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Florida Enacts "Three Crash" Law To Educate Bad Drivers

By Eddie Farah

About 1,000 Floridians should expect to soon be sent back to the classroom because of bad driving.

A new law in Florida mandates that drivers who are at fault for three crash-related moving violations over a three-year period go back to the classroom to refresh their education about the need to drive safely.

At a cost of $548.00, drivers will have to complete a 16-hour educational course within 90 days or face losing their license.

The clock actually began ticking two years ago and those drivers who have had two crash-related violations are being notified. Before the new law was enacted, a 4-hour educational online course was necessary for those committing two accident-related moving violations over a two-year period.

Private driving schools will oversee the education and it is more stringent than the online courses of the past. It includes four hours of behind-the-wheel testing.

"In an effort to make our roads safer, those who display a pattern of poor driving ability or judgment will be required to complete a driver improvement course," DHSMV Executive Director Julie L. Jones said in a news release. "The new law is designed to modify the behavior of some of our worst drivers."

During the 36-month period that ended December 31, 2008, there were 3,277 Florida drivers with three or more at-fault crashes, including drivers from nearly every age group. One driver was at fault in five crashes, while another was convicted of 86 violations.

Just how many accidents do you have to cause to lose your license to drive permanently? #

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Eddie Farah

Full post as published by Jacksonville Personal Injury Lawyer on January 13, 2010 (boomark / email).