;16(2):97-103. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2014.909592. Epub 2014 Oct 8.
Although driver license suspension and revocation have been shown to improve traffic safety, suspended or revoked (SR) drivers who continue to drive-which appears to be the majority-are about 3 times more likely to be involved in crashes and to cause a fatal crash. In California and many other U.S. states, drivers are typically mailed notices requesting that they surrender their licenses when they are SR for reasons other than driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI), yet they frequently do not comply. Typical procedures at DUI checkpoints in California and other U.S. states include inspecting driver licenses and checking for signs of intoxication during brief contacts with law enforcement officers. Hence, these checkpoints are in fact DUI/license checkpoints in California and many other states. The purpose of this study was to estimate the extent to which SR drivers avoid being detected at DUI/license checkpoints for SR driving, because they illegally retained possession of their license cards.
Law enforcement officers used electronic license card readers at DUI/license checkpoints in Sacramento, California, to record data for 13,705 drivers. The SR status of all contacted drivers was determined after the checkpoints and compared to law enforcement citation records from the checkpoints.
Although only 3% of the drivers contacted at the checkpoints were SR, about 41% of SR drivers were able to pass through undetected because they presented license cards that they illegally retained. Drivers SR for DUI-related reasons were more likely to be detected, whereas those SR for failure to provide proof of financial responsibility (insurance) were less likely to be detected.
The fact that many SR drivers are able to pass through DUI/license checkpoints undetected weakens both the specific and general impacts of checkpoints for deterring SR driving and may diminish the effectiveness of suspension and revocation actions for reducing the crash risk posed by problem drivers. Using license card readers that can quickly identify SR drivers in real time during routine traffic stops and at DUI/license checkpoints warrants further consideration.
尽管吊销和注销驾驶执照已被证明可以提高交通安全，但继续驾车的被吊销或注销执照的（SR）驾驶员发生事故的可能性是未被吊销或注销驾驶员的 3 倍，更有可能造成致命事故。在加利福尼亚州和美国的许多其他州，当驾驶员因非酒后或毒后驾驶（DUI）原因而被吊销或注销执照时，通常会收到要求他们上交执照的通知，但他们经常不遵守。在加利福尼亚州和美国的其他州，DUI 检查站的典型程序包括检查驾驶执照，并在与执法官员进行短暂接触时检查醉酒迹象。因此，这些检查站实际上是加利福尼亚州和许多其他州的 DUI/执照检查站。这项研究的目的是估计 SR 驾驶员在 DUI/执照检查站逃避因非法保留执照而被发现的程度，因为他们非法保留了驾照。
执法人员在加利福尼亚州萨克拉门托的 DUI/执照检查站使用电子驾照读卡器记录了 13705 名驾驶员的数据。在检查站之后确定了所有被联系驾驶员的 SR 状态，并将其与来自检查站的执法传票记录进行了比较。
尽管在检查站被联系的驾驶员中只有 3%是 SR，但大约 41%的 SR 驾驶员能够 undetected 地通过，因为他们出示了非法保留的驾照。因 DUI 相关原因而被吊销或注销的驾驶员更有可能被发现，而因未能提供财务责任（保险）证明而被吊销或注销的驾驶员则不太可能被发现。
许多 SR 驾驶员能够 undetected 通过 DUI/执照检查站，这削弱了检查站在阻止 SR 驾驶方面的具体和一般影响，并且可能会降低吊销和注销行动减少问题驾驶员造成的撞车风险的有效性。在例行交通停车和 DUI/执照检查站期间，使用能够实时快速识别 SR 驾驶员的驾照读卡器值得进一步考虑。
