WHILE PREVIOUS STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT DRIVING DURING THE TERM OF A LICENSE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OCCURS FREQUENTLY, THE DRIVER'S ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF THE ACTION HAS NOT BEEN DOCUMENTED TO ANY GREAT DEGREE. ANALYSIS OF THE SURVEY RESULTS REPORTED HERE INDICATED THAT THOSE WHO DROVE WHILE UNDER LICENSING ACTION DID SO 20 TIMES MORE; HOWEVER 65% OF THE ADMITTED DRIVERS REPORTED REDUCED EXPOSURE AND MORE CAREFUL DRIVING. MOST RESPONDENTS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE LICENSING ACTION THEY RECEIVED WAS FAIR (55% OF THE ADMITTED DRIVERS AND 61.5% OF THE NON-ADMITTED DRIVERS DID SO). ALL DRIVERS HAD AN ACCURATE PERCEPTION OF THE APPLICABLE FINES, HAD THEY RECEIVED FURTHER CONVICTIONS. HOWEVER, THEY TENDED TO BELIEVE THAT POTENTIAL JAIL SENTENCES WERE MORE SEVERE THAN THEY ACTUALLY WERE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO DID NOT ADMIT DRIVING. SIXTY FIVE PERCENT OF ALL RESPONDENTS ADMITTED THAT THEY DROVE DURING THE PERIOD OF LICENSING ACTION. ADMISSION RATES WERE APROXIMATELY 55% FOR DRIVERS WITH NO ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD. FOR DRIVERS WITH ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD, THE ADMISSION RATE WAS 75% FOR THOSE WITH SUSPENSIONS AND 84% FOR THOSE WITH REVOCATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE RESULTS, RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING USE OF RESTRICTED LICENSES FOR ALL DUI OFFENDERS WERE PRESENTED.(Author/publisher).
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