Some years back NYC [1] (under Mayor Giuliani) instituted a policy whereby drivers suspected of driving while intoxicated would have their vehicles seized by th

Some years back NYC [1] (under Mayor Giuliani) instituted a policy whereby drivers suspected of driving while intoxicated would have their vehicles seized by the police. Unlike unlicensed limos, DWI is a real public safety problem. The problem with what NYC did, however, was that a driver could be found not guilty of DWI and still have his car seized. There were many complaints regarding due process, uneven applications, etc., and eventually the city abandoned this policy. I mention this not because I sympathize with drunk drivers (I don't), but because it's not the first time the city has done something like this. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/24/nyregion/drive-drunk-lose-the-car-principle-faces-a-test.html http://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/24/nyregion/drive-drunk-lose-...