On 12/9/04 1:22 PM, "Jeffrey Schwaia" <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM> wrote:

> This is the same problem with driving a vehicle that was not imported
> properly (i.e., no DOT or EPA certification).  Your vehicle may be currently
> registered and insured, but once the investigating officer runs your VIN #
> and finds out that it wasn't legally imported, your are at fault and your
> insurance is invalidated.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Mike Miller
> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 7:23 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Towing with Uhaul 4-wheel dolly?/now weight
> 
> 
> You lose your drivers license?  Hmm.  I never heard of this.  I can check in
> California if anyone is interested but I'm pretty sure no has ever weighed
> the vehicles involved in a normal accident.
> 
> Who knows though, California has some weird laws.  For example, you are hit
> by an illegal alien, drunk, with 12 prior DUI, you are parked legally when
> this happens.  Your vehicle is not currently legally registered.  It's your
> fault.
> 
> And you have no insurance coverage, no matter how current your payments or
> long term your coverage.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 

I have seen weight used as any issue here in Colorado on an accident that I
observed (and due to where I was positioned had to sit through).  A heavy
duty pickup with a heavy load ran into another vehicle doing a very severe
job on it.  The highway patrol cop called for an enforcement unit with the
porta scales.  The driver of the truck was then ticketed for about 6
offences relating to unsafe operating and his load.  Cop I talked with said
the guy was at least 1000 pounds over for his vehicle and almost 1500 over
for the axel. In this state if ticketed by the state patrol plea bargain is
almost nil.  I have no doubt that the overweight and accident probably gave
him enough points to pull his license and insurance loss for points and at
fault accident in this state is almost a financial death sentence when
trying to get reinsured..

Also last month when pulled over at one of the random paper and safety check
stops I had a load of concrete inside.  They checked my placard and my tires
then counted the bags and did the math on my load.  Thank goodness for the
guy doing the math because the supervisor was going to call for a scales
person and I would have been waiting a long time on that.  They did suggest
that I take my van with a similar load to a scale sometime and get it
verified just to keep me safe.  I got a "very nice" for having correct tires
and "a new bulb might be needed" for one of my rear side markers.

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