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02-03-05, 09:32 AM
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New Laws
A friend of mine just forwarded the following e-mail to me. Thought I would share this info since I wasn't aware of this new law myself.
check out the AAA site for more new laws that will take effect in 2005
http://www.csaa.com/global/articlede...7C4976,00.html
Subject: New Law in California (Pass on to your family and friends)
There is a new law effective January 1, 2005. During daylight hours, if the
windshield wipers of your vehicle are in use while you're driving the vehicle, the
headlamps of the vehicle must be on. A co-worker was stopped by the highway
patrol Wednesday morning, January 5, 2005 because he violated the new law.
The first ticket is $45. The second is $150.
According to my co-worker, the Officer who gave him the ticket said he and his
fellow Officers do not like the new law. He personally felt the new law should've
been advertised before subjecting unsuspecting California motorists to it. He also
told him that California State Legislators dreamed up this law to help close the
budget gap or something like that.
check out the AAA site for more new laws that will take effect in 2005
http://www.csaa.com/global/articlede...7C4976,00.html
Subject: New Law in California (Pass on to your family and friends)
There is a new law effective January 1, 2005. During daylight hours, if the
windshield wipers of your vehicle are in use while you're driving the vehicle, the
headlamps of the vehicle must be on. A co-worker was stopped by the highway
patrol Wednesday morning, January 5, 2005 because he violated the new law.
The first ticket is $45. The second is $150.
According to my co-worker, the Officer who gave him the ticket said he and his
fellow Officers do not like the new law. He personally felt the new law should've
been advertised before subjecting unsuspecting California motorists to it. He also
told him that California State Legislators dreamed up this law to help close the
budget gap or something like that.
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02-08-05, 10:13 AM
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This law is complete garbage.
Use of windshield wipers is at the discretion of the driver.
There is no law mandating the driver to turn on the wipers so the driver can choose to drive in a downpour with the wipers off.
Also, most cars today have a "MIST" function of the wipers where they will do a single swipe (in case you just passed a sprinkler and caught some of it on the windshield)
You could then argue in court that your headlights weren't on because your winshield wipers weren't techinically "ON"; you just did a single swipe
If you still think CHP pigs can be called 'peace officers' you should really ask yourself why.
~Alan
Use of windshield wipers is at the discretion of the driver.
There is no law mandating the driver to turn on the wipers so the driver can choose to drive in a downpour with the wipers off.
Also, most cars today have a "MIST" function of the wipers where they will do a single swipe (in case you just passed a sprinkler and caught some of it on the windshield)
You could then argue in court that your headlights weren't on because your winshield wipers weren't techinically "ON"; you just did a single swipe
If you still think CHP pigs can be called 'peace officers' you should really ask yourself why.
~Alan
02-08-05, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by SPORTcoupe
This law is complete garbage.
Use of windshield wipers is at the discretion of the driver.
There is no law mandating the driver to turn on the wipers so the driver can choose to drive in a downpour with the wipers off.
Also, most cars today have a "MIST" function of the wipers where they will do a single swipe (in case you just passed a sprinkler and caught some of it on the windshield)
You could then argue in court that your headlights weren't on because your winshield wipers weren't techinically "ON"; you just did a single swipe
If you still think CHP pigs can be called 'peace officers' you should really ask yourself why.
~Alan
Use of windshield wipers is at the discretion of the driver.
There is no law mandating the driver to turn on the wipers so the driver can choose to drive in a downpour with the wipers off.
Also, most cars today have a "MIST" function of the wipers where they will do a single swipe (in case you just passed a sprinkler and caught some of it on the windshield)
You could then argue in court that your headlights weren't on because your winshield wipers weren't techinically "ON"; you just did a single swipe
If you still think CHP pigs can be called 'peace officers' you should really ask yourself why.
~Alan
02-08-05, 02:12 PM
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Wrong!
Here's the reality:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/traffic/wipers.asp
Please don't spread the urban legend/misconstrue the original law.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/traffic/wipers.asp
Please don't spread the urban legend/misconstrue the original law.
Last edited by inkblot; 02-08-05 at 02:15 PM.
02-15-05, 06:38 PM
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I follow that rule right now. When my wipers are ON, I'll turn on my headlights & my fogs. What's the big deal? Why are you guys moaning, groaning, huffing & puffing?
It's for your own good you know? I mean, when it rains, it's usually darker. When it's darker, people have a hard time seeing you (especially people in front of you trying to see you in their side mirrors with the water dripping off it).
I do it for my own protection. The last thing I need to know is that the accident could have been avoided if the other driver saw me coming with my headlights ON.
I thought that was the law everywhere.......I thought I saw that when I was studying for my learner's permit here in NY. But I guess not huh?
It's for your own good you know? I mean, when it rains, it's usually darker. When it's darker, people have a hard time seeing you (especially people in front of you trying to see you in their side mirrors with the water dripping off it).
I do it for my own protection. The last thing I need to know is that the accident could have been avoided if the other driver saw me coming with my headlights ON.
I thought that was the law everywhere.......I thought I saw that when I was studying for my learner's permit here in NY. But I guess not huh?