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This week on "The State of Ohio": State lawmakers consider what they can do in the wake of the horrible and yet miraculous escape story out of Cleveland involving three women held prisoner in a house for a decade. New data shows more than half of all violent crimes are committed by a very small numbers of offenders. Lawmakers are now working to target that tiny group. And more thoughts on legislation that would dramatically change rules on unions in Ohio.
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| Lawmakers look over a system that seeks to catch uninsured drivers in the act. |
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By Bill Cohen - March 25, 2009 |
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Ohio legislators got a demonstration of a new computer system that could help police get uninsured vehicles off the road. When police pull over drivers and type their license number into a computer, the network can confirm up-to-the-minute details about whether the car is indeed insured, as required by law. Former Delaware State Police staffer Michael McDonald now advises Insurenet, the company that's pitching its system to Ohio. He said the current system for verifying drivers' coverage has a giant loophole. |
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Michael McDonald (:28) 
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| The American Civil Liberties Union is worried that this plan to crack down on uninsured vehicles in Ohio could grow into big brother government. The ACLU says it could be expanded to include cameras that would relay virtually every car's license plate to computers that would check on its insurance coverage. The sponsor of the plan for the new computer system, Sen. Tom Sawyer, acknowledges it could eventually be expanded to include cameras. An estimated 16-20% of vehicles on Ohio roadways are not insured. |
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