Biker rights card
#11
04-03-2008, 11:59 PM
RE: Biker rights card
As a LEO, I fully agree with the card in it's entirety. You do in fact have all those rights, with ONE exception. If you are taken into custody, your consent as to whether or not your scoot is impounded is not required. I will nearly ALWAYS give an arrested driver the opportunity to either have their vehicle legally parked, OR driven away by a licensed operator, PROVIDED that vehicle is legally tagged and insured. If it is NOT, then it won't be driven away by ANYBODY, and it WON'T remain on a City street. That leaves option three: Tow Truck.
#12
04-04-2008, 01:05 PM
RE: Biker rights card
ORIGINAL: CSI Topeka
As a LEO, I fully agree with the card in it's entirety. You do in fact have all those rights, with ONE exception. If you are taken into custody, your consent as to whether or not your scoot is impounded is not required. I will nearly ALWAYS give an arrested driver the opportunity to either have their vehicle legally parked, OR driven away by a licensed operator, PROVIDED that vehicle is legally tagged and insured. If it is NOT, then it won't be driven away by ANYBODY, and it WON'T remain on a City street. That leaves option three: Tow Truck.
As a LEO, I fully agree with the card in it's entirety. You do in fact have all those rights, with ONE exception. If you are taken into custody, your consent as to whether or not your scoot is impounded is not required. I will nearly ALWAYS give an arrested driver the opportunity to either have their vehicle legally parked, OR driven away by a licensed operator, PROVIDED that vehicle is legally tagged and insured. If it is NOT, then it won't be driven away by ANYBODY, and it WON'T remain on a City street. That leaves option three: Tow Truck.
#13
04-04-2008, 01:33 PM
RE: Biker rights card
Wouldn't that unnecessarily consume the one phone call otherwise needed? Between corrupt towing firms (ever hear of the Lincoln Park Bandits song by Steve Goodman?) and socially ignorant impoundment personnel, that scenario (#3) would cause many to do actions they otherwise wouldn't.
#14
04-05-2008, 10:31 AM
RE: Biker rights card
ORIGINAL: CSI Topeka
As a LEO, I fully agree with the card in it's entirety. You do in fact have all those rights, with ONE exception. If you are taken into custody, your consent as to whether or not your scoot is impounded is not required. I will nearly ALWAYS give an arrested driver the opportunity to either have their vehicle legally parked, OR driven away by a licensed operator, PROVIDED that vehicle is legally tagged and insured. If it is NOT, then it won't be driven away by ANYBODY, and it WON'T remain on a City street. That leaves option three: Tow Truck.
As a LEO, I fully agree with the card in it's entirety. You do in fact have all those rights, with ONE exception. If you are taken into custody, your consent as to whether or not your scoot is impounded is not required. I will nearly ALWAYS give an arrested driver the opportunity to either have their vehicle legally parked, OR driven away by a licensed operator, PROVIDED that vehicle is legally tagged and insured. If it is NOT, then it won't be driven away by ANYBODY, and it WON'T remain on a City street. That leaves option three: Tow Truck.
As a recently former LEO, I agree. Except, if you areon private property,you have the right to request the bike (or other vehicle) remain there and not be impounded.(the property owner can have it towed if they don't want it on their property)
The only exception to this is if the vehicle is to be held as evidence. Now if it's on the street, it can and will be impounded in just about every case, but the department and whoever tows it will assume some liability if it's damaged.
It may also depend on the locality and their ordinances/statutes.
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04-05-2008, 11:04 AM
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04-08-2008, 09:35 PM
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RE: Biker rights card
ORIGINAL: DannyZ71
As a recently former LEO, I agree. Except, if you areon private property,you have the right to request the bike (or other vehicle) remain there and not be impounded.(the property owner can have it towed if they don't want it on their property)
The only exception to this is if the vehicle is to be held as evidence. Now if it's on the street, it can and will be impounded in just about every case, but the department and whoever tows it will assume some liability if it's damaged.
It may also depend on the locality and their ordinances/statutes.
I think most of our "definition" of private property and the legal systems "definition" in most cases are different. Example: A convience store parking lot is private property in my eyes because it is privately owned. Wrong: If it has public access it is concidered public property.
A good friend of mine found out about this the hard way when he had too much to drink and pulled over in a department stores parking lot after hours and went to sleep( winter - motor running for heat to work ). Local LEO pulls in and takes him in for DWI because the car was running/keys in the ignition.
Another bit of info if you ever fing yourself in the unfortunate situation where you realize you shouldn't be driving pull over and "take the keys OUT of the Ingition" and you can't be considered DWI.
ORIGINAL: CSI Topeka
As a LEO, I fully agree with the card in it's entirety. You do in fact have all those rights, with ONE exception. If you are taken into custody, your consent as to whether or not your scoot is impounded is not required. I will nearly ALWAYS give an arrested driver the opportunity to either have their vehicle legally parked, OR driven away by a licensed operator, PROVIDED that vehicle is legally tagged and insured. If it is NOT, then it won't be driven away by ANYBODY, and it WON'T remain on a City street. That leaves option three: Tow Truck.
