Date:         Wed, 17 Apr 2002 00:01:27 -0500
Reply-To:     "Smola, Tony" <TSmola@TRIBUNE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Smola, Tony" <TSmola@TRIBUNE.COM>
Subject:      I'm on a roll tonight-------how proof of insurance is not require
              d here in  Cal anymore.......illegal drivers rejoice!
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You know for a couple of years here in California in order to get your car
registered you had to have proof of insurance.

Now when I get my DMV registration, there is no proof of insurance
required....just the smog "test only" stuff meaning I have to take my 85
westy to a state operated test facility which is very strict on all
equipment and venting, vacuum tests on the gas cap...anyway
the thing I am trying to say is that it seems that it is more important to
bust someone for having a car that might have engine mods or isn't quite
running clean rather than have cars on the road that are driven by people
who are actually are financially responsible if they cause damage to your
car or to you and your loved ones.....isn't the ACLU wonderful.....hey maybe
if I go downtown L.A. I can get a fake drivers license, fake insurance if
pulled over and fake Social security cards while I'm there......might as
well take advantage of a system that is so archaic it's dated to the
1940's.........where's the technology in the identification
process.......and why is it so common for everyone to pay for uninsured
motorists insurance like it is another insurance necessity....I guess in
reality it is.

Just on a Rant

Malibu Tony.......tax payer and bearing the brunt for those who abuse our
system........time for action