I met that officer after breaking down in the truck. Since I was empty dispatch asked me if I could make it "mobile" so I did and proceeded to work my way to the repair shop about 3 miles away. That's when officer (redacted) who had been watching me pulled me over and proceeded to write several tickets, pulled the plates off the trailer and had it towed. Live and learn. I hope officer (redacted) is enjoying his retirement and getting treatment for the carpal tunnel in his ticket writing hand
My son had to go to traffic court for his "Failure to control speed, resulting in an accident" citation, which the trooper who issued it said would be thrown out if he showed up to court because the trooper had no witnesses. I went with my son, and we sat in the back waiting to be called. The man next to us had a stack of citations more than an inch thick. As it turns out, he had the baker's dozen from one incident. Driving on a limited-access highway, the man suffered a cardiac arrest and lost consciousness. His van veered slowly to the right, crossed the bottom of an entrance ramp, bounced off the guard rail, and careened back across the travel lanes into the median, hitting another guard rail and rolling out of control. A photo of the scene showed papers from the van strewn for about 150 yards down the median. It turns out the SAME trooper who issued my son's ticket and tipped him to the dismissal in court was the first to the scene of this incident. The driver, who had been ejected during the accident, lay dead on the grass. The trooper proceeded to write *13* citations against the dead driver, including "Failure to produce registration." Paramedics were able to revive the man, who showed up on court with an affidavit from his doctor asserting that the driver was dead at the time of the accident. Sadly he wasn't able to restrain himself and stick to the simple "I was dead" defense, and eventually the judge tossed out 12 of the charges, but convicted him on the "Careless driving" (aka reckless driving in other states) charge. I just have to ask, how on *Earth* did the trooper decide that the best course of action as the first responder on the scene was to grab the citation book and staaaaart writing? Maybe next time he might initiate life-saving procedures, as would be the duty of a first responder?
Thanks for the story. I remember a story long ago in California when a driver filled out a vanity plate application and have the option of adding alternate vanities in case your first option is rejected. The person only wanted his first option and in the alternate entry he wrote "NO PLATE" and then submitted his application. He was rejected on his first entry but was given his alternative and kept it for its quirkiness. Soon afterwards, he started to get massive amounts of parking tickets for all of those vehicles that were ticketed and had ‘no plate’. It got fixed.
In my days as a prosecutor, if a file came through with somebody written for more than 5 tickets from one traffic stop, we referred to it as the uncharged offense of “Pissing Off Police Officer”
@@magnusquercu9905 That's the first thing I saw too. Which makes more sense. Popo shouldn't be just an abbreviation for police because both have two syllables.
My grandfather had a beautiful 1970 Cadillac; it stayed in my garage year around. We would take it out about once or twice a year wash it, wax it, and occasionally we would take it for a drive, literally around the block; out of maybe 5 times I remember we were stopped twice as the vehicle didn’t have plates on it. While we were never ticketed I always thought it unlucky given the rare nature of the drives and high amount of stops, but vehicles without plates are easy to spot. I recall the first time driving it after registering it and it just seemed odd driving it with a plate and without Pops.
One of my friends got 33 tickets once. He was leaving a car show that he drove a race car to doing a major burnout. His lawyer said he was lucky he got the stack of them because he couldn't do much about 2 or 3. Sure enough as soon as the judge saw that pile of tickets he tossed them all out and said it was ridiculous.
Reminds me of a friend back in the day (before computers and central data bases) being pulled over for having a “loud car” and the laughter from all the passengers when the police asked if this was his first ticket. At home tacked on his overflowing cork pinboard there must have been at least 50.
Many years ago we went on a motorcycle trip. We were about 600 miles from home and we got pulled over by a NY state cop because my buddy had a taillight out. I didn't know but he had an expired license, no motorcycle endorsement and expired tags. The cop shook his head and said, "I was just getting to end my shift. I don't need all of this, just pick one". So he got off with a taillight out.
I am sure he was respectful to the officer and didn't try to get out of it, and the officer must have not been in the mood to want to stick it to someone and just wanted to get home on time. I'd pick taillight out too... and next service centre, get what was needed to fix it, and get the rest dealt with ASAP!