As a LEO, I fully agree with the card in it's entirety. You do in fact have all those rights, with ONE exception. If you are taken into custody, your consent as to whether or not your scoot is impounded is not required. I will nearly ALWAYS give an arrested driver the opportunity to either have their vehicle legally parked, OR driven away by a licensed operator, PROVIDED that vehicle is legally tagged and insured. If it is NOT, then it won't be driven away by ANYBODY, and it WON'T remain on a City street. That leaves option three: Tow Truck.
As a recently former LEO, I agree. Except, if you areon private property,you have the right to request the bike (or other vehicle) remain there and not be impounded.(the property owner can have it towed if they don't want it on their property)
The only exception to this is if the vehicle is to be held as evidence. Now if it's on the street, it can and will be impounded in just about every case, but the department and whoever tows it will assume some liability if it's damaged.
It may also depend on the locality and their ordinances/statutes.
I think most of our "definition" of private property and the legal systems "definition" in most cases are different. Example: A convience store parking lot is private property in my eyes because it is privately owned. Wrong: If it has public access it is concidered public property.
A good friend of mine found out about this the hard way when he had too much to drink and pulled over in a department stores parking lot after hours and went to sleep( winter - motor running for heat to work ). Local LEO pulls in and takes him in for DWI because the car was running/keys in the ignition.
Another bit of info if you ever fing yourself in the unfortunate situation where you realize you shouldn't be driving pull over and "take the keys OUT of the Ingition" and you can't be considered DWI.
#18
04-09-2008, 11:01 AM
RE: Biker rights card
ORIGINAL: Rbohno
ORIGINAL: DannyZ71
As a recently former LEO, I agree. Except, if you areon private property,you have the right to request the bike (or other vehicle) remain there and not be impounded.(the property owner can have it towed if they don't want it on their property)
The only exception to this is if the vehicle is to be held as evidence. Now if it's on the street, it can and will be impounded in just about every case, but the department and whoever tows it will assume some liability if it's damaged.
It may also depend on the locality and their ordinances/statutes.
I think most of our "definition" of private property and the legal systems "definition" in most cases are different. Example: A convience store parking lot is private property in my eyes because it is privately owned. Wrong: If it has public access it is concidered public property.
A good friend of mine found out about this the hard way when he had too much to drink and pulled over in a department stores parking lot after hours and went to sleep( winter - motor running for heat to work ). Local LEO pulls in and takes him in for DWI because the car was running/keys in the ignition.
Another bit of info if you ever fing yourself in the unfortunate situation where you realize you shouldn't be driving pull over and "take the keys OUT of the Ingition" and you can't be considered DWI.
ORIGINAL: CSI Topeka
As a LEO, I fully agree with the card in it's entirety. You do in fact have all those rights, with ONE exception. If you are taken into custody, your consent as to whether or not your scoot is impounded is not required. I will nearly ALWAYS give an arrested driver the opportunity to either have their vehicle legally parked, OR driven away by a licensed operator, PROVIDED that vehicle is legally tagged and insured. If it is NOT, then it won't be driven away by ANYBODY, and it WON'T remain on a City street. That leaves option three: Tow Truck.
As a LEO, I fully agree with the card in it's entirety. You do in fact have all those rights, with ONE exception. If you are taken into custody, your consent as to whether or not your scoot is impounded is not required. I will nearly ALWAYS give an arrested driver the opportunity to either have their vehicle legally parked, OR driven away by a licensed operator, PROVIDED that vehicle is legally tagged and insured. If it is NOT, then it won't be driven away by ANYBODY, and it WON'T remain on a City street. That leaves option three: Tow Truck.
As a recently former LEO, I agree. Except, if you areon private property,you have the right to request the bike (or other vehicle) remain there and not be impounded.(the property owner can have it towed if they don't want it on their property)
The only exception to this is if the vehicle is to be held as evidence. Now if it's on the street, it can and will be impounded in just about every case, but the department and whoever tows it will assume some liability if it's damaged.
It may also depend on the locality and their ordinances/statutes.
I think most of our "definition" of private property and the legal systems "definition" in most cases are different. Example: A convience store parking lot is private property in my eyes because it is privately owned. Wrong: If it has public access it is concidered public property.
A good friend of mine found out about this the hard way when he had too much to drink and pulled over in a department stores parking lot after hours and went to sleep( winter - motor running for heat to work ). Local LEO pulls in and takes him in for DWI because the car was running/keys in the ignition.
Another bit of info if you ever fing yourself in the unfortunate situation where you realize you shouldn't be driving pull over and "take the keys OUT of the Ingition" and you can't be considered DWI.
#19
05-28-2008, 04:42 AM
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