I have watched this thread and it finally go to the point that I wanted it to get to. The point being that it is foolish to do something that only invites a traffic stop and vehicle "search". At the very least you are subject to ticket for defective equipment. At worst case you will have unknown amount of liability to any possible supposed injury in a traffic accident you may cause by knowingly so operating your vehicle with defective equipment. I would far rather spend $15.00 for an adapter than run the risk of both potential liability in this time of litigation. You will also note, that I said I was a "FORMER" deputy sheriff. The reasons for the former status has precisely to do with the issues involved. Ray -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of chris Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 6:28 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: trailer wiring I guess it isn't scary if they are using it as a means to search for other mechanical issues, but im guessing that its 9/10 used as an excuse to search for something more related to the profiling of the person being pulled over and 100% unrelated to not having proper trailer signals connected. (which is a stupid thing to do)
Ray Hill wrote: > Why is that scary? To me, scary is someone who would intentionally > drive a vehicle pulling a trailer that has no turn signals. > > > > > >
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