@@UNOwen-ky5ib Some of all of the above. We were 800 miles from and the cop remarked: " well, being so far from home, you obviously know how to ride". We all got a laugh out of that.
I had a similar experience coming of age in Chicago. I racked up a pile of tickets driving before I was licensed, and when I finally got my license, I had it about four or five months before they connected it with my pre-license history. It took me two decades to get a legitimate license and clear all the tickets that went back to 15 and across three states or so. I served two decades in the Marines, so I had tickets crossing several state lines. Life's a lot easier these days, having accepted "authority".
I recently saw the video in which you discussed mean comments. One person said you laugh too much, so you did the video without laughing. I more than made up for the laughter that was edited out. Since then I have noticed how much you laugh in your videos. You have a pleasant and engaging laugh. Never stop laughing and don’t listen to the haters.
Having gone through Ontario's graduated license program some 20+ years ago, this guy deserves all those tickets. You can't drive on 400 series highway, no alcohol, secondary driver. It's all drilled into you to get your G1 and you must pass a test to get it. This guy clearly messed up but on top of it all, I'm sure he got towed away too since that car could not be legally driven.
My wife got three tickets in one stop after a very bad day at work. The officer asked “Didn’t you see me when you passed me?”. My wife replied sarcastically “Well obviously not!”.
The Metric Crapton one of the rare cases of metric units being preferred in the US. This is likely due to it being 10% larger than the traditional ton.
@@hughbrackett343, you mean the Tonne as opposed to the Ton?? 1Tonne =1,000 Kg, 1Imperial Ton =2240lbs=1.12USTon 1USTon = 2,000lbs = 907.185Kg Gets right confusing lol
@@paulcollyer801 in the USA, that's a short ton, a long ton, and a ton. Respectively. Also, in the USA, we have the crapload, a unit of measure that's 10% larger than a short ton, the crapton, again, add 10%, the S load, keep adding, but it's exponential this time, the S ton, more exponential growth, the F load, cube the S ton, and the F ton, the biggest mother of them all. Roughly equivalent to the weight of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
He was most likely new to the country. Immigrants have to get a new drivers license...thus they are "new drivers " it's the politically correct way to say immigrant.
Hi. I am from Ontario. G1 is what you would call a permit. You are required to have a full class G driver in the passenger seat - and you are not allowed on any of the 400 series or QEW - 0 blood alcohol. It lasts 1 year minimum or 8 mo. if you take a registered course with the MTO and must test up in some short period. G2 you dont need a G driver in the passenger seat. You can drive on the 400 series and QEW. But you have to maintain a 0 blood alcohol. There is a one year minimum and you must test out in 5 years. G is the normal licence.
Good story, well told. If Steve ever represented me, I’d have to cut his fee in half because of the time I would spend laughing. Charming attorney, two words that often don’t go together.
Seen comments like this once or twice & could never understand why Ben had deleted his comment you were replying to.... Now I get it lol. (Do please excuse me, Brit, so Ben does not automatically refer to moohlah to me)
Got my permit on my 15th birthday. The driver ed instructor was also my woodshop/art teacher and friend of the family . My classmates were jealous as hell. I wasn't even enrolled in drivers ed yet . By the time I got my licence I was already towing my boat and had driven thousands of miles . Good times . Thanks
OK, so I started scrolling down just before the video ended and read your comment while the ending announcement played on the video. I thought I was having a psychotic brake. :-o
@@elultimo102 Back in the day people would hold up lighters at music concerts, you can see this in a lot of music videos. Nowadays people hold up their cell phones.
@@poker345611 I forgot that---after my time, but I have seen video. (almost went to Woodstock in '69)---The lighters & "drop the mic" are more recent than that.
Hearing you rattle off the four-o freeway numbers gives me flashbacks to the Jetsons movie. “The skyway is backed up from the 101, the 202 AND the 303. Get off and head for the 404.”
