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Old July 20th, 2006, 04:17 AM posted to rec.travel.usa-canada,misc.transport.road
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"H.B. Elkins" wrote in message
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On 19 Jul 2006 11:32:18 GMT, John F. Carr wrote:

However, one year my renewal sticker didn't stick to the plate because it
was
damp and I just kept it stapled to my registration receipt. One night a
state
trooper stopped me on my way home from work and asked about the expired
plate. I
told him what had happened and showed him the sticker, which of course
made
everything OK. I did end up getting a replacement sticker, but I found it
odd
that he didn't call my plate number in but instead decided to pull me
over.

It's more likely the computer was temporarily down or to busy with bigger
fish to fry. That' happened to me once driving in Arizona. KM
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And sometimes they probably pull someone over because they feel like
it, driving around suspiciously in a known drug-neighbourhood kind of
thing. That's never happened to me either, even when I've been
hopelessly lost somewhere, and trying to read addresses or street names.

I was also pulled over once because my description matched the perpetrator
and my car matched the getaway car in robbery (or some such thing - they
never did tell me) that had just been committed in the neighborhood where I
was driving. They were extremely unpleasant; fortunately another squad car
had nailed the suspect; unfortunately the cops that pulled me over didn't
discover that tidbit for about 4 hours. Yes, I got hauled in and yes my car
got towed. I did get a letter of apology, though. KM
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On 2006-07-19 07:49:49 -0400, " said:

I gather you see no difference between slightly exceeding the speed limit
and driving without a valid registration or insurance. Both the same scope
of offense, right?

I assume you are joking. I've never heard of a person getting into a car
wreck because of expired tags, registration, or insurance. KM
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"Arif Khokar" wrote in message
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Sapphyre wrote:


They love to ticket out of state vehicles
for anything they can, because they know you're not going to return to
fight it. Not sure what they do if you just don't pay... but there's a
high probability you'll get more than just a ticket for having expired
plates, like uh, you won't be driving that vehicle for a while.


Really? That's really more of a urban legend. Hundreds of thousands
of cars are always travelling in states different from their home
state. A cop, looking for speeders, is not looking at tags. If a cop
zaps someone going too fast, he's going to go after the speeder,
regardless of the state on the tag.


Try driving through Summersville, WV with out-of-state tags. A front
plate is a dead giveaway there.

I don't think it's always the state, I think its also the individual law
enforcement officer involved. I was riding with a friend in Wyoming and he
was going descending that long downhill grade just after we crossed the
Continental divide going 72 in a 70 mile an hour zone. Several cars with
Wyoming plates had sped past us, but, the officer ticketed my friend with
the California plates. Fortunately, at that time, speeding tickets were
very reasonable there at that time: $10, but, all fines cut in half if you
were wearing your safety belt. In Wyoming, like Colorado, you pay the
ticket on the spot if you have out of state plates. We imagined the officer
taking the crisp $5 bill and heading to the nearest dunkin' donuts. KM
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"Sapphyre" wrote in message
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Really? That's really more of a urban legend. Hundreds of thousands
of cars are always travelling in states different from their home
state. A cop, looking for speeders, is not looking at tags. If a cop
zaps someone going too fast, he's going to go after the speeder,
regardless of the state on the tag.

I just hope you stayed in the right lane out of everyone else's way as
you freaked out hoping the cops wouldn't come after you for "anything
they can".


Everyone says that's very common in Medford-Ashland area in Oregon.
It's the one thing everyone in Oregon, California and this group warned
me about, not to try and challenge the speed limits. (And that they
like out of state violators to give tickets to.)

On long trips, I don't ever recall driving even close to the speed limit
unless there are law enforcement officers in the vicinity. I've probably
driven that I-5 between Ashland and Medford a hundred times or more and have
never been pulled, though I was ticketed just north of Eugene. I mighta
just been lucky, but, I do keep a close watch. I have notice though, that
Oregon, like many other states does not tolerate driving in the passing
lane(s) unless you are actually overtaking and passing another vehicle. KM
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I've never been pulled over (they never had a reason to)


A more recent (and much less dramatic) incident occured about 5 years
ago, when a highway patrol officer followed me closely for about 10
minutes for no apparent reason. (Yes, I'm sure he was following me.) I
assume he was running my plates, but I have no idea why as I wasn't
speeding or anything. Probably he just picked me at random.


Probably it's more likely that your car matched a stolen vehicle or one used
to commit a crime. KM
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"Dave Smith" wrote in message
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Mike Tantillo wrote:

I assume you'd still have to do something to get the cop's attention in
order to prompt them to punch in the number. Unless they're literally
bringing up license plate info as they drive around "just for the fun
of it"...


Driving down the road punching in plates often leads to interesting
findings. I
used to do it all the time.


I find that very easy to believe and I'm sure a lot of violators and even
criminals have been caught that way. That's how Timothy McVeigh was caught.
In fact prior to be arrested for murder, Charles Manson was pulled and even
jailed for traffic infractions, but, released because somebody dropped the
ball. KM
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"Pete from Boston" wrote in message
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Hatunen wrote:
I believe getting current tags usually involves paying
registration fees for the years tags weren't obtained, which in
some states and for some cars can amount to a fair piece of
money.


This would imply that every car must be registered every year it
exists, whether in storage, on the road, or whatever. What state has
these laws?

Well, Hawaii, for one, and if you don't pay the registration each year (it
doesn't matter whether the car is drivable, you're driving it, etc.) and if
you don't pay it, you get a very hefty fine as well as having to pay back
registration, etc. and if the car wasn't insured during that time, you get
an even more severe fine. KM
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