Originally Posted by Mr. iNCREDIBLE
no that is not want I said. .
unlicensed driver means they should not be driving, period.
so if they are driving and have an accident they should be at fault, because since they are not supposed to be driving the accident would not have occured.
People are usually unlicensed for a reason:
1. under age
2. illegal
3. suspended
a 14 year old kid joy riding in his dads car, no permit, no license, slams on his brakes to avoid something in the road and is rear ended..
This would not have happened if he wasn't driving, since he has no license, he should never have been in the car, the car would never have been there, and he would never have slammed on the brakes causing someone to rear end him, while it is possible another vehicle "may have" done the same thing, if it was a licensed driver things proceed as normal, being he was there and unlicensed, he caused the accident, as he was not supposed to be there in the first place.
Same thought process with an illegal, or someone on a suspended license.
Sorry if it bugs you, but IMO any unlicensed driver should automatically be at fault for any accident they are involved in.
For the most part it has no affect on them, as they are unlicensed, so most likely also uninsured, the effect however is that MY rates don't go up and I don't get a DMV point because some idiot with no license does something stupid and causes an accident to which because of moronic laws I am found at fault for, but if the dumb ass without the license had not been there in the first place the accident would not have occurred.
Typically accidents with unlicensed drivers involve some sort of moronic move on their part that creates a situation that should not have been created, illegal left or u turns, darting out of driveways, turning right from the left lane or left from the right lane, or a many other idiot moves that cause other drivers to be at fault for their stupidity.. while these things happen with licensed drivers as well, typically each party is responsible for themselves, with unlicensed drivers the licensed driver and his insurance has to take 100% of the responsibility for the repairs and injuries, therefore they should not be at fault, because as already stated, if the unlicensed driver wasn't driving in the first place, chances are the incident would never have occurred.
If you don't have a license, you should not be driving a car, if you do you are a liability to every other driver on the road.
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