This is a bit off topic, but in general, whatever car you drive, it's best to
have four matching hubcaps, no broken glass, plates front and rear, up to date
tags and registration, and insurance papers and registration in the glove box
and rapidly accessible. Even if it's an old car, keep it washed, keep the
tires "glossy" and the hubcaps MATCHING on all four corners. This keeps you
from being "profiled" so much. (I'm being a bit facetious using the word
"profiled"...I don't want to stir up the ACLU!
Tom R
> From: markdarley@mac.com
> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:56:06 -0800
> To: nobbc@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Nobbc] FRONT PLATES AND THE NOBBC!! Fw: California Traffic
Tickets Fines Effective 01/06/2011
>
> Are the Colonists are getting their own back profiling British cars!
>
> Actually no, the cops are also hassling minors driving anything in
> Marin, see the recent article in the Chronicle.
> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/10/
> EDDG1H5VS1.DTL
>
> My son can attest to this. He would frequently get stopped in Mill
> Valley, apparently just because he was driving a less-than-shiny
> vehicle in a town now known for shiny garaged european cars. He has
> never once actually got a ticket (so far).
>
> Mill Valley police should pay as much attention to the drivers of
> massive four wheelers that cruise right through our four-way stop
> signs while on the phone! But hey, in order to raise money for the
> fine, those drivers might have to cut down on taking the car to the
> car-wash after driving through a puddle, ....
>
> Too many spotless monster Lexus with lousy drivers in this town...one
> just missed me in the MGA this morning...hell, could my car be any
> brighter/louder??...time to move north?
>
> Mark Darley
> markdarley@mac.com
> Mobile Phone 415 310 5252
>
>
>
> On Jan 13, 2011, at 1:47 PM, Mike Gianandrea wrote:
>
> > Hi Tom,
> >
> > I sent an article to the club server recently stating all the new
> > fines and changes, and yes they are getting severe. But in addition
> > to that, the cops are out for anything and everything. I was
> > stopped one night in my 87 Camaro going home from work, seems a cop
> > pulled up behind me at a stop light, then pulled me over at random
> > and ran my plate. I asked why he stopped me, and he said just
> > checking, you registration expires later this month. Moral of the
> > story, be ready, they are out for anything and everything.
> >
> > Michael
> > 64 TR4
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Reier" <bluesson@hotmail.com>
> > To: <nobbc@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 12:34 PM
> > Subject: [Nobbc] FRONT PLATES AND THE NOBBC!! Fw: California
> > Traffic Tickets Fines Effective 01/06/2011
> >
> >
> >> Ah, VC 5200 and Lake County with the NOBBC....(sung)
> >> "Meeeemoooooooriiieeees!"
> >> I have HEARD, but cannot find it in print, that the fine on this
> >> has gone
> >> up (this $178 may be the new fine?) and that it is now a stoppable
> >> offense. In
> >> the past, it was a "fix it ticket" that was not a primary cause of
> >> a stop by
> >> law enforcement. Another words, IF you were caught speeding, and
> >> the officer
> >> noted your lack of front plate, he'd write you up. But he wouldn't
> >> STOP you
> >> simply for lack of a front plate with all else being legal.
> >> Anybody know anything about this possible change? I can't find
> >> it online,
> >> so I'm thinking it's just talk.
> >> I have NOT had a front license plate on any of my vehicles in
> >> thirty
> >> years. OK, my old 62 Mini Cooper had the UK plate up front, CA
> >> plate on the
> >> back. I was never bothered by leo's on that one.
> >> I have no front plate on my 07 Mini Cooper S. But if it' going
> >> to cost me
> >> over two hundred dollars (you know it's going to be way over 200
> >> dollars when
> >> they put the ADMINISTRATIVE FEES on top of that $178 fine) I'm
> >> going to put on
> >> this trick mount I have that allows mounting on the tow hook mount
> >> in the
> >> bumper, rather than drilling and mounting an ugly license plate
> >> permanently.
> >> Frankly, with the CA budget in ruins, I'm surprised we're not
> >> saving the
> >> cost of pressing those plates and going with a single rear plate
> >> only. Lots of
> >> states don't require a front plate.
> >> Tom R
> >>
> >>> From: sales@mvgmoldedproducts.com
> >>> To: nobbc@autox.team.net
> >>> Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:53:38 -0800
> >>> Subject: [Nobbc] Fw: California Traffic Tickets Fines Effective
> >>> 01/06/2011
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: RACER BUD
> >>> To: RACER BUD
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 9:58 AM
> >>> Subject: Fw: California Traffic Tickets Fines Effective 01/06/2011
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> thanks to CHARLI 'THE GRAPE' MONROE for the following.
> >>> Racer Bud
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> In case you live here or are going to visit,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> ***************
> >>> BE VERY CAREFUL OUT THERE!
> >>> THE LOS ANGELES TIMES HAS AN
> >>> ARTICLE ON THE
> >>> SUBJECT:
> >>> "FLOORING IT ON CAR FINES". PASS
> >>> IT ON TO
> >>> YOUR FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES!
