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G & K Meyer

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Jan 6, 2005, 11:03:17 PM1/6/05
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Now that we have our first pull camper we are more aware of all campers on
the road and noticed that the Class A's pulling cars almost all will have
License plates from different states between the camper and the car. Why?
We think it may have to do with the cost of the plates. If so would it
hold true for all campers? I know here in Colorado you pay according to the
value as with Wisconsin it is a flat rate.
Also I did read fast enough in Iowa or Nebraska there was a sign that
said something about truck with campers having to exit for maybe a scale or
something? Does anyone know what I think I may have seen? And is that
something that some states do make campers pull off like the big rigs.
Thank you all in advance for your kelp.
--
Greg &/or Kellie Meyer


Bob Hatch

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Jan 7, 2005, 1:18:21 AM1/7/05
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"G & K Meyer" <meye...@4dv.net> wrote in message
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I don't know what you're seeing as far as license plates but I've pulled my
Honda for over 34,000 miles in 21 states and stayed at lots of RV parks and
have never seen a Class a with one state license and the car with another.

I've never been pulled over to be weighed.
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of his own character." Viscount John Morley
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Speedy

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Jan 7, 2005, 1:33:10 AM1/7/05
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Hey Bob,
Mine have different plates. In fact the MH has North Carolina plates
and the toad has Ontario, Canada plates.

Unless you are using your MH commercially, you are exempted from
stopping at the scales. I did recently drive through an "In Motion
Weigh Station" recently. The signs told the trucks to stay in the right
lane at 55mph and somehow you got weighed. A message board sign then
told you if you could continue or to pull into the regular scales. The
stupid thing called me a truck but told me to drive on.
Speedy

Bob Hatch

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Jan 7, 2005, 1:34:34 AM1/7/05
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"Speedy" <speedyi...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Hey Bob,
> Mine have different plates. In fact the MH has North Carolina plates
> and the toad has Ontario, Canada plates.
>
OK, so now I've heard of one but I've still never seen one. :-)

Lon VanOstran

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Jan 7, 2005, 8:23:59 AM1/7/05
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Bob Hatch wrote:

>
> I don't know what you're seeing as far as license plates but I've pulled my
> Honda for over 34,000 miles in 21 states and stayed at lots of RV parks and
> have never seen a Class a with one state license and the car with another.
>
> I've never been pulled over to be weighed.

Same here, in 28 states. Never been weighed, never seen two different
plates on one combination. That would be begging for trouble from the
tax man.

Lon


Freddie Sharp

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Jan 7, 2005, 8:59:01 AM1/7/05
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That would not draw any attention. Can be a friends tow or a new
purchase.
fred

Fred Sharp

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Jan 7, 2005, 9:06:07 AM1/7/05
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But at that we are only talking about a properly licensed motor vehicle,
not a trailer.
fred

Lon VanOstran

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Jan 7, 2005, 9:26:03 AM1/7/05
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Freddie Sharp wrote:


> That would not draw any attention. Can be a friends tow or a new purchase.
> fred

What sort of flaming idiot would license a vehicle in the wrong state
only to re-license it in the right state? What you describe is tax
evasion, and it is punished severely when it is caught, If you think
they aren't out looking for that, you are living in a dream world, or on
drugs. We are going to trade our MH and car for a 5th wheel and truck.
If we do so this winter, the truck and 5th wheel will be licensed in
Michigan, not AZ.

If you get stopped in either of the states in which one of the vehicles
is licensed, you can expect some VERY expensive problems, unless you can
show different owners of the two vehicles in question. Even then, you
are going to have some explaining to do.

When I read stuff like this, it explains why there are so many Liberals
out there.