400: starts at the 401 roughly, in Toronto, and proceeds north. Peters out about an hour and a half away from Toronto. 401: Starts in Windsor, goes all the way to Montreal. 402: Starts at the 401 in London, ON, and proceeds to the border crossing at Point Edward. 403: a short bypass freeway from Mississauga to Woodstock, ON. 404: a parallel highway to the 400. Starts at the 401, heads north to just past Newmarket. southern extension of the 404 is the Don Valley Expressway in Toronto. 405: Starts at the Queen Elizabeth Way, St. Catharines, ON, heads to the US border at Lewiston, NY. 406: Starts at the QEW, goes to Welland, ON. 407: a toll highway acting as a bypass for Toronto. Starts at the 403/QEW intersection, heads north and then bends east to highway 35/115 intersection. 409: a short feeder freeway from the 401 to Pearson Airport, on the border of Toronto and Mississauga. 410: Starts at the 401/403 intersection, heads north through Brampton. 412: A toll highway cutting from the 401 to the 407 in Whitby. AKA the West Wurham Link 416: Starts at the 401 in Brockville, ON, heads to Ottawa. 417: Part of the Trans Canada Highway. Freeway improvement of highway 17 from Arnprior, ON to Montreal. 418: another toll highway cutting from the 401 to the 407. aka the East Durham Link. 420: a short Freeway in the Niagara Falls area leading to the Peace Bridge and US Border at Fort Erie, NY 427: A feeder highway running very near Pearson again, from highway 7 down to the QEW/Gardiner Expressway intersection. 451: an internal designation only for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, not labelled on signs! From the Peace Bridge to the 427/Gardiner Expressway intersection. Formally known as the Queen Elizabeth Way.
I too took Drivers Ed in high school. The day I turned 16 I had my license. My 2 boys could care less. The oldest finally got his when he turned 18, my youngest was 21. Wrenching on my car on a Saturday under the tree and cruising all night chasing girls. We would all hang out in the parking lot in front of the DQ and check out each other’s rides, new album that would play on new stereos, buying gas for $1 a gallon...those days are history. Now it’s Facebook and FaceTime Instagram and Twitter without leaving the house
Trans Canada highway...... it does not identify as a highway, it will have you charged if you purposely miss-identify it and refer to it as a highway...
The state that I grew up in allowed us to get our learner's permit when we were 16 and then license at 16 and a half so long as we took driver's education. I got my permit about a week after I turned 16 and I was pissed that my driver's ed teacher dragged his feet and got my my certificate "late" and I wasn't able to get my license until I 1as 16 and a half and 20 days... lol. So I totally understand what you are saying Steven about wanting your license as soon as possible.
Got my license he week after I turned 16. Was going to take my driver’s test on my birthday but there was an ice storm and the test center closed. Go figure. Anyway, my dad took the opportunity to teach me how to drive on the ice. Very useful skill to have.
Likewise. I got my permit 6 months before I turned 16 and got my DL 2 days after turning 16. Most States have moved away from allowing kids under 16 from getting their driver's permit these days, including my home State. Times have changed...
@@Uberragen21 My state (Colorado) allows 15 year old kids to get a permit and 16 year old kids to get their license but if you are like me you kind of get screwed because my birthday is September which is as soon school starts and I had to take a 5 day class to get my drivers license. As a result I had to wait until summer to get my permit. Our state has a hard law on working under 18 though and as a result it is hard to do anything other than be a cashier or lot associate under 18 here.
For anyone wondering, in Ontario there are three levels for car licenses: G1, G2, and G (with G being the full license). If you have a G1, you CANNOT: drive on any 400 series highway (401, 402, 403 etc.), drive between midnight and 5 AM, have any alcohol in your blood. You also have to be with someone who has at least 4 years of driving experience. Love the work and glad I came here from Vinwiki :D
I once wrecked my jeep few weeks after getting my License and got a reckless driving ticket which in court was reduced to improper driving ( met a car on my side of road and I ran off side and lost control but cop didn't believe me). Well the day I went to court for that was the same day later in afternoon I was to pick up my actual driver license because for some reason the Judge here would hand them out so many weeks after you passed the tests and they gave you a temporary version of it. So he congratulated everybody when he handed them theirs except for me lol
I used to sneak cars that were purchased at auto auctions by car dealers, down I-65 after dark, from Indy to Louisville, using expired and improper plates of all kinds. More than once, I've torn a piece of cardboard into the shape of a paper temporary plate and jammed in into the back window. In the dark, it looked legitimate enough. Once in a while, a dealer supplied a legal dealer's plate, but not often. Never was caught ! !
