Driving: Right Or Privilege?
Since driving requires an education in manipulating a car, negotiating a motor vehicle on highways with an emphasis on safe handling and understanding of the rules of the road, and it also requires a license for the driver and an identifying plate for the vehicle, driving is a state-controlled activity.
And, as such, it is a privilege only granted to those who are able to prove that they qualify. No one has an uncompromising right to drive.
Yet there are social cretins who believe they are entitled to get behind the wheel of a vehicle and drive it in a manner that clearly contravenes all the recognized rules related to public safety and adherence to the law. A case in point is a young Nova Scotian. This is a 26-year-old who continues to drive despite wracking up a host of offences related to illicit behaviour and driving.
Throughout his driving career at the ripe old age of 26, the fellow has $35,000 in unpaid fines representing over 30 serious violations over a nine-year period. No impaired driving charges, no speeding offences. All the charges represent the man's insistence on driving without a licence, driving without insurance, failing to have his vehicle properly inspected.
The latest charge levelled by police in Nova Scotia was for driving while suspended. At one time someone who would not or could not for whatever reason pay fines would be incarcerated until such time as he cleared the slate. If he were in the Province of Quebec his car would be impounded, and he might just end up in prison.
On the latest occasion when the man was apprehended, he was driving a friend's car. And it is his friend's car that has now been impounded. At this juncture if he is successful in persuading another friend or family member to allow him to drive their vehicle, he will without doubt be right back on the road again.
What misguided attitude leads someone to behave like this is puzzling beyond belief. And beyond irritating to the police all of whom, in Halifax, recognize this repeat offender on sight. The young man might conceivably be modelling himself after another Nova Scotian who has far outstripped the young man in his collection of fines. His stand at $120,000.
A section in the Criminal Code exists to allow police to criminally charge serial scofflaws for "driving while suspended", but it would appear that the province's Crown prosecutor will have none of it. Making no good sense whatever. A court date has been set for the 26-year-old to explain himself.
And he might just respond in the same manner as the one who owes $120,000 in fines: that he intends to continue ignoring the charges and simply carry on.
And, as such, it is a privilege only granted to those who are able to prove that they qualify. No one has an uncompromising right to drive.
Yet there are social cretins who believe they are entitled to get behind the wheel of a vehicle and drive it in a manner that clearly contravenes all the recognized rules related to public safety and adherence to the law. A case in point is a young Nova Scotian. This is a 26-year-old who continues to drive despite wracking up a host of offences related to illicit behaviour and driving.
Throughout his driving career at the ripe old age of 26, the fellow has $35,000 in unpaid fines representing over 30 serious violations over a nine-year period. No impaired driving charges, no speeding offences. All the charges represent the man's insistence on driving without a licence, driving without insurance, failing to have his vehicle properly inspected.
The latest charge levelled by police in Nova Scotia was for driving while suspended. At one time someone who would not or could not for whatever reason pay fines would be incarcerated until such time as he cleared the slate. If he were in the Province of Quebec his car would be impounded, and he might just end up in prison.
On the latest occasion when the man was apprehended, he was driving a friend's car. And it is his friend's car that has now been impounded. At this juncture if he is successful in persuading another friend or family member to allow him to drive their vehicle, he will without doubt be right back on the road again.
What misguided attitude leads someone to behave like this is puzzling beyond belief. And beyond irritating to the police all of whom, in Halifax, recognize this repeat offender on sight. The young man might conceivably be modelling himself after another Nova Scotian who has far outstripped the young man in his collection of fines. His stand at $120,000.
A section in the Criminal Code exists to allow police to criminally charge serial scofflaws for "driving while suspended", but it would appear that the province's Crown prosecutor will have none of it. Making no good sense whatever. A court date has been set for the 26-year-old to explain himself.
And he might just respond in the same manner as the one who owes $120,000 in fines: that he intends to continue ignoring the charges and simply carry on.
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