- Location
- Dublin California
Wife was driving the Jeep on 680 last night and got pulled over for not having mud flaps!!!!!! I have BW flares, but that wasnt good enough for him:dunno:
Stupid CHP
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hiimmred
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- Location
- San Bruno, California
I've been pulled over twice for this in the last 3 months (no ticket), and was told even with the flares I had to have the mudflaps. So now I have mudflaps, just another thing to take off once I hit the trail. Arrrrrrrrrrrrrggg!
5-90
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- Location
- Hammerspace
Don't blame CHP - they don't make the rules. Write Sacramento instead.
Boatwrench
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- Location
- Petaluma, CA
Seems the enforcement of mud flaps is on the increase
- Location
- Dublin California
I looked up the vehicle code and it only specifies that a flap needs to cover the width of the tire.It says that it should be adaquit in reducing the rearward spray of the tire. Well whats adaquit!!!! to me adaquit is what I have 
JeepFreak21
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- Location
- Cameron Park, CA
Yeah, but the CHP sure loves enforcing the petty sh!t a lot more than other departments
Billy
bcmaxx
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- Location
- The West Kootenays,B.C. Canada
Wow mudflaps!, They arent that sticky up here!!, just need to have flares on it, Even if they stick out a little past.Yeah, but the CHP sure loves enforcing the petty sh!t a lot more than other departments
Billy
5-90
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- Location
- Hammerspace
Yeah, but the CHP sure loves enforcing the petty sh!t a lot more than other departments
Billy
That would be because the State is going broke. When the City is going broke, they tend to set up speed traps (like the one down the street from me.)
Recall that most local governments (City through State level) have an "expected" revenue coming in from traffic tickets and suchlike - and they usually spend that money long before they collect it. If the local government spends too much money, they also lean on the PD to write more tickets to raise capital (instead of not spending so much, or paying themselves more in line with what they should actually be earning...)
See if you can dig up the budget plan for your local government - I'm willing to bet you'll find a line titled something like "Projected Citation Revenue" or something to that effect - that's what drives the "ticket quotas" that "don't exist" but damn sure hit everybody. No, there is no official ticket quota, but there is an expectation that certain revenue will be generated from traffic, parking, and equipment citations - and that money is usually already spent (since most places put ticket revenues into the General Fund.)
That's part of why equipment violations (Fix-It Tickets) now don't get signed off for free - they cost $10 to sign off. They get you coming and going these days...
Again - don't go after CHP, they're just enforcing the rules and policies they're handed. Go after Sacramento (or whatever seat of government you're dealing with) since they're the damnfools who actually write the rules!
jpcherokeekid
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- Location
- north
i still think he is just a jellous toyota driver who is still bent outa shape from having to be winched by jeep over the weekend. lol
i could have made you some removeable flares today when i was at your house making mine
i could have made you some removeable flares today when i was at your house making mine
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- Location
- Dublin California
jpcherokeekid
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- Location
- north
LOL. yeah i didnt even get to work on your doors either as i had to come back up here to re-fill out a form for PG&E. However you welder is one of the smoothest flux cord welders ive run.
- Location
- Dublin California
I am sure you will get bored again
Ya I like that little welder its always worked great for me.
oo7ravisXJ
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- Location
- San Ramon, Nor-Cal
I have gotten pulled over twice for this. First time it was by the Pleasanton cops, the second time by CHP on 680. Ive gotten warnings both times and I hope I keep getting just warnings, because I'm not tryin to put flaps on the jeep.
Boatwrench
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- Location
- Petaluma, CA
Actually I just re-read this. The key here was THE WIFE was driving the Jeep.
MENEZES
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- San Jose, CA
Most cops who write paper on mud flaps are usually bikers themselves...See the bias?
scottmcneal
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- Location
- not here
Try replacing glass in a motorhome.. Mine is over 10 grand, yep installed... So when a rock flys up an pops it you get pissed.. Check out the newer motorhomes, they are like 8' wide and 6' to 7' tall if not more.. This is ONE peice of glass...
- Location
- San Bruno, CA.
scottmcneal
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- Location
- not here
You get more rocks flying with off road lifted rigs, sorry but you do.. Yes a stock car can throw rocks to..Hell gravel trucks drop all kinds, but if i get pulled over i'll put flaps on.. This is just my 2 cents...
JeepFreak21
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- Location
- Cameron Park, CA
LMAO that you gave that example and didn't say, "I'm putting flaps on my Jeep before I break some poor bastard's windshield!" :laugh2:
Oh, and you're getting ripped off w/ your RV... the place I worked at did them in 2hrs and the glass cost < $1,200 on average.
Billy
