Have any of you guys spent much time following a vehicle with covers on
them? Last year on the way to Foxwoods, I was following Bob and his
center brake light was out. With the covers on his taillights, it took
me much longer to notice that he was on the brakes. Nearly had a few
bumper tangles.
I agree some traffic laws are stupid, but there are some out there with
rational thought behind them. They may seem stupid to some people, but
they're quite neccessary.
MAGNUM S/T wrote:
> Did you get a fine...or did you just have to prove they are removed?
>
> Ya know..I can understand not being able to have SMOKED brake lights..I've
> seen them and they ARE difficult to see....but the law is way too
> restrictive. Here in Mass your not allowed anything which covers the
> tailights..period!
> ""kevin reimer"" <kwreimer@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:000501c1ed6f$b6d8d160$483ce243@kwreimer...
>
>>What a bunch of Crap! Dont the Cops have any thing better to do ? like
>>
> catch
>
>>crooks, drug dealers. and Morons who speed in and out of traffic. I hate
>>Cops, cause they get bored and then they pick on us nice guys with Cool
>>Rides.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: William H. Hiatt III <william@hiatt.net>
>>To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>>Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 10:36 AM
>>Subject: DML: Tail lamps?
>>
>>
>>
>>>Well, as if my week couldn't get any worse. Saturday, got a ticket for
>>>
> my
>
>>>V-TECH ram's head taillight covers, the officer said that those are
>>>
>>illegal.
>>
>>>Well, I don't want to rip those off, because they're on there really
>>>
> good
>
>>>and I don't want to hurt the paint, so does anybody around here have a
>>>
>>spare
>>
>>>set of tail lamps lying around for a 97+ Dakota? I'd pay shipping if
>>>
>>you're
>>
>>>far away, and give ya a few bucks to borrow them if you don't mind. I'm
>>>
>>just
>>
>>>going to take my existing taillamps off, but the borrowed ones on, get
>>>
> the
>
>>>ticket taken care of (just signed off by the local PD), and then put the
>>>other ones with the covers on.
>>>
>>>I know I know, I've been puled over on 4 other times for misc. stuff
>>>
> (The
>
>>>downside of driving a real flashy truck in Southern California!), and
>>>
> I've
>
>>>never had ANYTHING said about them!
>>>
>>>Oh, and Monday I walk out from school, and SOMEBODY decides to back into
>>>
>>my
>>
>>>passenger side bed by the flare, put a big ol' dent the size of a
>>>
>>basketball
>>
>>>in the bed. Called the dent removal guys, and the got it out for the
>>>
> most
>
>>>part, under the flare the paint is all cracked and it's still dented,
>>>
> but
>
>>he
>>
>>>said he couldn't do much about that. New flare goes on today or
>>>
> tomorrow,
>
>>>and I'll make sure that area under there with the damaged paint is
>>>
> primed
>
>>up
>>
>>>real good so there's no rust in my future.
>>>
>>>Wow, what a week. I know, for most of you it might not be much, but for
>>>
> me
>
>>>it just sucked.
>>>
>>>william
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
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