| Ask college students under the legal drinking age how old they are, and you may get a telling answer: On which ID?
The reply illustrates how unreliable drivers licenses have become as a form of identification — a problem the federal government is about to address.
The new standards can help, if other improvements follow: Beefing up the federal system for flagging fake Social Security numbers, often used to obtain licenses, and creating a national network to identify people who seek licenses in multiple states.
Privatize the DMV:: point of setting the minimum standards for achieving that goal. drivers license/vehicle registration organizations will develop more advanced http://www.cascadepolicy.org/bgc/dmv.htmHOME |
Read more at: http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2004-12-12-our-view_x.htm
In related news, Minnesota is stepping up measures to protect its licenses. Read more at: New York City Yellow Cab Taxi Academy:: New York City Yellow Taxi Cab Drivers License School TLC Test Local governments set license standards for driving experience and training; http://www.mastercabbie.com/reasonstodriveataxicabinnyc.htmlHOME | http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-12-08-minn-licenses_x.htm
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