So often Steve's videos are covering rampant civil rights abuses, disgusting corruption by people who are IMO a good argument for the 2nd amendment, or otherwise rampant injustice. Sometimes he does videos on people in power getting what they've really got coming to them, or at least some fraction of it. This, though? This … this is some IDIOT getting busted by a cop in the right circumstances for doing all the things he possibly could be doing that would likely get a person busted. It's nice to be able to just laugh at a very stupid person learning that stupidity has consequences.
Sadly ALL of the information on restrictions on the G1 is in the "Drivers handbook". It is also included in the information you receive with your license. In Ontario you are required to inform the ministry of Transportation within 6 days of a change of address. It usually requires going to a ministry office and filling out a form and I believe paying a $10 fee ( I could be mistaken its been about 15yrs since I last moved). And there are 7 or 8 highways in the 400 series plus the Lincoln Alexander pkwy, the Don Valley Pkwy The Gardiner Expy and the QEW. With this persons level of IDGAF I'm wondering if he at one point previously had a license, lost it, Then decided to try again. Thus the 28yo with the G1 and a scofflaw attitude toward following rules.
Apparently a G1 license in Ontario is a learner's permit. Makes sense that you have to have a qualified driver, and the alcohol/highway restrictions. I don't think his license is going to graduate to the next level for awhile.
Hey Steve. Canadian here. Wanted to clarify a few things about the licenses here in Canada To get a G1, you just need to do a written test. That's it, not even a driving test. You can get it immediately when you turn 16 and it's ridiculously easy, designed so you can't fail unless you know nothing about the road. You are only allowed to drive with someone who has their full license, and are not allowed to drive on highways or have any alcohol. The entire purpose is so that drivers can learn to drive before getting their full licence, either by their parents or a paid driving instructor. It also has a time restriction where you need to apply for and pass your G2 exam or it will expire. Essentially a learners permit After about 6 months on your G license you can apply for your G2 which has much less restrictions, then for your full license.
Ireland used to have a weird driving license system, where when you started learning you got a provisional license/learners permit. The first was good for 2 years, during which time you needed a someone with a full license with you when driving, which probably isn't unusual. However, it was only good for 2 years, after which you had to take a test before getting a 2nd provisional (though applying was sufficient as it usually took time to get a test). However, under the rules, when you were on a 2nd provisional, you didn't have to be accompanied by someone with a full license. So in theory you could turn up, take your test, fail miserably and drive off afterward, on your own, completely legally. They eventually changed the rules though.
In Mississippi I got my license at 14 year old. My mom brought here first car for 200 dollars with no reverse. I was so happy to drive her around. She only wanted away to go pay her bills and to go fishing. Beside smoking, those was the things that made her happy in life. To get my license I remember leaving the state patrol office and drove down a road behind the building. A dirty road. He told me to stop in the middle of the road and do a turnabout and we drove back to the station and I had my license.
I stopped a woman once, she was 68 in a 55, talking on her cell phone, and had her 10-year-old son in the van. I never much liked writing citations so, after running her information, told her I was going to give her a traffic warning. I started to discuss the matter with her and she showed me the palm of her hand while looking in the other direction, (dismissing me, it's a bad idea to insult a Cop in these situations) and said "I'm sorry, I feel like I'm being lectured!"....."Yes ma'am, I either give a citation or a lecture."....."Well, I will NOT be lectured by YOU!"...."Ma'am, you understand that it's either a lecture or citations?"...."You do what you have to do, but I will NOT be lectured by YOU!"....."Okay, sit tight, I'll be right back." I wrote her an infraction cite for the speed and a two-count misdemeanor citation for inattentive driving and child endangerment. The lecture would have lasted around three minutes and she'd have been on her way, but, this way, at least she didn't have to listen.
Here in PA, when I got my license at age 16, there were no restrictions other than not being allowed to drive between midnight and 5 AM because we have a "junior licensee" until the age of 18. Otherwise, there were no restrictions upon passing one's driving test. (Naturally, no alcohol until age 21.)
