AstroRig57 wrote:
Bill.Satellite wrote:
msmith1199 wrote:
Bill.Satellite wrote:
While only somewhat true, CA DOES allow RV's over 40' (used to be the law) they still do NOT allow RV's and towed to exceed 65' in length. Does CHP care? If their supervisor tells them to care they will come looking for you as an easy source of income.
CHP's budget comes from registration fees, not ticket revenue. They do not write tickets for the money.
Of course they do. As a former police officer who had a ticket "quota" I can tell you that writing tickets is a huge money maker for every jurisdiction. Why would a cop want to stop an RV to measure its length when speeders and DUI drivers abound. There's really only one reason.....Someone has chosen to target that situation and I promise you it was not the cop in the car.
You know not that of which you speak. Your argument by vehemence, and appeal to false authority (allegedly your own), does nothing to make your case. What may, or may not, have been your personal experience in your neck of the woods certainly does not mean it's done that way "everywhere" else and has nothing to do with what is done in MY jurisdiction.
I will reiterate what msmith1199 wrote (maybe you'd better consider what the "1199" in her profile stands for). The CHP's budget does not come from citation fees, fines, or surcharges and the department has no vested interest in the amount of citations they write or the fees paid for them. Most of the money for fines, fees, and surcharges goes to the local jurisdictions (cities, counties) and courts in which the violation takes place. It does not fill the state's general revenue coffers and does not contribute to the CHP's budget.
Why would the CHP (or any department) want to measure the length of an RV and/or it's towed vehicle? For the same reason they weigh trucks...to ensure the vehicle or combination is safe for operation on state highways or, in particular, on the particular highway in which it is currently being operated.
...and by the way, California Vehicle Code
41602. No state or local agency employing peace officers or parking enforcement employees engaged in the enforcement of this code or any local ordinance adopted pursuant to this code, may establish any policy requiring any peace officer or parking enforcement employees
to meet an arrest quota.
Bill.Satellite-->Either way, ever Dep't is different, and wouldn't it be nice if policy was always followed... Remember there is the spirit of the Law, the letter of the law, and laslty, there's what the Chief want's today and it may be different tomorrow...
