Looking for info, articles and advice... suspension laws
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Looking for info, articles and advice... suspension laws
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Edited: 5/12/2006 11:16:43 PM by iLLblazer
I am working to put together a proposal to try to change the way suspensions and chassis are regulated where I live. As it is now, we have a "scrubline" law stating that no part of the vehicle can be below the bottom of the rim. I dont have a problem with that law, and I actually consider to be fairly generous considering some lo-pros can put you 2" off the ground and still 'legal'. My problem is the way it is enforced. Instead of it being a ticketable offence for failing scrubline, they crack down on the vehicles themselves, meaning we have to go through inspection if we get pulled over and they see we fail scrubline. Fail inspection and your truck might not be insurable (you NEED insurance to get licence plates here...its one and the same)
My goal is to make scrubline a ticketable offence. Give the driver a ticket if he is cruising below scrubline, dragging or whatever.
The cops here are pulling people over, and even if you are cruising at a legal height, they ask you to dump the air, which leads to "where would you like the vehicle towed?"
I am trying to draft a proposal to make it legal for adjustable suspension vehicles to be able to be fully 'deflated' and be below scrubline when parked. I dont have an issue with ticketing for cruising below scrubline or dragging. Its the drivers fault, same as speeding or a burnout, and with those you walk away with a ticket. I would just hate to lose my truck because it has the 'ablitity' to fail scrubline.
I am meeting with safety legistlation (DMV) reps in the next while, and am open to any comments, suggestions, or if anyone has any articles about laws like this (air or hydros) please let me know. Thanks.
I am working to put together a proposal to try to change the way suspensions and chassis are regulated where I live. As it is now, we have a "scrubline" law stating that no part of the vehicle can be below the bottom of the rim. I dont have a problem with that law, and I actually consider to be fairly generous considering some lo-pros can put you 2" off the ground and still 'legal'. My problem is the way it is enforced. Instead of it being a ticketable offence for failing scrubline, they crack down on the vehicles themselves, meaning we have to go through inspection if we get pulled over and they see we fail scrubline. Fail inspection and your truck might not be insurable (you NEED insurance to get licence plates here...its one and the same)
My goal is to make scrubline a ticketable offence. Give the driver a ticket if he is cruising below scrubline, dragging or whatever.
The cops here are pulling people over, and even if you are cruising at a legal height, they ask you to dump the air, which leads to "where would you like the vehicle towed?"
I am trying to draft a proposal to make it legal for adjustable suspension vehicles to be able to be fully 'deflated' and be below scrubline when parked. I dont have an issue with ticketing for cruising below scrubline or dragging. Its the drivers fault, same as speeding or a burnout, and with those you walk away with a ticket. I would just hate to lose my truck because it has the 'ablitity' to fail scrubline.
I am meeting with safety legistlation (DMV) reps in the next while, and am open to any comments, suggestions, or if anyone has any articles about laws like this (air or hydros) please let me know. Thanks.