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Old 05-19-2008, 04:00 PM
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Default Re: Arizona Pedal Assist laws for Motorized Bicycles ARIZONA HB 2796

I was talking to my friend Richard who is a DPS officer and I was shocked that after two year's after the MB law has changed here in AZ he still doesn't know it.
Over the weekend he ticketed a MB rider for no insurance, no registration, no license, no light's, no turn signal's, no brake light. He said they guy was a real piece of work and he almost arrested him.
Well I got my friend upset with me with what I told him, I guess I was like the guy who got ticketed. I told him he who has the authority to inforce laws should know what the laws are. If he's is going to go around inforcing laws, he need's to educate himself on those laws. He did not take it well.

We had the same problem with the Tucson police dept. The officer's on the street had no ideal that the law for MB had changed. It took about a year and many complaint's from MB rider's before they got it.

I'm thinking the same thing must be going on with DPS. Well I sent my friend a copy of the law and he will take care of the ticket's so this guy will not have to go to court. He also said he will tell he's Srgt. so that other DPS officer will be informed of the new AZ MB law. But I dont think I will be invited to any BBQ until he cool's down.

Please remember, if you get stopped...no matter how wrong the officer is, don't give them a attitude all it does is make thing's worse for you. Fight them in court, when they lose it goes on there record and when they go to evaluation they have to answer for there mistakes.
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