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Neferti wrote on Dec 7 th, 2016 at 3:22pm: mothra wrote on Dec 7 th, 2016 at 2:51pm: Black Orchid wrote on Dec 7 th, 2016 at 2:48pm: Gnads wrote on Dec 7 th, 2016 at 2:27pm: mothra wrote on Dec 7 th, 2016 at 1:49pm: Mr Hammer wrote on Dec 7 th, 2016 at 1:45pm: mothra wrote on Dec 7 th, 2016 at 1:26pm: Mr Hammer wrote on Dec 7 th, 2016 at 1:21pm: mothra wrote on Dec 7 th, 2016 at 12:42pm: Imprisonment for driving offencesDriving without a licence can quickly lead to jail, and Aboriginal people are over-represented in driver licensing-related incarceration. In New South Wales, Aboriginal people found guilty of a “driver licence” offence are imprisoned at two to three times the rate for non-Aboriginal people. It has been suggested that this is due to fines issued to unemployed people who are unable to pay them, and that such sentencing is unduly harsh, and out of line with community expectations. The NSW coroner last week ruled on the death of an Aboriginal man in custody who was imprisoned for licensing offences. The coroner found he died of natural causes, but suggested it was understandable that the man would drive while unlicensed due to the long period of disqualification and lack of alternative transport. Driver licences can also be cancelled due to other, non road-related fines, such as not having a train ticket, or having an unregistered dog. These fines can quickly accumulate and, if unpaid, can lead to the cancellation of the driver licence. https://theconversation.com/indigenous-australians-need-a-licence-to-drive-but-a... How about they do the right thing in the first place and they won't have any issues, like it is for us? Barriers to licensingHigh crash and fatality rates among young people have led to the development of graduated licensing laws for new drivers. But while the laws improve safety and are successfully driving crash rates down, they also create significant barriers to licensing. New drivers must pass multiple tests and accumulate up to 120 hours of supervised driving practice during the learner phase. These laws have a disproportionate impact on Aboriginal people, who can face a number of barriers to getting a driver licence, including difficulty accessing identification documents, low levels of literacy and numeracy, the various costs associated with the graduated licensing system, lack of access to a car and a supervising driver, as well as outstanding debt. In New South Wales, Aboriginal people are more likely to fail the driver knowledge test than non-Aboriginal people. And they are three times as likely to lose their driver licence due to fine default. Although data are scarce in most states, driver licensing rates are low: Aboriginal people represent only 0.4% of all driver licence holders in NSW but make up 1.9% of the eligible driver population. So you want different rules for aboriginal people when getting a licence???? I want licensing to be adapted to suit them. Is that so hard? In other words - "Dumbing Down". Which has been going on wholesale in this country in that respect for decades. Seeings Aboriginals live in all environments .... city, town, metropolitan capitals .... how many adaptions need to be made. Do you let Aboriginals licensed in remote regions to meet their needs drive in high traffic urban areas without the necessary testing that is required of everyone else? Seeings they are free to go anywhere in Australia they want ....... how is that a good idea? What it is is complete BS. Aboriginal youth aren't the only ones who have literacy problems. What about dyslexic youths .... regardless of colour? You are an excuse making apologist. I absolutely agree. We have enough young deaths on our roads and it is not always Aboriginals who cannot afford licences, fines etc. We need our roads to be safer and dumbing down licence tests and/or giving out licences like lollies is the most bizarre strategy I have ever heard. Good grief. I don't understand why some of you even respond to such idiocy. Who said anything about "dumbing down the tests" or handing licenses out like "lollies"? Look out BO ... you've become hysterical again. Mothra, Read what you said above ... in extra large letters so you cannot miss it. I would say that is "dumbing down", wouldn't you? I wouldn't.
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