hehe

 

no excuses... haha...

 

The money from citations goes to the city where the violation occurred. So local PD's and Sheriffs will write this alot to get revenue for their city or county. They money from the ticket does not go to the state. Raising registration fees is one of the ways CA generates revenue (so they can pay me my raises). The ticket that helps me personally is to write people for expired registration. Or to write people who move to CA and never register their cars here in CA.

 

Doesn't the State AND City generate a large amount of revenue from DUI's?

 

Is there a law about driving with animals in the front seat? Sister-in-law got hit by a lady who's dog jumped onto her lap...lady swerved...then bam!

 

Not sure 'zactly how the money for that gets divided. As far as I know, the fine still goes to the city where the violation occurred. In the report and on the ticket we still write the city where it happened, or unincorporated if in a county pocket. If someone crashes their car because they are under the influence, we (CHP) fill out a form that totals up all the hours from every officer that assisted in the investigation. The drunk then gets to pay the state back for every officer's time. This includes investigation, arrest, traffic control, vehicle storage forms, report writing time, etc. It's billed out at about $73/hour.

 

No specific law regarding that. Basic speed law may be appropriate. What's the safe speed for driving with a dog in your lap? 00 MPH? Might work. Other than that, this is the only one I know:

23117. (a) No person driving a motor vehicle shall transport any
animal in the back of the vehicle in a space intended for any load on
the vehicle on a highway unless the space is enclosed or has side
and tail racks to a height of at least 46 inches extending vertically
from the floor, the vehicle has installed means of preventing the
animal from being discharged, or the animal is cross tethered to the
vehicle, or is protected by a secured container or cage, in a manner
which will prevent the animal from being thrown, falling, or jumping
from the vehicle.
(b) This section does not apply to any of the following:
(1) The transportation of livestock.
(2) The transportation of a dog whose owner either owns or is
employed by a ranching or farming operation who is traveling on a
road in a rural area or who is traveling to and from a livestock
auction.
(3) The transportation of a dog for purposes associated with
ranching or farming.

 

Yes, they do! And these people scare me more that one ones driving 15-20 miles slower because they are talking on the phone.

Texting while driving FTMFL!!!

 

isn't the cell phone fine only $25?

I'd rather see it be $100 or more. The majority of the population can't walk and chew gum at the same time much less drive and hold a phone to their head.

I have an 06 with blue so I'm all good.

 

I can't stand it when people are on cell phones while driving. I think they should just make the fine $5000 then do away with parking fines. =)

 

seems like almost every time I have been hit is when the other driver is on a cell phone.

 

Yeah back in 05 when I was still riding my bike, I was just riding along and this girl on a cell phone just turned out in front of me and stopped to make a u-turn (illegally btw). I didn't have time to brake so I had to swirve hard right and give it throttle just to miss her by inches. I was wearing full gear (helmet, gloves, 1-piece leathers, back protector) but I still could've been crippled or killed. And "close calls" are very common when you ride a motorcycle. 90% of those close calls was due to the other driver doing something in the car that is distracting them!

 

^^^ thats why i gave it up lol

 

I'm guilty as charged.. hehehe.. But atleast I can write text without looking in the screen.


niM

 

Super dangerous, but I admit to having done the same from time to time (city driving only, one hand always on the wheel, at stop signs/traffic lights) - I use one-character-at-a-time input so I don't have to fumble around and look down at the phone to see if the predicative text typed the right thing.