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[QUOTE=parm104;8112483]Bingo. Not having your drivers license on you when you are required to produce it does not mean that you don't have a license. If one loses their license, it doesn't mean that they have lost the ability to drive. I think a few people in here seem to think otherwise. There is a reason why you get a measly fine for this infracting; it's to discourage people from purposely leaving it at home. A drivers license is a quick, easy and solid proof that you are authorized to drive a vehicle, and that is all.
So what if you misplaced it or forgot it at home? You pay a fine, pay the penalty and move on. It's not an idiot move or a stupid move just because you think that you'll never do it. Reality check, TONS of people forget their licenses everyday. Not everyone has the same routine as everyone. Not everyone carries their license in their wallets or carry their wallets around with them everywhere. Some do and it has become routine for them which is why it might sound stupid for someone to forget their license at home. But like I said, not everyone works the same way as you and one way isn't the right way or the wrong way.[/QUOTE]
You know, of all the people who could not produce their DL on the spot when I stopped them....by a huge overwhelming majority the reason they didn't produce is because they didn't have one. They were prohibited, suspended, DL was expired, or they were hiding their true identity to escape some sort of legal process, that sort of thing.
In my experience most drivers do not forget their DL. They remember their keys and wallet and other stuff but most people do not normally take their DL out of their wallet. I spent years waiting for drivers who struggled to get the &&*(())!!! thing out from behind that shrunken plastic window. Not saying nobody does forget it, just that very few do.
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