Morning Edition Returns: Suspension of Disbelief

NPR

Published January 23, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

A Long Island motorist has his license suspended for the 296th time. But he's going to have to keep ignoring the rules if he wants to set the record for the New York City area.

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