Lon


Janet Wilder

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Jan 7, 2005, 9:49:53 AM1/7/05
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In article <346ntfF...@individual.net>, "Bob Hatch" <bobh...@go.com>
writes:

>I don't know what you're seeing as far as license plates but I've pulled my
>Honda for over 34,000 miles in 21 states and stayed at lots of RV parks and
>have never seen a Class a with one state license and the car with another.
>

Bob,
There are lots of them. The new "designer" state is Montana where people are
forming corporations. Montana has no sales tax. These corporations are formed
for the sole purpose of purchasing the motorhome. We are seeing more and more
big Diesel pusher-type MHs (and a few MDTs with expensive trailers) sporting
Montana tags on the MH and other tags on the toads.

Right now, there seems to be an open window for residents of states with a
sales tax to avoid paying the tax on MHs in their lawful jurisdictions through
the creation of Montana corporations. I, for one, am a little skeptical.
Montana law says you can create a corporation for "any purpose" but I am
wondering just how long the "purpose of defrauding your lawful jurisdiction of
taxes due" will go without some state treasury recognizing that the purpose of
these Montana corporations might not be legal after all. Someone once said
"there ain't no free lunch." JMHO
J


Janet Wilder
The Road Princess
Residentially Challenged

Bob Hatch

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Jan 7, 2005, 10:21:43 AM1/7/05
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"Janet Wilder" <pri...@aol.comdamspam> wrote in message

>
> Bob,
> There are lots of them.

I will state again. I've never seen one. Period. I will do a look through in
the RV park we're in here in Wellton today. It's about 300 spaces and about
1/2 are class A's with toads. According to the OP "almost all" class A's
have a car licensed in a different state.

Gary

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Jan 7, 2005, 12:15:14 PM1/7/05
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stupid lon again,,,,,,this post as usual is that of a sick confused
man,,,,,,first accuse the man of fraud then somehow convert it into a
political statement,,,,has to be dementia


>
> Lon
>
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Gary

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yes janet a fairly common practise,,,,no laws as where you establish a
"business" as long as you follow the rules,,,,llc's are common

Tom J

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Jan 7, 2005, 12:50:33 PM1/7/05
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"G & K Meyer" <meye...@4dv.net> wrote in message
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> Also I did read fast enough in Iowa or Nebraska there was a sign that
> said something about truck with campers having to exit for maybe a scale
> or something? Does anyone know what I think I may have seen? And is that
> something that some states do make campers pull off like the big rigs.

I don't know what you saw, but we have used our RV in every state in the US
except Hawaii, every province of Canada, 14 states in Mexico and have never
had to stop at a weigh station. There have been times when we had to stop
at agricultural inspections but this past trip through California, we didn't
even have to do that. Now border crossings are a different story!! Also
military check points in Mexico!!

Tom J


Gary

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Jan 7, 2005, 1:36:58 PM1/7/05
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envy your traveling experiences,,,,,hope you get the mh to hawaii lol

>
> Tom J
>


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BobMcNabb

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Jan 7, 2005, 3:14:44 PM1/7/05
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Canoli posted:
My coach is registered in and has plates from SD. I just bought a
toad here and it has CA plates. Eventually, I'll register it too in
SD, but for the moment I am one of the "almost all".


Calfornia and a number of other states require that you must register
the vehicle (CA requires within 20 days) after you become a resident
(or get a job) in that state.

CA is definately on a mission to collect revenue and the obvious
difference in vehicle tags (MH:Toad) invites being stopped for
questions. Lon's post does hit close to what is going on and I see it
frequently....but certainly not in alarming numbers. Janet Wilder's
post is one I'd agree with.

So far as the Montana LLC question, when out-of-state corporations
have a "company car" furnished for permanent garaging and use in CA,
the CA tags are required. Montana plates on a MH stored in CA would,
it seems to me, be an invitation to start asking questions. It's all
about revenue, gang!