Friend of mine received a 17 page ticket for blowing past truck scales, the whole time the CHP was so mad he never called in his license which was suspended. Told him to come back to scales and park truck ,which he didn’t. He used truck to go and get materials and blew pass scales on the way back home never being stopped. He had more balls then brains!
In the early 70's when I was 15 I got my motorcycle (125cc and under) license and I did Drivers ED in school and got my permit. When I turned 16 I got my DL. It represented freedom to us. To this day I still have my Class CM license.
In Ontario, for a driver's license, there's the G1 (written test), G2 (city road test/parking) and full G (highway test). The G2 test can be booked 1 year after you get the G1, or 8 months if you went through a accredited driver's education program. The full G is a year after you've gotten the G2.
I am from Ontario and could not imagine getting having a G1 at 28, unless he lost it before for infractions or is new to the country. I also could not fathom driving on a 4xx highway without plates. May as well fly a "stop me please" flag.
I live in kingston Ontario, my roommate has her g1 and drives with out her g2 license. The problem is her g2 road test has been canceled repeatedly for 8 months because of Covid. This video was strange to hear I was half asleep when opening it.
I belonged to a club and we would go out for coffee after the meetings one time this girl jumped into my car, and claimed this was the car she wanted to ride in We got married not much later . She was a keeper
In Ontario you only have six days to inform the ministry of you new address. The qualified driver needed must be fully licensed (not G1 or G2), and think must be licensed for at least five years. No other passengers other than the qualified driver may be in the car. G1 also may not drive at night.
I remember being about 17, had my license since I turned 16 as well but I lost the first one and had to get a new one. Well back in the 80’s in Ohio when you got your license, you got it the same day (unlike here in California) well that fact got me out of a roll stop ticket, the cop thought I was a brand new driver and cut me a break.
Even worse is when people like sov-cits put "Private" as a license plate. Talk about an instant pull over. Sounds like this guy did a whole lot wrong in a short amount of time.
Honestly, this sounds to me like one of those entitled people that likes to say they pay the officers salary... Give an officer flack and they will find something. The stack of tickets is generally reserved for people who either do really stupid stuff or have a huge chip on their shoulder when speaking to officers.
"Chip on their shoulder" you mean us that don't let cops trample on our rights? You see opinions are always based on one's point of view in a situation. So let the cop give a stack of tickets, ill just get them thrown out and have the officer embarrassed. Don't get me wrong, I support the police. But they need to do their job properly. And sitting silent is just empowering them to continue the bad behavior. My biggest thing is during a simple traffic stop them wanting to disarm me for "officer safety" um what about citizen safety? BTW when they do disarm you the illegally search your weapon by running the serial number without cause. So yeah I'm a loud mouth at times.
I got my drivers license the moment I could. I've been driving literally as long as possible. (Actually, before that if you count the time my dad tossed me in the car as a 5 year old and let me drive up and down our rural road :P )
G1 is the first stage of licensing, only needs a written test. Most of the restrictions are. - No driving on a highway with a speed limit of 100km/h, as well as a few others like the Gardner Expressway or Don Valley Parkway in Toronto - Zero tolerance for alcohol - Need fully licensed driver, not impaired by alcohol, with at least 4 years experience with the full class "G" license riding front seat passenger. - Limits on "young persons" in the vehicle. - No driving between 12:00am and 5:00am There may be one or two others that I'm forgetting, but it's been half a lifetime since I had a G1.
Based on how the licence system works here in Ontario, that guy has flunked right out of it. Too many demerit points on a G1 and you just lose your licence and have to start all over again after a punitive period. I'd say the guy won't be driving again for a good while, but they seem like the sort that doesn't much care about following the rules.
@@pizzaivlife Had the 'pleasure' of having to carpool with someone who tried that kinda stuff. He did not get far with using expired temp tags and a revoked licence. Was _great_ fun to find a ride home after they finally hauled his butt in for it.
It is. Pre-graduated licensing, what is now a G1 used to be a '365', meaning you had a year to get your full license. A G2 has less restrictions, mostly time-of-day and no booze. A G license is a standard consumer-level automobile license (cars, pickups, SUVs) and I think you're allowed a 2500-lb trailer but I'd have to look it up in a current driver's ed book.
