The Cochran Firm Legal Blog

Yesterday afternoon, a young man was flagged down in a parking lot by a frantic woman. When he got out of his car to find out what the commotion was about, she informed him that she desperately needed a jump for her car. The young man happily came to her aid.

It turns out that the woman was acting frantically because she was trying to take her road test at the time her vehicle decided not to cooperate. As the young man sat in his car waiting for her battery to get a charge from the jumper cables, he noticed the woman was blowing into a breathalyzer machine that had been installed in her car. Apparently, this woman was taking her road test to recover a suspended license due to a DUI.

The woman spent several minutes trying unsuccessfully to start her car, constantly blowing into the breathalyzer as she tried. With each passing moment, the DMV employee waiting to administer the road test grew more visibly disgusted by the events transpiring. After all, it is pretty important to show up for your road test in a vehicle that works properly.

Eventually, the DMV employee informed the woman that she would not be allowed to take her road test that day and asked her to reschedule for a later date. She also told the woman that she would need to show up for her next appointment with a vehicle that functions properly.

The woman became very angry at this point, accusing the DMV worker of being unfair and blaming her for the problems with her vehicle. Somehow, it was the DMV employee's fault that this woman did not have a fully functioning car.

On a side note, it is uncertain whether the car wouldn't start due to a faulty battery, a different problem with the vehicle, or potentially because the woman was not sober enough to pass her breathalyzer test. At any rate, the problem did not sound like a dead battery.

Fortunately for drivers in the Denver, Colorado region, this woman will be off the road for a little while longer. However, this whole incident makes you wonder whether everyone really deserves to be issued a driver's license.

Clearly, this woman had been caught at least once if not several times driving under the influence of alcohol – a behavior that threatens the safety of other drivers and passengers on the road. Furthermore, she lacked the common sense to realize the importance of showing up for her road test with a vehicle that runs properly. Most alarmingly, when the situation did not work out for her, she tried to place the blame on another individual instead of taking responsibility for her own actions.

Based on this brief incident, there is no indication whatsoever that this woman would be a safe and responsible driver. Her careless attitude in life demonstrates a behavior pattern that correlates with an increased likelihood of causing an auto accident which may seriously injure others on the road. Furthermore, her inability to take responsibility for her actions would lead you to believe that if she were to cause an auto accident, she may not readily fulfill her obligations to compensate the injured victim.

Driving should be a privilege, not a right. Our nation's roads would be much safer if our local government agencies denied a license to individuals who demonstrate, either by a prior history of actions or by grossly inappropriate behavior at the time of their exam, that they cannot handle the responsibility of driving. By making licensure requirements a bit stricter, we can go a long way towards reducing the number of serious auto accidents that occur each day.

The experienced auto accident attorneys at The Cochran Firm can help you receive the compensation you deserve if you have been injured in an accident caused by the negligence of another driver. Please contact us today to schedule your free initial consultation. We serve clients nationwide.