[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by big guy

If it can go more than 20 mph it should be a registered vehicle. So the high price of the ticket is for not having a registered vehicle. They told us that if our granddaughter was driving the golfcart and speeding (anything over 20), she would be ticketed and the record sent to NJ that she was driving an unregistered vehicle. It would go on her record and she wouldn't be able to get her license. She was 14 at the time and there always was an adult with her in the golf cart.

If I drop it out of an airplane at 20,000 feet it will hit the ground at 176 mph----will they be there to ticket it then???? All carts tend to get a little over 20 when they first start downhill until the governor kicks in. I think the point is that the cart is not permitted to be MANUFACTURED or MODIFIED to go over 20 on level ground

[golf2140]

If an officer was watching for speeder in a 20 MPH zone it was after residents complaints about speeding vehicles. I'm sure he was not happy to be posted there but did the job he was assigned !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[big guy]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Sorry, no sympathy here, those plastic covers are one of my pet peeves. They serve no purpose other than to conceal the tag # of the vehicle, which by law must be clearly displayed. If it were up to me I would fine $500 for the first offense, $1000 and 1 month suspension of license for the 2nd, and the 3rd would be a class B misdemeanor. If this sounds harsh, remember, these covers serve no purpose other than to intentionally violate the law, and I want to be able to get the plate # of some clown who tries to pull a hit and run.

We moved here from northern Ohio......lots of snow and ice and salt to melt it all, which turns a plate to rust. Not a thought of hiding our plate number to "intentionally violate the law"crossed our minds.....just protecting the plate. When we got the new plate here my husband just automatically put the cover back on. I would have been driving 90 mph if I wanted to break the law.

[Rapscallion St Croix]

Originally Posted by big guy

If it can go more than 20 mph it should be a registered vehicle. So the high price of the ticket is for not having a registered vehicle. They told us that if our granddaughter was driving the golfcart and speeding (anything over 20), she would be ticketed and the record sent to NJ that she was driving an unregistered vehicle. It would go on her record and she wouldn't be able to get her license. She was 14 at the time and there always was an adult with her in the golf cart.

Who is "They"?

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by big guy

We moved here from northern Ohio......lots of snow and ice and salt to melt it all, which turns a plate to rust. Not a thought of hiding our plate number to "intentionally violate the law"crossed our minds.....just protecting the plate. When we got the new plate here my husband just automatically put the cover back on. I would have been driving 90 mph if I wanted to break the law.

Then am I safe to assume you have the most clear plastic imaginable, NOT the smoky brown ones that I see all the time making it impossible to read the plate number even from 25 feet away? If so, fine, but you are in the minority of plate covers that I have seen.

PS. I lived in an area with far more snow and salt than Northern Ohio, and never had a license plate rust.

[Fredster]

Glad I followed this thread, since I just found about Florida Statute 320.061
Which basically states that you can't put a frame
or anything on your plate that covers any information on it!
It seems this may be more of a problem for folks that
come from other states that do not have such a stringent statute.
Looks like I'll have to remove the frame that is still on our rear plate which never was a concern up north!

[ColdNoMore]

As for 'obscured' license plates, I wonder how all the pickup trucks that have balls on their hitches, whereby they cover 2-4 characters...get away with it?

It must be selective enforcement for sure.

[Fredster]

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore

As for 'obscured' license plates, I wonder how all the pickup trucks that have balls on their hitches, whereby they cover 2-4 characters...get away with it?

It must be selective enforcement for sure.

Basically, it is really pretty much
a judgement call by the LEO!

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Carla B

Neighborhood street speed limits are 15 mph, at least in our neighborhood. No one obeys the speed limit until they're pulling into their own driveway.

In mine it's 10 MPH. That's because 10 or 15 mph is unrealistic. When cars are first started the are in the cold start mode. RPM are around 1700 rpm. That's about 17 Mph unless you ride the brakes till the car comes off cold start mode. Nobody drives 10 mph in residential or parking lot. Not even on bicycles.

[MarkinMd]

Originally Posted by Fredster

WOW, how many tickets have you gotten? LOL

None, I was always in court as a states witness. Retired police sgt. with 34 years.

[Fredster]

Originally Posted by MarkinMd

None, I was always in court as a states witness. Retired police sgt. with 34 years.

I hope you know I was just kidding?

[kcrazorbackfan]

Wait a minute here folks. Have we heard anymore from the OP since that original post? Questions have been asked of that person with no responses. Have we been trolled? If so, there was a lot of banter for 26 in a 20.

[Duppa]

Originally Posted by kcrazorbackfan

Wait a minute here folks. Have we heard anymore from the OP since that original post? Questions have been asked of that person with no responses. Have we been trolled? If so, there was a lot of banter for 26 in a 20.

Hmmm... Had me thinks, and had well.

[ditka41]

Perhaps OP was simply trying to entertain the bored amongst us since there are no "snowbirds" to complain about right now. But, it won't be long now before they can become "targets" and the golf fees head up. Drive safely, use your turn signals and get out of that left lane!

[Bonny]

Originally Posted by kcrazorbackfan

Wait a minute here folks. Have we heard anymore from the OP since that original post? Questions have been asked of that person with no responses. Have we been trolled? If so, there was a lot of banter for 26 in a 20.

My thoughts right from the beginning.