@@tashkiira7838 That's a lot to go through! In the U.S., it's permit, then license-There's no middle step that I know of unless you're still under a certain age. But if you're around this guy's age, and you already passed the road test-not just the permit test-you will have a full license with no major restrictions
"Bring me some extra pens and some coffee." 🤣🤣🤣 My daughter got pulled over for going 90 in a 60 zone. She flipped open her wallet with Sheriff's department ID across from driver's license. After a stern talking to, "try to keep it under 80," the officer said, "and next time bring me a coffee. Extra sugar, triple cream." Which just happens to be how I like mine. A few weeks later, daughter is bringing coffee to me at work and same officer pulls her over again. When he gets to her truck, she smiles, "Hey. Kyle. I remembered your coffee. Triple cream and sugar, right?" She didn't get a ticket that time, either.
If she works for the sherriff's dept she should know better than to speed. The only time it would be acceptable to do 90 in a 60 is when answering a call with blues and twos on.
I once had to drive my 95 Trans Am across the Florida Everglades with no plate. I had ordered custom plates in 2011 when I moved to Florida and they issued me a 30 day temporary paper tag to use and said the plate would arrive in the mail a few weeks later. In Florida, the temp tag is a license plate sized piece of thick paper that goes in the normal plate area. It literally blew off somewhere in the middle of the Everglades while I was on a trip to fort lauderdale. I did the cardboard "lost plate": trick to get home. I was not pulled over on my way home but I legitimately lost my plate 2 hours away from home. I'm sure I would have been fine as I had the proper registration and insurance and could have proved the car was legal, but sometimes cars don't have plates for legitimate reasons and in my case I didn't even know I didn't have a plate for however long between when it blew off and when I got to fort Lauderdale.
Ontario driver here. Previous 26 convictions on my license (at one time, lol). "Operation while impaired" is a criminal offense, could be from illegal drugs or medication, not specifically alcohol. BAC over 80 is also a criminal offense and is an increase over the severity of "Operation while impaired". “zero BAC” for novice drivers is only a traffic offense but has pretty steep fines and license suspensions.
The U S Justice Department investigated the police in Ferguson, Missouri after the Michael Brown incident. They found out some cops were making a game out of who could write the most tickets at one traffic stop. The record was fourteen.
Here in Ontario a G1 is a learners permit. - must have a fully licensed driver - not allowed on 400 series highway - 0 alcohol in system Next is a G2 - allowed on 400 series - still 0 alcohol in system Then a full G
I didn't get to take drivers ed in high school. I took my driving test at 19 in Petoskey Michigan in February, using a borrowed long wheelbase Ford van. After sliding around for a half hour and parking too far from the curb The gal gave me a passing score but told me I needed "lots of practice".
My worse traffic stop EVER... I had a 69 Ford F- 250 4speed with a big block 390. I had my truck sideways for two and a half blocks, I got pulled over by a sheriff leaving my tire shop. There was so much smoke then all you could see was the hood the headlights and part of the front bumper. 1. Exhibition of speed 2. Reckless driving 3. Drag racing 4. Unsafe Lane usage 5. Noise violation 6. Destruction of public property. 7. Not wearing a seatbelt. I got a really good attorney all charges were dropped and I got my license back.
I'm probably around the same age you are. I took drivers ed with like 2 months to go until my 16th birthday. They issued your student permit when you passed that (which basically everyone did). I got out on the road with my parents maybe 10 times and 3 weeks later I was at the DMV where I managed not to screw up the road test enough to not get my license. Fortunately I fully realized I then had a lot to learn about actual driving and didn't do anything overly stupid while doing so. There's no way I, or my classmates, were actually ready to be out on the road alone with no restrictions, but that's how it worked then.
I started driving in 1970, telling how old I am, and took drivers ed, in high school, and like the 2nd time, ever behind the wheel, the drivers ed teacher takes us onto the 4 lane, limited access highway, and wants us to drive the speed limit, of 70 miles a hour. Needless to say, it was a nerve racking experience.
Same experience here in '84. 2nd or 3rd time behind the wheel the driving teacher directed me to the on ramp of the local expressway. That first merge into fast moving traffic was terrifying.
