Stopped in motor home for going too slow on I-80

2oldman wrote:

Golden_HVAC wrote:
When was driving slow a reason to pull someone over?

Sounds like a contrived 'probable cause'.

Is there a posted minimum speed on Interstate 80 in Nevada?
I have not driven there in many years so, I don't know.

When you are 18 TRILLION in debt and have outsourced too many good paying jobs and the cops and no one else in the system wants to be laid off, you have to come up with "different" ways to fund yourself. It will only get worse.

Golden_HVAC wrote:
When was driving slow a reason to pull someone over?

Sounds like a contrived 'probable cause'.

That is sad that he HAD To prove that he did not break the law, and spend a small fortune to get it back. If he could not have afforded to spend $153,000 on lawyers, would he ever have seen the money taken from him?

I know I could not afford to pay the lawyers $153,000!

I wonder how often people give up, and let them keep the money?

And when has it become illegal to carry cash?

When was driving slow a reason to pull someone over? Afterall it is driving over the speed limit that should trigger a ticket or speed warning. What if the RV was driving slow to save fuel, or had a plugged fuel filter, or transmission problems? Bad turbocharger?

Are we going to pull over all motorhomes with a bad turbocharger or drivers like me that want to drive 50 MPH to save fuel?

Give me a break!

Fred.

gbopp wrote:
There's two sides to every story. :W

You are right, which is what happened when it went to court. Both sides gave their story and the court ORDERED the money returned to the rightful owner. Now the state does not want to abide by the court order nor do they want to pay the court costs. So yes there are two sides and the court determined who was right. :R

rgatijnet1 wrote:
Imagine if you are a full timer and they just took your home, your phone, and all of your money.

All in the name of the 'drug war.' It's disgusting.

2oldman wrote:
Taken from weekly newsletter RVtravel:

"We reported some weeks back that a court had ordered Elko County, Nev., to return $167,000 seized from an RVer traveling through the state. Straughn Gorman was stopped by police, his vehicle sniffed by a drug-detecting dog. No hits, and Gorman was turned loose. Police stopped him again a few minutes later, this time found his money and confiscated it. Since Gorman had committed no crime, the court ordered his money returned. Not the end of the story — the U.S. attorney in Reno has asked the court to reconsider the decision. The state also wants to skip out on paying Gorman's legal fees — $153,000 worth."

Sometimes I'm embarrassed to say I'm an American.

Don't forget this important detail in my original link:
"But his vehicle, computer, cellphone and the cash, stashed throughout the vehicle, were seized."
It did not say how long it took him to get his motor home back. Imagine if you are a full timer and they just took your home, your phone, and all of your money.

There's two sides to every story. :W

Taken from weekly newsletter RVtravel:

"We reported some weeks back that a court had ordered Elko County, Nev., to return $167,000 seized from an RVer traveling through the state. Straughn Gorman was stopped by police, his vehicle sniffed by a drug-detecting dog. No hits, and Gorman was turned loose. Police stopped him again a few minutes later, this time found his money and confiscated it. Since Gorman had committed no crime, the court ordered his money returned. Not the end of the story — the U.S. attorney in Reno has asked the court to reconsider the decision. The state also wants to skip out on paying Gorman's legal fees — $153,000 worth."

Sometimes I'm embarrassed to say I'm an American.

I sold one of my Classic cars and the man drove down from North Carolina and paid me $56,000 in cash.
I also have bought cars in different parts of the country and cash is the easiest/only way to buy something from a private party that will not take a check or credit card. Wire transfers cannot be done unless you have made prior arrangements with your bank, in person, before you left.
In any case, it is not against the law to carry any amount of cash in your RV as long as you do not try to leave the USA. There is also no law that says that you have to put your money in a bank, or even have a bank account. This is just to warn you of what may happen as you travel.