i went to the chp in baldwin park and had the ticket signed off,the court date is on the 15th of this month,i am going to fight it.

my boss is sending the ticket signed off in,do i still need to go to court,she says i dont since its a correctable offence.

No need to stop at the banning scales if in a pickup(with bed). At least they had a sign up a little over two years ago. I'm guessing your break away didn't work. That's the first thing DOT is going to look for so they can put you out of service. And there going to pick on pickup trucks because it's easy.

glad i don't live in cali.

i have a chevy 3/4 ton bed for a trailer. with no brakes hooked up. a lot of people pull trailers with no brakes. course, they are usually light weight. we have no scales to go through and are usually not on the freeway. basically it's just around the city or to the dumps we are going.
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the only trailers with brakes around here are the big trailer campers.

Originally Posted by No5id3Fried

I got a ticket for no brakes while going through the banning scales in california,i was driving a ford F550 pickup and hauling a bobcat on a trailer with electric brakes,the guy tried to give me unsecured load,low brake fluid ,trailer hitch worn,and brakes not working ,but the chp only wrote me for the brakes not working,i also had to have the traier towed back to the yard on a flatbed,when i got to the yard i found out the brakes worked and all it was was the gain was at 5 and it should have been at 9,is there a way to fight the ticket or should i just pay it?also a coworker said i should just go by the scales since im in a pick up.

If they done a inspection and the inspector didn't tell you to fully power your
brakes as they were being tested, he didn't know what he was doing. My first claim to fight that would be a improperly trained or neglegent inspector.
If the breakawy wasn't working thats different and on some applications the key should be on to test. The best time to object to anything is at time it is done and before you sign that you received the report, but after the inspector has signed his name certifying he has performed the inpsection listed. This in itself states he is properly trained and done the job properly.
I have never seen one done properly and complete in five years. They like to impersonate someone working.

Originally Posted by revelation1911

If they done a inspection and the inspector didn't tell you to fully power your
brakes as they were being tested, he didn't know what he was doing. My first claim to fight that would be a improperly trained or neglegent inspector.
If the breakawy wasn't working thats different and on some applications the key should be on to test. The best time to object to anything is at time it is done and before you sign that you received the report, but after the inspector has signed his name certifying he has performed the inpsection listed. This in itself states he is properly trained and done the job properly.
I have never seen one done properly and complete in five years. They like to impersonate someone working.

Ever dang tim I read a thread you pop up and beech about some sorts of inspections you get. This time its calfornia, last time it was ohoi. Remind me not to be around you when u get pulled into scale by a bear.