Lone Haranguer

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Jan 7, 2005, 5:57:09 PM1/7/05
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Fred Sharp wrote:

I've seen quite a few cases of a motorhome licensed in one state and the
toad in another. I haven't done the research but why should this be
illegal? What if a couple is traveling together and they are residents
of different states?
LZ

Janet Wilder

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Jan 7, 2005, 9:46:46 PM1/7/05
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In article <348iehF...@individual.net>, Lone Haranguer
<lin...@direcway.com> writes:

>I've seen quite a few cases of a motorhome licensed in one state and the
>toad in another. I haven't done the research but why should this be
>illegal? What if a couple is traveling together and they are residents
>of different states?
>LZ

Ask the CHPs. (California Highway Patrol) They seem to be the ones who are
most apt to ticket a MH towing a vehicle with different tags. If one goes by
the letter of the law, your motorized vehicles should all be tagged in the same
state that you claim as your legal domicile. Your drivers license should also
be from that state.

We used to have a truck with TX tags, TX drivers licenses and NJ tags on the
trailer. Our friend who at that time was legal council for The Escapees RV
Club, Inc. was really worried about us. She rejoiced when we purchased
Valentine and the new fiver and tagged everything in SD with matching licenses.
She was even happier when wer moved back to TX and tagged both vehicles there
along with license changes.

J

Curt Martin

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Jan 7, 2005, 10:01:27 PM1/7/05
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Lon VanOstran wrote:


Well...I currently own vehicles registered in seperate states. I have
towed vehicles many miles with different state plates on the MH and
towed rig, and have never been stopped, or questioned about it.

Just for the record I am neither living in a dream world or on drugs,
and I'm certainly not a liberal.


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Yaabob

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Jan 8, 2005, 1:08:37 AM1/8/05
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It would appear to me that if you are a full timer going from state to state
and bought a Motorhome in a state then that is the state you register the MH.
Down the road if you bought a tow car in another state, that would be the state
the tow car would be registered. Of course you would need an address to get the
plates mailed to but a UPS store can handle that and forward them to you.

El Alumbrado

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Jan 8, 2005, 2:25:28 AM1/8/05
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"Lon VanOstran" <RV...@wmconnect.com> wrote

> If you get stopped in either of the states in which one of the vehicles is licensed, you can
> expect some VERY expensive problems, unless you can show different owners of the two vehicles in
> question. Even then, you are going to have some explaining to do.

Bah! I have addresses and own vehicles titled and licensed in several states. My one and only
driver's license (aside from my international license) is issued by the State of Texas. I have never
had any problems, or even been asked to explain, when stopped by police anywhere (and I am stopped
once or twice a year; I like to speed, you see).

El Alumbrado
"Civis Texanus Sum"


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Eisboch

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> On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 07:26:03 -0700, Lon VanOstran
> <RV...@wmconnect.com> wrote:
> >
> >If you get stopped in either of the states in which one of the vehicles
> >is licensed, you can expect some VERY expensive problems, unless you can
> >show different owners of the two vehicles in question. Even then, you
> >are going to have some explaining to do.
>
> I don't think so, Lon: a person can own property in one state and
> register a vehicle there, while at the same time owning property in
> another state with a corresponding vehicle registration there.
>
> Nothing illegal about it, and no explanations required.
>
> Canoli
>

Absolutely true. As a MA resident, with two cars, a motorcycle and an RV
registered there, I was frankly surprised when I was allowed to register a
used pickup truck and second motorcycle in Florida, using our second home
Florida address and without having a Florida license.

Eisboch

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Lon VanOstran

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Jan 8, 2005, 9:48:34 AM1/8/05
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Yaabob wrote:

If I buy a vehicle while out of my home state, I'll register it in my
home state. I have no intention of paying to register it twice. I
haven't checked yet, but my plan is to contact the salesman who has
handled my last several purchases and order it via e-mail. If GM will
accept the idea, I'll order it in Michigan, do the paperwork via fax,
and pick up the truck in AZ or CA. Unless, of course, I can talk myself
into waiting for the 06s to come out next fall. I have no doubt that
Dave would overnight my plates and registration to me. There are many
ways to do the right thing, just as there are many way to cheat the
system. I prefer doing it the right way.

Lon

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Lon VanOstran

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Jan 8, 2005, 4:50:27 PM1/8/05
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Greg Surratt wrote:


>
> No I didn't. If I drive my VA registered truck while carrying my CA
> driver's license in any state other than CA or VA, I'm technically in
> violation of the Tri-State rule. But I've never had it brought up as
> an issue by a law enforcement officer.

