From: Ida Heath (spike@defuniak.com)
Date: Fri Jun 18 2004 - 19:23:04 PDT
I agree with Lee, I don't believe that they have the authority to do all the
things you say they will do. I've been to about twenty or more states in my
RV Toter and have only been stopped twice and both times they said I had
broken a law but I think it was just an excuse to stop me and check me out.
Iowa let me go after seeing that I was registered as an RV and told me I
need to get my right rear turn signal fixed. He said that he understood that
I was registered an RV but I still fell under certain DOT rules. I was very
respectful to him and asked which rules he was referring to and he said
"well, just certain rules" so I said nothing more and he did nothing other
than to bid my wife, my Boston Terrior and myself a good day.
Then there was this asshole just north of Louisville, Kentucky who had a car
pulled over on I-65, I slowed down, tried to get over but couldn't due to
the left lane being tied up so I slowed down and proceeded past him. He
threw up his hand as I passed and then chased me down saying that the law in
Indianna requires motorists to yield by getting over when an emergency
vehicle is on the side of the road. My kindness and explanation didn't work
on him however, he was hell bent on giving me the $92.00 ticket and asked me
if I understood that if I didn't send in the money that I would be arrested?
I called the clerk of the court and requested to see a judge, was given
something they call a bench trail and the bastard didn't show up for court
so the judge threw it out. The court was ten days after the stop. The
county procecutor asked the judge to reschedule the trail and he said "NO"
People have got to understand that Joe citizen have rights in this country
and must ask to see charges in writing if they have doubts. The law puts on
their britches the same way I do, one leg at a time and I'll be dammed if
they are gonna bluff me. I would bet that there isn't one law enforcement
officer in ten who know the law before going out and writing tickets, thats
why they just write tickets on what they figure the judge will go along with
usually. I've always said that there are talkers and then there are do'ers
in this world and about two thirds are talkers.
Sonny
Heath
----- Original Message -----
From: Glenn Shaw <mpmutt@mtaofnj.us>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Licensing big rigs without a second mortgage
> Hi Lee
> Heres how it works: The trooper sees the vehicle-it does not meet Ma
> requirements under state law/which it must to be operated there. By law
> if the registration is not valid in MA it is deemed Unregistered. It
> doesn't mean squat that it may be good in some other jurisdiction. An
> out of state vehicle reg is of no value at all. To be operated in MA
> (and most states are like this by the way) it must comply with their
> state law. Once it is deemed unregistered, it is then removed to the
> tow yard. It can not be operated 1 foot further on the highway. If you
> want to fight it that's OK, for all the good it will do you before a
> judge, but in the meantime your truck sits in the impound yard
> surrounded by some nasty dogs accrueing storage at about 100 a day.
> Don't ask how I know.
>
> I wouldn't take the chance and push the envelope, unless you like less
> than perfect days and thin wallets.
>
> Glenn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lee Franklin [mailto:lee@wellnesshealth.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 5:27 PM
> To: Glenn Shaw; Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: RE: [MV] Licensing big rigs without a second mortgage
>
>
> Glenn,
>
> I somehow doubt that Mass will purposely impound a vehicle that is
> legally registered in the United States, and have a leg to stand on. It
> may not be by their state laws, but the registration is legal and
> binding elsewhere, and that is what counts. You know, it is the UNITED
> States, they can't so blatantly disregard that it has legal
> registration.
>
> -Lee
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> Behalf Of Glenn Shaw
> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 3:57 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] Licensing big rigs without a second mortgage
>
>
> Hi'
> Wait till he blows by a truck team weigh station and they have to chase
> him down in a cruiser. If they see the 5th wheel in MA it will be all
> over. Poof---gone. Big tow bill to impound lot by the State Police.
> Not worth it unless you plan on staying in states where you know it will
> fly.
>
> Glenn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ida Heath [mailto:spike@defuniak.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 2:03 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] Licensing big rigs without a second mortgage
>
>
> Dave,
>
> What state is this rig registered in? He would not have been able to
> register it as an RV in Florida. To register it in Florida the fifth
> wheel cannot be there and the prime mover must have one of three things
> permanently attached as far as I understand the statue. It must have
> either a hookup for 110 volt alternating current, a hookup for water or
> a hookup for liquid petroleum. Either one of the three will get you an
> RV tag. It don't make a lot of sense to me but thats what they have on
> the books.
>
> Thanks for the photo. He just has a tractor, plain and simple, the way
> it looks to me. I'm surprised that the DOT don't stay on his case.
>
> Sonny
>
>
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