From: timothy.smith1@att.net
Date: Sun Jun 05 2005 - 12:43:36 PDT
> Re-reading the warning ticket I got for no CDL, it said I should be put
> of of service for having a rear turn signal light out on my trailer. I
> can see getting a warning or even a ticket - but being put out of
> service? Seems a little extreme to me.
Something is wrong here... Not having a CDL when one is required is an out of service violation, whether you received a ticket or a warning for the violation. Are you saying he did not put you out of service for no CDL?
Defective turn signals are indeed an out of service violation. Equipment-wise, anything that will likely lead to an accident or breakdown is an out of service violation. Given the nature of many commercial vehicles (i.e. their size) and their interaction with other motorists, having working turn signals is a MUST.
> Especially when you consider some of the junk civy vehicles I see
> driving down the freeway at 70 mph. You know - the ones with the bumper
> held on with coat hanger wire..... and red tape over the rear lights
> since the lenses have been busted out.
I write those up too...and gladly.
TJ
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