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Originally Posted by retsupt99
I disapprove of a 'DL checkpoints'..."Your papers, pleeeeze?"
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I only take an interest because my mom lives in this community and her experience seems typical of the residents who love the checkpoints now out of necessity. She has been hit 3 times by red light runners who were drunk, unlicensed, illegal and uninsured. Two tried to run away on foot but were too drunk to succeed.
ESCONDIDO: Driver's license checkpoint locations vary : North County Times - Californian 06-13-2009
The city of Escondido towed and impounded over 10,000 autos in a three year period from unlicensed drivers identified in checkpoints. 10,000 ? Article dated 4-21-09 to confirm that number. 3rd paragraph from the bottom.
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2009...9f00787abd.txt
The average cost to spring a car from impound is $1100. Nice boost to the Police Dept budget.
Yep, in the interest of safety we sometimes cause ourselves inconvienence or even the loss of freedom. Bummer
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