How often do you show your license to an officer of the law? I've done
so exactly 3 times since 1979. Once when I hit a deer, once when I was
rear ended, and once when I got stopped in TN for speeding, and got off
with a warning. It's kinda like having a concealed weapons permit. I
carried for a lot of years, always legally, but never once had to show
my permit to anyone.

Lon

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El Alumbrado

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Jan 9, 2005, 3:01:21 AM1/9/05
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"Lon VanOstran" <RV...@wmconnect.com> wrote in message news:34ab79F...@individual.net...

Lon, I think you'll find that if you have an address in a state and plan to use a vehicle in that
state for more than 30 days, the law may REQUIRE you to register the vehicle in that state,
regardless of where your "home" address may be.

The nice local policeman who happened to notice my Texas tags on a car that had been parked in the
driveway of my house in NJ for 4 straight weeks explained that to me while issuing the appropriate
citation. He was helpfully waiting just down the street as I left my driveway so he could introduce
me to the ever so efficient system that NJ has for relieving it's subjects....ahh, I mean
"citizens"...of their spare cash. And, yes, what you detect IS scorn and contempt for the average
traffic cop, who after all is more of a revenue collector than a peace officer.

As he was leaving he walked back to my car and said "Texas, huh? You got any guns in there?". I said
"No. Do you think I need one around here?". He just snorted and walked away.

William Boyd

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Jan 9, 2005, 8:48:35 AM1/9/05
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El Alumbrado wrote:

> "Lon VanOstran" <RV...@wmconnect.com> wrote in message news:34ab79F...@individual.net...
>
>>Yaabob wrote:
>>
>>
>>>It would appear to me that if you are a full timer going from state to state
>>>and bought a Motorhome in a state then that is the state you register the MH.
>>>Down the road if you bought a tow car in another state, that would be the state
>>>the tow car would be registered. Of course you would need an address to get the
>>>plates mailed to but a UPS store can handle that and forward them to you.
>>
>>If I buy a vehicle while out of my home state, I'll register it in my home state. I have no
>>intention of paying to register it twice. I haven't checked yet, but my plan is to contact the
>>salesman who has handled my last several purchases and order it via e-mail. If GM will accept the
>>idea, I'll order it in Michigan, do the paperwork via fax, and pick up the truck in AZ or CA.
>>Unless, of course, I can talk myself into waiting for the 06s to come out next fall. I have no
>>doubt that Dave would overnight my plates and registration to me. There are many ways to do the
>>right thing, just as there are many way to cheat the system. I prefer doing it the right way.
>
>
> Lon, I think you'll find that if you have an address in a state and plan to use a vehicle in that
> state for more than 30 days, the law may REQUIRE you to register the vehicle in that state,
> regardless of where your "home" address may be.

You are incorrect in this. First you must be a resident of NJ to be
required to tag it there and you have 60 days to do so as a new
resident.http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/cit_registration/v_registration.html
or sooner if the out of state tag will expire sooner.

>
> The nice local policeman who happened to notice my Texas tags on a car that had been parked in the
> driveway of my house in NJ for 4 straight weeks explained that to me while issuing the appropriate
> citation.

You state "my house" was you a resident, did you own the house, did
you accept employment in the state. If so you would be considered a
resident.

He was helpfully waiting just down the street as I left my
driveway so he could introduce
> me to the ever so efficient system that NJ has for relieving it's subjects....ahh, I mean
> "citizens"...of their spare cash. And, yes, what you detect IS scorn and contempt for the average
> traffic cop, who after all is more of a revenue collector than a peace officer.
>
> As he was leaving he walked back to my car and said "Texas, huh? You got any guns in there?". I said
> "No. Do you think I need one around here?". He just snorted and walked away.
>
> El Alumbrado
> "Civis Texanus Sum"
>
>

IMA your story is all fabricated AKA bull shit.