In my driver's ed class in highschool when you had enough time/experience with the instructor they would take us out on roosevelt boulevard (main drag thru philly) and we would go out to learn how to drive on a high speed road and learn to keep up with traffic,etc
I started driving when I was 13 years old on a farm and around town in a small city, I was 28 when I got my license which was court ordered or spend 90 days in jail , after getting my license it cost me more then it did just without a license. I was driving in Columbus Ohio for 8 years and moved with my family to a smaller city and got tickets and ended up in court after getting cited for no license, side marker light out, cracked side mirror, no seatbelt and speeding (63 in a 55 mph zone)( had insurance then and still do ) I finally got my license. That was over 20 plus years ago.
Got a Kansas restricted driver's license in September 1961 at age 14. In those days, on a restricted license I could drive by myself in the daytime for farm errands or to and from school by the most direct route. I could drive anytime if there was a person in the front seat with a regular license.
Got my learner's permit at 15 1/2, license at 16 too. Driver's Ed in school, 3 days. Day 3 a 4 on the floor VW Beetle, Day 2 was an automatic Toyota Corolla, Day 1 a Ford Maverick with "3 on the tree." And the family car that my dad rode in while I had my learner's permit was a Toyota Corona. Did not care, because I was driving.
I was the same. Permit on my birthday. Drivers Ed. G1 License on my next birthday. Needed that license to hang out with friends out in the sticks where I lived. No tickets for a couple years though. I lived nowhere near 400 series highways as a kid. But I do now. In my 20’s I received a couple speeding fines on the 401. Had a quick car and a heavy foot.
Different scenario I remember the Ferguson Police Department was accused of wagering to see who can write the most citations for one traffic stop. Often someone would get ticketed twice for the same violation.
In New Hampshire you actually don't need insurance on your vehicle. As you can assume its causes alot of problems over the years. About 10 years ago they passed a law requiring a person found to be at fault had to reimburse the plaintiff/victim or their license would be revoked until such time that they have. That's the ridiculous "LIVE FREE OR DIE" state for you. The really weird part is Insurance if you live in New Hampshire is just about the cheapest in all 50 states.
One time I parked in Chinatown, NYC, and got three tickets. For one parking incident. One for overstaying the parking meter, one for parking in a no parking area, I forget the third. I wrote the judge, saying I probably did one violation, but the three were contradictory. He sent back saying to pay the cheapest.
I grew up in Idaho and back in the 1970's age 14 was the legal age for a day light license, and 16 for both day and night time driving. There was also no restrictions on the day time only license...no parent or adult in the car, you could have 3 or 4 friends in the car, etc...you just could not drive at night. I got my license at age 14 : )
If I understand it correctly, a Canadian would not be asked to show proof of insurance. At least it used to be, if your car had plates, it was insured under a no-fault system. Since this car had no plates, it had no insurance.
I live in Ontario (about 45 minutes from Kingston). I was putting my old jeep back on the road and forgot a document at home. I made the quick 2 minute drive and passed a police car at an intersection along the way. After being pulled over I asked the officer how he was able to see my plate was expired with such a quick glance. He pointed to the cameras on his car and and told me he gets an audible alarm when the AI recognizes anything out of sorts. I showed him the paperwork in-hand and explained that I was literally in mid-process of updating the registration. I already had insurance, etc. No tickets. Just a warning. Skynet. It's here.
Years back Georgia didn't have a temporary tag system for new cars, so for the first month or so you'd drive it with either no tag or a cardboard "tag" that was an ad for the dealer. If you got pulled over for no tag you'd just show a copy of the sales receipt. This worked fine in Georgia, as local LEOs knew the system, but a friend of mine got ticketed when he drove the car out of state, and the cop either didn't believe him or didn't care. (They've since fixed this and we now get temporary tags).
In GA you still have seven days before a temporary tag from the tag office is required as long as you have the bill of sale and insurance. This applies to vehicles purchased in a private sale, not from a dealer.
In Mississippi they do not give you a paper tag. You do have so many days after you purchase your car/truck you have to get a tag. If you get a vanity tag then they give you a piece of paper to put in your glove box to show the officer you apply for tag.
