Again, if you drive a car without a driver's license, might work out, sure, if nobody detects it. But if it is detected, it is getting pretty rough.
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Royse might have been the passenger, also without a license. Somewhat in her defense I'd say.
In that case, the passenger doesn't get punished (but shares the risk of crashing). That seems like a pretty accurate analogy.
But if the passenger is the owner of the car and allows a driver without a licence, it is a problem