Posted 2009-07-16 10:54 PM (#108151 - in reply to #106657) Subject: RE: NYS pulling over horse trailers, fines are horrific
Location: KY
The police or whatever still need "cause" to stop someone; if people simply mail in huge checks for huge fines, then the police will just keep on keeping on. Just because a ticket is issued, a fine is NOT AUTOMATIC. I still urge people to contest these stops and tickets. Recreational use is NOT subject to DOT. That is why those 90plus year old people can drive those gigantic rv buses all over the interstate.
Posted 2009-07-16 11:26 PM (#108153 - in reply to #106657) Subject: RE: NYS pulling over horse trailers, fines are horrific
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Posts: 1351 Location: Decatur, Texas
Bottom line is do not give the a reason to stop you. Make sure your chains are not dragging the ground, WATCH YOUR SPEED, have nothing flying off or out of your truck or trailer, make sure your lights are working.
Once they find a problem with 1 truck and trailer they will start looking at ALL of them, just to pick any and everything they can.
Posted 2009-07-17 9:12 AM (#108165 - in reply to #106657) Subject: RE: NYS pulling over horse trailers, fines are horrific
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Posts: 1877 Location: NY
You do not always get pulled over if a truck stop has a checkpoint in them or a truck stop inspection is open you have to stop in and that is were people are getting tickets wrong answer to the question -what are you going or coming from ( a horse show is the wrong answer).the RV that people drive the people do not own them they rent them like rent a trucks so they do not need the rule but the dot officer said that that will change soon. one of the problems in my area is police are give tickets for having your emergence brakes on your hitch area they say that this is the wrong place BUT the dot office said that this a great place to put it on the truck so if I get a ticket he said to call his office and he would send the right papers to help fight the ticket
NYS pulling over horse trailers, fines are horrific
