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The theory, and I don't know how much of this is based on evidence, is that a lot of people with lifetime bans will ignore it and drive regardless because there isn't that carrot of being able to drive in the future that comes with a limited ban (and to get a lifetime ban there's a pretty good chance you're not a law-abiding driver).
The inquest for the crash I posted about here is sitting.
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/land-rover-norfolk-police-norwich-crown-court-nissan-norfolk-constabulary-b1147808.html
The police here pursue burglars driving a stolen car that they'd taken that day, returning to the scene of the crime. The driver is drunk and ends up killing another driver, trying to get away from the police despite the presence of a helicopter (which he may not have noticed).
What always gets me is when people equipped with such powerful machines as motor vehicles veer out of control for whatever reason, drunkenness or prior guilt or whatever, and end up causing tragedies like this.