Police agencies around the world devote significant resources to reducing traffic collisions. One popular strategy is to, first, identify locations that have high numbers of collisions, second, pinpoint the violations that are the primary collision factors in a substantial number of those accidents, and, third, cite offenders at targeted locations for those violations.
Another method is to suspend or revoke the licenses of those drivers identified as high risks-persons who have been convicted of driving while intoxicated or received a significant number of other citations. Research conducted in 2002 by the California Department of Motor Vehicles has shown that drivers who have a history of citations or DUI arrests are four times more likely to be involved in collisions than other drivers.1 The department also found that at any given time there are more than a million persons in California who have suspended or revoked driver’s licenses.
Obviously, the removal of a million high-risk drivers from the roadways should reduce the number of traffic collisions.
