Drinking and riding is asking to die. I don't drink and drive either, ever.
Nice try, but that's a sore spot with me.
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Fail to carry driver's license violation
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Drinking and riding is asking to die. I don't drink and drive either, ever.
Nice try, but that's a sore spot with me.
i thought it was already like that everywhere, that you can get a non-driving license. isn't it?
Yes, I believe most states will issue a ID card that does not give the bearer the right to drive a car.
http://www.dmv.com/co/colorado/apply-id-card
I was pulled over, arrested on the spot, and had my bike towed when I forgot my wallet one night.
Yeah but he/she if forgetting to tell us is he had a gun and some meth! Not to mention the six warrants for his/her arrest!
I was pulled over for ~90 in a 55, but I was let go after they took me in and verified my ID.Yeah but he/she if forgetting to tell us is he had a gun and some meth! Not to mention the six warrants for his/her arrest!
Damn, hope you got one hell of a ticket for that. It is very reckless.
RedReplicant said:
But it is ok to be doing almost twice the posted speed limit?
No ticket.
If it were to be a ticket it'd only be $397.I see where you are going with this based on all of your posting in the political forum; I will pass on the debate.
That's nothing. Here we need to carry our driver's license AND our national ID card. And it has to be our national ID card, it can't be our passport or any other form of ID. Stupid law.
Stupid law.This is one of the interesting differences between Canada and the US. In Canada the equivalent to American SSN (Social Security Number) is the SIN (Social Insurance Number). This is the number you use on your income taxes, and need to give it to your employer (so they can send in your paycheck deductions to the government) and to the banks (so they can report interest income to the government). And that's just about it (they may be some exceptions, but I can't think of any).
A police officer can not demand your SIN#. No provincial government (equivalent to American states) can demand your SIN#, except perhaps if the program ties into federal income tax.
Heck - at least at one point, if you were collecting benefits from the federal unemployment insurance program (the pogey) you had the right to refuse to divulge your SIN# (don't know it that is still the case).
You certainly don't have to divulge your SIN# to purchase anything, even on credit. Which is why Canadians are told to engrave their driver's license numbers on valuables, not their SIN numbers. If the police recover a stolen item with a SIN# they can't track down the owner. Though, of course if you could still prove it was your should you happen to ask the police if they had recovered any stolen widgets lately.
On the other hand, in British Columbia, if I get pulled over the police can easily check to see if my vehicle is insured on their central system - even if I forget my registration papers (registration and basic insurance and driver's licences being handled by the same Crown Corporation.)
That's nothing. Here we need to carry our driver's license AND our national ID card. And it has to be our national ID card, it can't be our passport or any other form of ID.
any reason why the DL doesn't double as an id card like it does in the us? kinda intrigued
I have no idea. One would think you would be able to use other official documents (passport, driver's license) for ID but we can't.
But now I'm curious, what do people in the US without a driver's license use for ID?
You're lucky that wasn't in Virginia; there speeding in excess of 20 mph over the posted limit (or over 80 regardless of the posted limit) is a reckless ticket. That particular ticket is a class 1 misdemeanor charge with: 1) fine up to $3000; 2) suspension of license for up to a year; 3) jail sentence for up to a year.
We certainly do!
Cars are equipped with whats called ANPR, Automatic Number Plate Recognition.
It is able to automatically scan numberplates and bring up all the details listed in the post above. Its really quite nifty! It's amazing how many people get caught out by it on those cop shows.
Technology ay
That'll never happen in Virginia. These morons can't get remotely close to the speed limit. They still get into accidents everywhere, even with current vehicle safety inspections. Can't drive worth a ****, but their sticker is current.
see I have no problem with that.
In TX we have a problem with uninsured cars on the road. It is fairly common to hear about someone getting in a wreck and the other person had no insurance. The stated got a insurance companies to send information to a database police departments can use in running plates and change the law to were driving with out insurance is an offense that they can pull you over for. Before hand they could only nail you if they pulled you over for something else. Also the law grants police departments the right to impound cars on the road with out insurance. Gets them off the road completely until insurance is bought.
I will say that data base does make registering my car a lot easier every year. Used to be I would have to send in a copy of my insurance form if I wanted to do it by mail or bring a copy in if I went to the court house to do it. Now I just go online enter my plate number and done they mail me everything. If I go to the court house I can still get it done if I leave my copy of my insurance in my car.
The DMV issues ID cards. In Texas for example they look a lot like a DL. Some times the color on the top is a little different to make it easier to see the difference. I am not sure how the current generation difference but the last generation had the world Texas ID card in green where Drivers licensees is red.
If you are under 21 in the state of TX your DL/ID card is printed in a vertical format.
In the UK you don't have to carry any ID or DL. If stopped, you may be given a "producer", which says you have to present your DL/insurance/MOT certificate at a police station within 7 days.
What about the person driving the car? That's what matters. Just as I hate red light cameras, they ticket the registered owner, and not the driver.
If you have absolutely no ID (not even a bank card with the name you are claiming) then you might be arrested until the Police can confirm your identity.
if you noticed I was talking about the registration, and insurance and those have nothing to do with those annoying as hell red light camaras.
Those instead have to do with the cops have cameras on their car scanning plates. They will in turn pull you over and write the ticket on the driver who is accountable for driving that car.