5th admendment at scale

I totally get the 5th amendment thing but i wouldn't play that games, to me it doesn't worth the potential aggravations that could come with that.

 

I would say if your not well versed in law don't try it but, this driver knew what he was talking about, and he was correct.

 

I missed where the judge asked him to testify

 

He should have been put oos until someone qualified to operate his truck could be located. And then the driver billed for the expense. Operating a commercial vehicle is a privilege, not a right.

 

Or maybe the guys that are trusted to inspect an 18-wheeler should at least be able to operate an 18-wheeler.

 

There's at least one of this type of stupid in every crowd.

How is turning on lights incriminating ones self? Unless he was knowingly operating a vehicle with known defects. In that case he gets a pass on one part of his stupidity and gets jammed up on another part of his stupidity.

SMH

 

Probably has to do with insurance regulations.

 

Agreed, it's a privilege not a right
But, it doesn't mean you give up your rights.

 

Using his mentality, one does not need to provide one's logbooks as they might incriminate oneself. Yet the regulations state you must submit your license, medical card, reports of hours of service for today and the last seven days, truck/trailer registration, and Bills of Lading if loaded.
So, by his thinking, the regulation violates his 5th amendment rights.