--

BILL P.

2004, 2500 SLT Quad Cab, Dodge Ram, SWB, 2WD,
5.9 HO Turbo Diesel, 48RE Auto Trans, Anti-Spin Dif.
Rhino Liner, Husky 16K. Voyager Controller
2005, 27RL Wildcat, DT/PC Wi-Fi.
Just Me and Dog

Gary

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"El Alumbrado" <elNOSPAM...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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same thing happened to dad,,,,,,,,a catch 22 really,,,,,his
address is in florida but he lives in another state 4-5 months a year,,,,,he
was ticketed for being in the state for more than alloted time without
registering his vehicle

Jim C

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Jan 9, 2005, 12:01:03 PM1/9/05
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It doesn't hurt to be especially watchful in CA. When we moved there from
CO, I put the coach in a lot behind a nearby gas station until I could get a
parking spot set up at our new home. Within a week I got a call from CHP
asking why it had CO plates and was in storage. The plates were current,
too. Seems I happened to pick an impound lot and he just "happened to
notice it there". No ticket since 30 days hadn't gone by. I then
transferred the plates to CA with a Ham Radio call sign and then got another
call from the same officer asking me "where did you have those plates made
since they don't show up in the computer". It took me for a minute then I
had to tell him that CA doesn't put a slash through a zero (call sign) and
he read the plate incorrectly! I got a grunt in return. CHP is on their
toes, sorta of.

OT: On that same transfer, we got a $1,000 ticket from CDF for not having a
clear cut around our brand new home. They showed up behind the moving van,
at the same time, before we had spent our first night in the just completed
new house. They suspended it for 30 days and said they wanted to orient us
to living in the mountains, ha, ha. We were moving from 10,000 feet in CO
to 4,000 feet in CA. I was hot but held my Greek temper, must to the
satisfaction of my better, calmer half! I waited for 29 days to clear cut,
just out of spit (in January).

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Janet Wilder

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Jan 9, 2005, 1:04:20 PM1/9/05
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Greg Surratt wrote:

>
> Maybe I should think about purchasing (and registering) my next fifth
> wheel in Texas. Is there a "Quad-State Rule"? for when I bring it
> back through Arkansas, Tennessee and North Carolina with my CA
> driver's license towing it with the VA registered truck?

There are some schools of thought that the trailer doesn't have to be
licensed in the same state as the truck because it is not a motor
vehicle, just personal property used on a road. The tags are on it for
identification purposes and to signify the proper registration duties
were paid. The motor vehicle, however, should be tagged in the same
state as the driver is licensed in since these are regulations that
apply to domicile issues.
> I think it's probably one of those things that really isn't worth
> enforcing.
>
The only instances I have ever heard of where a driver was questioned
about the difference in states in MH and toad were in CA where there
appears to be some kind of ordinance. Mayhap it's due to a lot of out
of state MHs registered in places with easier sales tax and registration
fee laws?

J

El Alumbrado

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Jan 9, 2005, 1:44:51 PM1/9/05
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"William Boyd" <wil...@cowboy.net> wrote in message
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> El Alumbrado wrote:

>> Lon, I think you'll find that if you have an address in a state and plan
>> to use a vehicle in that state for more than 30 days, the law may REQUIRE
>> you to register the vehicle in that state, regardless of where your
>> "home" address may be.
>
> You are incorrect in this. First you must be a resident of NJ to be
> required to tag it there and you have 60 days to do so as a new
> resident.http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/cit_registration/v_registration.html
> or sooner if the out of state tag will expire sooner.

I wish you had been with me a few years ago to explain that to the nice
Policeman. The very nice people at the NJ DMV were also very happy (after
making sure I took advantage of the complimentary 4-hour wait) to take my
registration fee.


>> The nice local policeman who happened to notice my Texas tags on a car
>> that had been parked in the driveway of my house in NJ for 4 straight
>> weeks explained that to me while issuing the appropriate citation.
>
> You state "my house" was you a resident, did you own the house, did you
> accept employment in the state. If so you would be considered a resident.

