Different colored licenses for DUI offenders?

[Robb]

My local rep (also a Rep) got his hat handed to him today on a state bill he was sponsoring that would make convicted drunk drivers have a different background color on their driver's license.

Yellow for one offense. Red for multiple. No convictions for 5 years, you can apply for a "normal" license.

How is this different than the proposed colors for vehicle plates? Any other states playing with this? And what the heck is it supposed to do?

[rwheeler31]

1. Make an addiction criminal,how fun.

[joshcryer]

6. Drunk driving kills more than guns and drugs combined.

What a silly statement you make.

[Sadie4629]

10. Alcoholism is an addiction, drunk driving is a crime n/t

n/t

[Crabby Appleton]

2. They have colored plates (one color) in Ohio

it is not automatic to get one, up to the judge. I think the cops can stop a DUI plated vehicle without normal probable cause.

[TahitiNut]

3. I suppose that keeps friends from borrowing cars.

How is it "fair" to other family members, though? Sounds stupid. :shrug:

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

9. Yea, my friend is gonna get one.

He is a dumbfuck though, and he deserves it. He was proud saying that when he gets his license back (and if he can ever afford a car) that he'll have special tags :eyes:

[Telly Savalas]

4. It's probably 10 parts "Scarlet Letter"

1 part "Watch the fuck out for that car, that guy might be drunk off his ass"

[troubleinwinter]

5. He's simply a fucking moran. Sorry for you.

[Quantess]

7. Humiliation is all that would accomplish.

It's just a scarlet letter.

[theHandpuppet]

8. Well nothing else seems to keep these jerks off the road

Maybe a little humiliation would go a long way. Got any alternative suggestions?