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Discussion in 'Gear & Accessories' started by JJ98VFR, Feb 1, 2009.

  1. drewl

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    So it is wrong to enforce a law that everyone is aware of?
     


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    NOPE! As long as they are all enforced equally, my pet peeve is looking over to see children bouncing around in a car without seatbelts, while LEO drive right by and wave, but grandpa on his way to church 5mph over the speed limit will get stopped in a heartbeat. I know it's all about the individual LEO that happens to be in "that" moment, but it just seems that a handful of the thousands of laws are actually enforced. IMO
     


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    Congrads VFRshorty ie pregzilla,I bet you can kill tokyo and run some lights now.
     


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    That explains when I take a picture of the bike after riding the muffler and headers are missing....
     


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    LMAO, so in theory my ass should disappear in the pics too? It's running at least 140 degrees after a ride.....
     


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    O the rightious enforcers of moral justice using video to justify our riding wrongs.May we put cameras in their houses?Get off my bike!Just tell me the law,I'll pay the fine...Can I pay the fine now?Religion does help,you are many in eh big world of of many.Peace
     


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    I have no idea if this is true or not, but I've read that savvy attorneys in AZ have gotten in the habit of registering their cars to corporations instead of to themselves. Supposedly, since a corporation can't really get a speeding ticket, the state mails a letter to the corporation asking you to volunteer the name of the driver. Apparently they just throw these invitations (to provide the name) away and there's not much that can be done.

    Corporations are fairly cheap and easy to set up. Not sure how that might complicate your motorcycle insurance, etc., but it sounded clever anyway.
     


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    Most places companies, corporations, organizations and the like can get charged as the Registered Owner. Don't rely on that one.

    Intersection tickets show movement. Two pictures are taken. Shows the light. Shows the brake lights being on or off. Shows the stop line. They are well covered. The vast majority of collisions take place in intersections. That is where WE get hurt. The more intersection cameras out there...the better.

    When you go to a poker game and are not prepared to loose, then don't sit at the table.
     


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    Different states have different laws. What is missing is what the citation was for. Blowing a boulevard? 70 in a school zone?

    The citation will state the alleged violation by section. Look it up on your computer.

    There are attorneys who specialize in traffic violations. Go to a local "bike night" and ask around. Look up self help books by lawyers on NOLO Press.

    Ya'll can bet your collective asses that some politician who wants to make a mark for himself is working on making this a moving violation. The police agencies and insurance companies love this $hit. Pays for those cameras too, and insures that big brother is really watching.

    Just an opinion here. The sprays, even if they do work will wear off and could be considered defacement. The overlays if they do work could be considered protective devices like glass or clear plastic. The odds of getting busted for one or the other is slim.

    Another solution is to buy an old Harley. They shake so bad that plates are hard to read even when the engine is shut down.
     


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    You can receive a ticket for "unclear plates", its just a matter of time before you get a ticket for it.
     


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    Now that one just made me want to pee LMFAO
     


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    the set up you have looks like mine and I know you cvan't read it except from directly behind.
     


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    Sure, corporations can even be convicted of crimes but they can't do jail time and they don't have driver's licenses. Even if your corporation has to eat the fine (which would vary from state to state, but it sounds like in AZ that doesn't happen), your driver's license isn't going to get the points unless you volunteer that you were the operator.

    I'll agree with you there. I generally like the idea of folks being paranoid to run a red light. Bikes are especially likely to be victimized by a red-light runner and the less of that activity there is, the better.
     


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    Could be true many places but recently many Directors and CEO's have been sent to jail for crimes such as Fraud. But that is another story.

    Here, traffic offenses are not crimes. They simply are violations of Provincial Statute. And yes you are correct, they don't get the points which for many people is very important.

    But the end result here is that ultimately, the registered owner is responsible for how his vehicle is being operated. And that is the way it should be. Someone driving your vehicle, then fess up and let him take the heat. Otherwise you pay. I am willing to bet there is something like this in place in every state and province.

    Here is weak kneed Canada you could get a Conditional Sentence after being found guilty of a crime. What that means is you serve your sentence in your home. Watching your big screen TV, having sex with your wife or girlfriend, or both, relaxing out on the patio with a cold beer. I mean WTF
     


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    And if you do get the 3-M filter.... Take some pic's of it at different angles to see what happens....
     


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    In most states, including CA, if not all, if you are the registered vehicle and don't offer up someone else as teh driver, than you are responsible.
     


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    and then they send you a picture of handcuffs....
     


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    Might be a crime to not clean your plate, not sure. If it isn't directly, they should be able to bust you on some sort of intent to evade. But in CA it is definatly illegal to have a cover of any sort over your plate.
     


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    Of course you are knowingly filling out and signing a legal document falsely, which is a seperate crime, and even several if they really want to go after you. Evading, contempt, falsifying state document, perjury, etc. I would doubt the system is so easily defeated as that anyway. Might take them a while, but I would guess they would eventually come after you. It will be real nice in 4 years to get pulled over again in 4 years on your way to an important meeting, and end up getting arressted because there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest for failing to pay an old ticket.

    At least in CA if you don't give them a valid person, the registered owner is ultimately liable for the ticket.
     


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