s and state identification cards.” This law will leave immigrants across the state driving without a license or insurance. (Christensen / Legon, b1)Will the poor advance in economic status or education levels if they are unable to drive to and from work or school because of escalating fees? A neighboring state provides their drivers with very cheap services.The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has many beneficial programs to assist their drivers financially. Registration fees are biannual, and cost the licensee a mere $30.00. Yes, that is only $30.00 every 2 years! Oregon legislation does not require smog checks which saves drivers another $30.00 at the time of registration or sale. ODOT also slashes a traffic infraction fine in half. If, the driver has a clean driving record and pays off the fine by its due date. (Oregon DMV web-site)The California DMV will inform license holders that they are assisting drivers with tax reductions. They are accomplishing this by informing licensee’s that they are receiving a 25% savings on the vehicle license fee. This 25% saving does not actually apply to the entire bill but only a small section of the bill. These are the same tactics storeowners use to assist a shopper’s decision making process in order to make a purchase. By jacking up the prices/rates, and then marking savings off the price, the consumer believes that they are saving money. I’d propose that the DMV provide us with true savings, not fraudulent lines that provide a driver piece of mind.The California DMV also attempts to assist drivers with the sliding fee scale. Using this scale the annual registration fees are adjusted according to the value of a car according to the Kelley Blue Book values. I propose that the DMV take this sliding scale one step further. By linking a drivers California tax information to the DMV fee scale the DMV would then be able to provide the lower class with lo...