> >>>
> >>> HUGE California Traffic Tickets
> >>> Fines
> >>> Effective 01/06/2011
> >>>
> >>> Please be extremely careful in
> >>> your driving
> >>> and car registration & insurance matters. State of California is
> >>> broke and
> >>> they are trying hard to squeeze all of us hard to collect money.
> >>>
> >>> Effective immediately, if you do
> >>> not stop
> >> at
> >>> the red light, be ready to pay $436 in fines or if you pass a
> >>> school bus
> >> with
> >>> flashing red signals, you will be charged $616. The state of
> >>> California is
> >>> going for blood, so be extra careful in driving, You cannot
> >>> afford messing
> >>> with them. I have been hearing that Highway Patrols are under
> >>> pressure to
> >>> issue a lot more tickets than last year with at least 30%
> >>> increase in fines
> >>> over 2009, so beware of radar guns, highway and traffic cameras
> >>> installed
> >>> everywhere and the tougher enforcement of parking rules.
> >>> Just for your info, the next time
> >>> you park
> >> in
> >>> the handicapped zone, even for a minute, you will be looking at
> >>> almost $
> >> 1000
> >>> in parking tickets, so it'd better be worth it.
> >>>
> >>> California needs money, so pay close
> >> attention
> >>> to the rules of the road!
> >>>
> >>> Traffic Ticket Fines
> >>> (Effective
> >>> 01/06/2011)
> >>>
> >>> VC 12814.6 $214
> >>> Failure to
> >> obey
> >>> license provisions.
> >>>
> >>> VC 14600(A) $214
> >>> Failure to
> >> notify
> >>> DMV of address change within 10 days
> >>> Note: The fine may be reduced
> >>> with valid
> >> proof
> >>> of correction.
> >>> VC 16028(A) $796
> >>> Failure to
> >>> provide evidence of financial responsibility (insurance)
> >>> Note: This fine may be reduced
> >>> with proof
> >> of
> >>> insurance on or after the violation date.
> >>>
> >>> VC 21453(A) $436
> >>> Failure to
> >> stop
> >>> at a red signal.
> >>>
> >>> VC 22349 $214
> >>> Unsafe
> >> speed,
> >>> 1 to 15 miles over the limit.
> >>>
> >>> VC 22350 $328
> >>> Unsafe
> >> speed,
> >>> 16 to 25 miles over the limit.
> >>>
> >>> VC 22450 $214
> >>> Failure to
> >>> stop at a stop sign.
> >>>
> >>> VC 22454(A) $616
> >>> Passing a
> >> school
> >>> bus with flashing red signals.
> >>>
> >>> VC 23123(A) $148
> >>> Driving while
> >>> using a wireless phone not hands free, first offense .
> >>>
> >>> I
> >> know
> >>> someone who got this and it ending up being $274
> >>>
> >>> VC 23123(B) $256
> >>> Driving while
> >>> using a wireless phone not hands free, each subsequent offense.
> >>>
> >>> VC 23123.5 $148
> >>> Driving while
> >>> using a wireless device to send, read or write text.
> >>>
> >>> VC 23124 $148 Minor
> >> driving
> >>> while using a wireless phone.
> >>>
> >>> VC 22500 $976
> >>> Parking in a
> >>> bus loading area.
> >>>
> >>> VC 22507(A) $976
> >>> Violation of
> >>> disabled parking provisions, first offense.
> >>>
> >>> VC 22507(B) $1876
> >>> Violation of
> >>> disabled parking provisions, second offense.
> >>>
> >>> VC 26708 $178
> >>> Unlawful
> >>> material on vehicle windows.
> >>>
> >>> VC 27150 $178
> >>> Adequate
> >>> muffler required.
> >>>
> >>> VC 27315 $148
> >>> Mandatory
> >> use
> >>> of seat belts.
> >>>
> >>> VC 27360 $436
> >>> Mandatory
> >> use
> >>> of passenger child restraints.
> >>> Note: This fine may be reduced by
> >>> completing
> >> a
> >>> court authorized child seat diversion program .
> >>>
> >>> VC 27400 $178
> >>> Headsets or
> >>> Earplugs covering both ears.
> >>>
> >>> VC 27803 $178
> >>> Violation
> >> of
> >>> motorcycle safety helmet requirements.
> >>>
> >>> VC 34506 $616 Commercial
> >>> Driver - Log book violation.
> >>>
> >>> VC 4000 $256 No
> >> evidence
> >>> of current registration.
> >>> Note: The fine may be reduced
> >>> with valid
> >> proof
> >>> of correction.
> >>>
> >>> VC 5200 $178
> >>> Proper
> >>> display of license plates.
> >>> Note: The fine may be reduced
> >>> with valid
> >> proof
> >>> of correction.
> >>>
> >>> VC 9400 $178 Commercial
> >>> weight fees due.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Note: The fine may be reduced
> >>> with valid
> >> proof
> >>> of correction Look out for the money grabbers in Sacramento but
> >>> donbt
> >> blame
> >>> the cops. They donbt set the fines or collect them!
> >>> **********************************
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> =
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Daniel Desmond
> >>> desmond@jps.net
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> =
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