dieziege wrote:
Umm... it would help your "no knee-jerk" case if you were even close to correct about other things you say. I'll say it again... YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE LICENSED TO BUY A CAR. Not in Florida, not in California, not in any state I have researched.
Florida has a stipulation that you cannot renew the registration if one of the owners has a Suspended license... that is intended to force them to pay unpaid parking tickets and the like. If that person didn't have a license at all, no problem. They don't require that the owner be licensed. They don't even require that the owner be the one who registers the car... a 99 year old grandma with no license can buy a car for your daughter, register it in her name, and give it to her when she is 6 years old. Of course, the insurance companies will exclude her from driving the car until she has a learner's permit, but it will be hers legally, registered an insured in her name. Grandma (and your daughter) just needs to have someone else drive it if it goes on public roads.
Think about it, how else would Joe Rockstar who lost his license doing 185 own a car for someone else to drive?
liability insurance is required in most states to register a motor vehicle. Florida apparently exempts motorcycles, which is reasonable since motorcycles usually don't do too much harm. No state requires comprehensive, medical for the rider/driver, or any of the other types. It wasn't a problem in this case; the young woman didn't hurt anybody or cause any property damage.
Your solutions won't help. Your information is incorrect. Your ideas are flawed. ... all of that would be forgivable...but you also don't research your "facts". Google it.
You are right about the not needing to be licensed to buy a car. Every time I got vehicles titled (or purchased them at a dealer), they required a driver's license, so I assumed it was required. However, I guess that is just for identification.
They don't require the owner to register the car, BUT. you have to provide the owner's proof of insurance. If it is a renewal, you still have to provide the proof of insurance of the owner, and provide a copy of the current registration or a renewal notice...
You still have to be on an insurance plan, and cannot register the car for someone else unless they have insurance.
For you to Register the car under another person, you have to provide proof of their insurance. You can have them as an owner or co-owner on the title, but they still can't legally drive it unless they are under an insurance policy covering the car.
I know only liability is required for cars, but I sure as hell would want my damages paid for if a bike were to hit any of my vehicles. Taking people to court sucks.
And for the young woman not hurting anyone... She very well could have. I've seen motorcycles total cars, hit pedestrians, shut down traffic for hours due to accidents on the freeway, and they keep insurance prices up, and give motorcyclists a bad name.
How is trying to require motorcyclists to follow the law a bad idea? You are just stuck on a mental power-trip against authority. How is requiring a license to operate a vehicle to get your registration bad? I sure as hell dont like every joe schmoe mentally challenged out there making it a more dangerous place for me to drive because they don't think the rules apply to them.
You are a very grouchy person btw.
Ride Safe! (and preferably nowhere near me)