My legal residence is Texas. I own a house in NJ and stay there occasionally
when visiting my office in NY. I am not employed, nor do I own or operate a
business, in NJ. I own a house in Spain, too. Does that mean I should turn
in my US passport?


> He was helpfully waiting just down the street as I left my driveway so he
> could introduce
>> me to the ever so efficient system that NJ has for relieving it's
>> subjects....ahh, I mean "citizens"...of their spare cash. And, yes, what
>> you detect IS scorn and contempt for the average traffic cop, who after
>> all is more of a revenue collector than a peace officer.
>>
>> As he was leaving he walked back to my car and said "Texas, huh? You got
>> any guns in there?". I said "No. Do you think I need one around here?".
>> He just snorted and walked away.

> IMA your story is all fabricated AKA bull shit.

Luckily me for, your opinion in this matter is meaningless.

RJ

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On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 02:01:21 -0600, "El Alumbrado"
<elNOSPAM...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>what you detect IS scorn and contempt for the average
>traffic cop

It is precisely what they deserve.

RJ

Carl A.

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"RJ" <re_jo...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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And you base that condemnation on?

Your "average" traffic cop probably has done more for his fellow man than you
ever did. Your "average" traffic cop is probably better trained in
interpersonal relations than you will ever be. Your "average" traffic cop has
probably helped more people in big and small ways than you would ever consider.

And I'm saying this despite the fact that, as a German-trained sports car
driver, I have received more than my fair share of deserved and undeserved
speeding tickets.
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El Alumbrado

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"Carl A." <cha...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "RJ" <re_jo...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:up83u0logq63f5179...@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 02:01:21 -0600, "El Alumbrado"
>> <elNOSPAM...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>what you detect IS scorn and contempt for the average
>>>traffic cop
>>
>> It is precisely what they deserve.
>>
>> RJ
>
> And you base that condemnation on?
>
> Your "average" traffic cop probably has done more for his fellow man than
> you ever did. Your "average" traffic cop is probably better trained in
> interpersonal relations than you will ever be. Your "average" traffic cop
> has probably helped more people in big and small ways than you would ever
> consider.
>
> And I'm saying this despite the fact that, as a German-trained sports car
> driver, I have received more than my fair share of deserved and undeserved
> speeding tickets.

Carl, in truth it's not the cops themselves that are to blame ("Ve are just
following orderz!"), it's the system. If the purpose is to encourage safe
driving behavior, make it unpleasant to break the rules by forcing
miscreants (such as you and I) to perform community service. I would much
rather pay $100 bucks than spend 10 hours. Monetary fines are a blatant
municipal funding tool and nothing more. BTW, if a police officer needs to
consult sensitive electronic instruments to determine if I'm "speeding",
then I'm not speeding. When I am, it's VERY obvious (I was once stopped
after driving by a PA Trooper in excess of 130mph; He asked "Do you know how
fast you were going?!?!"; I responded "I'd look pretty stupid if I said NO,
wouldn't I?"; I did not get a ticket).

Carl A.

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"El Alumbrado" <elalumbr...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> Carl, in truth it's not the cops themselves that are to blame ("Ve are just
> following orderz!"), it's the system. If the purpose is to encourage safe
> driving behavior, make it unpleasant to break the rules by forcing miscreants
> (such as you and I) to perform community service. I would much rather pay $100
> bucks than spend 10 hours. Monetary fines are a blatant municipal funding tool
> and nothing more. BTW, if a police officer needs to consult sensitive
> electronic instruments to determine if I'm "speeding", then I'm not speeding.
> When I am, it's VERY obvious (I was once stopped after driving by a PA Trooper
> in excess of 130mph; He asked "Do you know how fast you were going?!?!"; I
> responded "I'd look pretty stupid if I said NO, wouldn't I?"; I did not get a
> ticket).
>

Since I got my class B in May 1998 I've driven it for 187,000 miles, mostly
cross country. The one and only time I was stopped by a cop happened in Texas.
I was at or slightly above the limit on an FM road. Saw him pulling up behind
me and he followed me for about a mile or so before turning on his bubble light.

