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Driving cross country with expired tags - how to avoid police?
Alohacyberian wrote:
In some states yes, in others no. In states where it is common practice to steal stickers, most law enforcement officers understand why people are reticent to put them on the plates. There was a time when if you drove your own car to a border town in Mexico and left it unattended, you could count on your sticker being stolen. Not sure if that is still true. KM Do you really think that officers understand that? You can get replacements. Being caught with a stolen sticker just gets you two 0r more charges instead of one. It is common practice to charge for the expired plates, since you obviously know that it is expired, and to charge for the unauthorized use of the sticker, because you are using that to cover up the other violation. |
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Driving cross country with expired tags - how to avoid police?
Alohacyberian wrote:
That's not the case in a lot of American states. Many people have multiple residences and do not reside in the states where they have second homes and keep vehicles for their use when they visit those places which are not their legal residences. KM Actually, it is the case. If you have multiple residences, then you can register at any one of them. Even if you move to one of them for more than the time allowed fro new residents, you still maintain the other residence. |
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Driving cross country with expired tags - how to avoid police?
On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:38:33 GMT, "Alohacyberian"
wrote: "Sapphyre" wrote in message roups.com... Alohacyberian wrote: On long trips, I don't ever recall driving even close to the speed limit unless there were 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 noticed 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 I can understand wanting to get somewhere fast if you have a lot of miles to cover... I did 4200 miles over a 19 day period of time, and it was for fun. So I got to whereever I got to, and I didn't want to miss stuff that might be interesting. So about 80% of my trip was off the Interstate. I did the Interstate from Salt Lake to Idaho Falls, Bozeman to Missoula, Pasco to Mount Hood, Medford to Weed, Williams to Fernley, and Provo to Salt Lake City. Every other part of the trip was on a secondary highway, and sometimes around in circles... I wasted so many miles on side trips that were not part of the rough draft itinerary I produced. But I did almost get a ticket in Ely, NV. I say almost, because had I not been following the camper doing 50 mph leaving town, I might have assumed the limit had become 70 again and sped up at least to 60, until I was sure. That trooper was sitting at the mileage sign just waiting for people leaving town bright and early in the morning. The camper saved my butt, so I couldn't have gotten a ticket, I wasn't speeding. I must say, my favourite driving states are Nevada, Utah, Idaho and Montana... Interstate highways are 70-75, which I find perfectly reasonable. I wasn't too happy driving in Oregon, not my favourite place. But that highway through Bend wasn't too bad for a secondary road. Well, I long ago learned that unless you are in a metropolitan area, the California Highway Patrol will allow you to go 75 or 10 miles an hour above the posted speed limit, provided you aren't changing lanes. The California open freeway speed limit is 70mph. ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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Driving cross country with expired tags - how to avoid police?
sechumlib wrote:
On 2006-07-21 07:38:32 -0400, "Alohacyberian" said: Ah, inflation has come to Wyoming! Just think, if it's the same as in the old days, had y'all had Wyoming plates on your car, you could have continued to go 90 with no problem! KM Does Wyoming still allow open 6-packs in the car? Used to be, reportedly, that driving speed was classed according to how many 6-packs you'd drink as you crossed the state. I know it used to be legal to drink while driving in Texas. Being passed on I-20 by someone going 20mph faster while chugging a Budweiser is an interesting experience... -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66 http://www.w9wi.com |
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Driving cross country with expired tags - how to avoid police?
Don Kirkman wrote:
.. few months ago I was followed several blocks, then pulled over by a local Sheriff's deputy who questioned my registration and license plate (everything was in order). I have Amateur Radio plates, have had for many years now, but this young officer apparently didn't even know such a thing existed (they're not that unusual on the California roads and streets). When he tried to run a computer check he failed to account for a space in the license number and it came back as unknown. I had to sit and wait for a while before he (apparently) tried various combinations of the digits and letters before he hit the right one... This is only one of the reasons why I stopped getting ARS vanity plates many years ago. Plus it's very easy for *anyone* to get your name, address, etc. from your callsign by simply going to one of several open websites. And when the FCC changed the rules concerning using your "old" callsign even after moving to (and operating from) another jurisdiction, it cause a lot of confusion. Even today other Hams (mostly DX) wrongly assume that I am living in California after hearing my WB6 call -- and I haven't lived there in many decades. Caveat |
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Driving cross country with expired tags - how to avoid police?
It seems to me I heard somewhere that Alohacyberian wrote in article
: "Don Kirkman" wrote in message .. . It seems to me I heard somewhere that wrote in article . com: I've never been pulled over (they never had a reason to) A few months ago I was followed several blocks, then pulled over by a local Sheriff's deputy who questioned my registration and license plate (everything was in order). I have Amateur Radio plates, have had for many years now, but this young officer apparently didn't even know such a thing existed (they're not that unusual on the California roads and streets). When he tried to run a computer check he failed to account for a space in the license number and it came back as unknown. I had to sit and wait for a while before he (apparently) tried various combinations of the digits and letters before he hit the right one. Naturally, he told me that it was okay, but didn't bother to apologize for the inconvenience his lack of knowledge/imagination caused me. Yup, same thing happened to me way back when and I explained to the young rookie cop what "Ham" plates were for and apparently calling in WB6CAS didn't work for him the first time. He was terribly suspicious and explained to the dispatcher that I was trying to pull a "fast one" and told the dispatcher what I'd said. I could hear the dispatcher laughing as he advised the rookie that all was well and someone would explain the situation to him when he got back to the station. I guess WB6 is no longer a Southern California designation. ;-) KM Hams always have been a queer bunch (in the old fashioned meaning). :-) AFAIK WB6s are still out there, but the call signs don't always match the geography any more; they became portable several years ago so they don't reissue new callsigns when a person moves, so a W1 may live in California or a WB6 in Texas. But you knew that. :-) Here is N6IM, inactive since home computers were invented but the license is still valid. -- Don Kirkman |
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Driving cross country with expired tags - how to avoid police?
On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:07:48 GMT, Doug Smith W9WI
wrote: sechumlib wrote: On 2006-07-21 07:38:32 -0400, "Alohacyberian" said: Ah, inflation has come to Wyoming! Just think, if it's the same as in the old days, had y'all had Wyoming plates on your car, you could have continued to go 90 with no problem! KM Does Wyoming still allow open 6-packs in the car? Used to be, reportedly, that driving speed was classed according to how many 6-packs you'd drink as you crossed the state. I know it used to be legal to drink while driving in Texas. Being passed on I-20 by someone going 20mph faster while chugging a Budweiser is an interesting experience... There's a notorious old photo of Lyndon Johnson driving in Texas with a beer in his hand. ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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Driving cross country with expired tags - how to avoid police?
Hatunen wrote:
I know it used to be legal to drink while driving in Texas. Being passed on I-20 by someone going 20mph faster while chugging a Budweiser is an interesting experience... There's a notorious old photo of Lyndon Johnson driving in Texas with a beer in his hand. Just out of curiosity..... was that taken around the same time as the one of him holding his dog up by the ears. |
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Driving cross country with expired tags - how to avoid police?
On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 14:03:16 -0400, Dave Smith
wrote: Hatunen wrote: I know it used to be legal to drink while driving in Texas. Being passed on I-20 by someone going 20mph faster while chugging a Budweiser is an interesting experience... There's a notorious old photo of Lyndon Johnson driving in Texas with a beer in his hand. Just out of curiosity..... was that taken around the same time as the one of him holding his dog up by the ears. It was taekn while he was president, so, yse, it was around the same time. ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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