Mirror Cover Missing a Violation

Fight it, get it thrown out, laugh at them for being stupid.

 

Fix it (which he was doing anyway), send them the paperwork and get it tossed....

Or, take a few days off, get routed to New Mexico and fight the ticket in court?

I think I'd just fix it. Just like one of my lawyers said a long time ago... a lawsuit with merit doesn't need principle, and a lawsuit based on principle has no merit.

Same goes here.

 

Probably designed to combat the guys who use duct tape and baling twine to hold body parts on...

 

Agreed.... but those guys with the stick on numbers and letters bought at the truckstop... and chunks missing out of fenders and bumpers... need a catch-all so someone can say "you can't do that".

On an unrelated note... I've dealt with vinyl letters and decals both for business vehicles and race cars... and you can pretty much go into any graphics shop and say you need your company name, MC number, etc, done in vinyl... for $20-30... if you don't get fancy. By the time one of these foreigners, who are usually major cheapskates, pays $4 a letter at Flying J, they've spent $100 on truck lettering. Makes no sense, and is very contradictory.

 

I have not seen any regulation stating the vehicle needs to be in the same condition as when manufactured. Most of us would be in trouble on that one. Lights and chrome, anyone? The only way this won't show on your score is if you were written under New Mexico statute only, with no mention of (forget the number just now) "Local Laws" FMCSR.

A fix-it ticket given during an inspection equals points on a driver's safety record. Even though it was a "warning" ticket. That lady had it right. The other guy was looking for something to write you up for. If you are a member of OOIDA, they just may be interested in this one.

 

New Mexico heading WEST to St Louis !!!!

Some good miles in that trip !!!!

 

That guy was FOS. It has to be malfunctioning equipment like a burnt out light bulb or the mirror itself not working. Like the lady said, the cover is cosmetic. It might protect the wires and mirror motor, but it is nothing detremental to causing you immediate problems on the road. The DOT don't need people like that working for them. He wasn't satisfied until he created something. He ought to be fined for fictitious activity and see how he likes part of his paycheck taken for making a mistake on the job. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. Just dreaming, lol.