He came up to the driver's window "Sir, I noticed that you seem to have a hard
time driving in a straight line, and I noticed your Jersey plates - was
wondering whether you might be overly tired, are you OK?"

Me: "This is my maiden voyage in this van and I'm not used to driving it in the
strong crosswinds that you have here in Texas."

Him: "OK, just wanted to make sure that you're OK. Enjoy Texas. You all have a
good day now."

El Alumbrado

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"Carl A." <cha...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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That sounds about right. But, be careful near towns. There's a great FM that
runs from US 183 south of Lampasas down into Georgetown. Until the past few
years (about the time that Sun City opened) I used to blast down this
beautiful stretch of empty road at speeds in excess of 100mph. I would
occasionally pass a Sheriff's Deputy going the other way at an equal or
greater speed. We would give each other the standard Texas "finger wave"
(no, not THAT finger) and drive on. The unwritten understanding was that the
speed limits would not be enforced in the countryside (unless you were
driving erratically), but you better watch your step in town. Makes sense to
me. Since Sun City opened, the character of this road has changed, and it is
no longer the Porsche Paradise it used to be. Well, that and the fact that
Williamson County has hired rather more female deputies who (forgive me
ladies) tend not to have a sense of humor about such things has caused me to
look for kinesthetic stimulation elsewhere.

Chris Bryant

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Jan 9, 2005, 5:50:21 PM1/9/05
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On Sun, 09 Jan 2005 17:10:24 -0500, Carl A. wrote:
<<..>>

> Since I got my class B in May 1998 I've driven it for 187,000 miles,
> mostly cross country. The one and only time I was stopped by a cop
> happened in Texas. I was at or slightly above the limit on an FM road.
> Saw him pulling up behind me and he followed me for about a mile or so
> before turning on his bubble light.
>
> He came up to the driver's window "Sir, I noticed that you seem to have a
> hard time driving in a straight line, and I noticed your Jersey plates -
> was wondering whether you might be overly tired, are you OK?"
>
> Me: "This is my maiden voyage in this van and I'm not used to driving it
> in the strong crosswinds that you have here in Texas."
>
> Him: "OK, just wanted to make sure that you're OK. Enjoy Texas. You all
> have a good day now."

One of the few times I was ever stopped on the road was in New Jersey-
late at night, driving back from a show in Philadelphia to where we were
parked in North Bergen. Right around Newark, my radar detector was useless
(the airport)- I was going 70+ ( nearly top speed for my truck ;)), and I
got pulled over.
The encounter was very much like yours- "I see you're from Florida- these
roads up here can be confusing- drive safe and take care".

--
Chris Bryant
http://bryantrv.com


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El Alumbrado

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"Frank Tabor" <fta...@direcwaynospam.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 17:10:24 -0500, "Carl A." <cha...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Him: "OK, just wanted to make sure that you're OK. Enjoy Texas. You all
>>have a
>>good day now."
>
> That weren't no Texas cop. You all is a Joisy word.
>
> The proper salutation should have been "Y'all have a nice day now,
> y'hear?"

Unless you're speaking to a crowd, then it's "All y'all".

Jim C

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I got pulled over just outside of Dodge City, KS a couple months ago driving
my 2005 Dodge Magnum. The county deputy had followed me (actually
tailgated me) since leaving Dodge City and finally hit is lights about five
miles out. He walked up and "said" I was nine miles over the speed limit
back there, which we both knew was not true because we had been stuck behind
a very slow moving 1960's Datsun p/u, but I followed procedure and said
little. He proceeded to spend about 15 minutes checking out my new car, top
to bottom, in and out, and then handed me a courtesy ticket and said, Have
a nice day, and walked away. That dang car attracts more attention.


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Jon Porter

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"El Alumbrado" <elalumbr...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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That's suppossed to be a plural - "All y' alls."
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Jon
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