My recent run in with Johnny law got me to thinking about all this .
I took a few liberties and got pinched . Im willing to pay for my crimes against humanity .
But, .... I honestly consider myself far more capable at judging the safety , and road worthiness of a vehicle, than the average officer.
I've been licensed to repair, inspect and test vehicles for over 35 years in Pa. I am very familiar with all the Pa inspection regulations, and a lot of the Pa vehicle code .
I try to keep up with all the regulations related to my industry . I've eaten and slept vehicles and vehicle repair my entire adult life . That being said, there is no way anyone could ever know or understand all of the vehicle code . I used to question the local officer about the legality of certain things , and even him, a seasoned officer , would sometimes have to refer to the 3 inch thick vehicle code book .
The other night, these two officers made me feel like I was being a menace to society for my placement of my license plate , and not having my current inspection on the window .
My license plate is magnetic. All they had to do , was ask me to move it . I mentioned that , and the answer was no . My having the plate where I did, was only because I have observed other towing companies do the same thing for decades. It was not out of negligence, laziness, or any attempt to skirt detection from authorities . j
I explained to them that I have a book of stickers in my desk at work, and I could simply " slap " a sticker on, but that I do not roll like that , and every vehicle that I own, gets inspected and documented to the letter of the law ever year .
This is a pretty interesting read about the current state of traffic enforcement .
https://rightoncrime.com/lets-reconsider-traffic-enforcement/
Love to hear some back and forth on all of this . It does , at times, just feel like another tax .