Sometimes I want.... To punch people!!!

Just be happy you didn't get hurt.
Things can be repaired or replaced, people not so much.

Sorry to hear about your accident. it truly does s*ck.



MADDOG:
quit showing that picture around....it makes me CRINGE!

I was rear ended once, got it fixed, then about 4 weeks later was rear ended again. Talk about pissed.... SMH

TRXHemi said:

I was rear ended once, got it fixed, then about 4 weeks later was rear ended again. Talk about pissed.... SMH

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im getting close to my 4 week mark, done gimme bad thoughts, how bad was yours?

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What in the hell......




Sorry for the sideways pic. I ain't fixing it!!

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That is the exact reason I always keep my ball in the receiver hitch, for *******'s like that.

MADDOG said:

Defecation occurs...this just happened to me last week:

I was beyond wanting to punch the dipstick who ran the light.

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OUCH!!!!! That's one serious hit...

Been seeing too many of these wreck posts... Sucks to see the effects of Idiots on the road...

BossHogg said:

FYI, illegal in some states and providences (Illinois, Alberta) and others (California) may claim it blocks the license plate giving cause for a ticket.
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Its not as much for the plate but for CA vehicle code 28071, that in basic terms requires the "bumper" to be the first point of contact in an accident and the hitch prevents that....

gofishn said:

MADDOG:
quit showing that picture around....it makes me CRINGE!

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LOL...I'm thinkin' it's good advertising for Ram Tough!

This is the worst, hate to see someones truck in this kind of shape

Makes me want to get some hardcore steel after market bumpers

Does your neck hurt

How About Dodge Tough ??

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ExpressRules said:

How About Dodge Tough ??

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so tough that emblem survived lol

how bad were your injuries?

What did the other object look like? That Durango looks well done.

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Racer_X said:

What did the other object look like? That Durango looks well done.

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It took on a utility pole (sheared it right off) and tried to take on the ground as it flipped twice, but Dodge Tough is when the driver crawled out of the shattered window while upside down and was unhurt !! I call that the definition of tough and challenge any other brand SUV to be able to match it

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OUCH!!!!! That's one serious hit...

Been seeing too many of these wreck posts... Sucks to see the effects of Idiots on the road...



Its not as much for the plate but for CA vehicle code 28071, that in basic terms requires the "bumper" to be the first point of contact in an accident and the hitch prevents that....

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Guess driving around with the tailgate down is illegal too ??

or with a long load that sticks out past the bumper ??


Some laws just don't make sense......more stuff to absorb the impact & damage between you & the other vehicle means it's better in my eyes..............

R/T_Fire said:

Its not as much for the plate but for CA vehicle code 28071, that in basic terms requires the "bumper" to be the first point of contact in an accident and the hitch prevents that....

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all these years, I've been a scofflaw. Didn't realize that was a CA law. Oh well, no sense complying now...

TRCM said:

Guess driving around with the tailgate down is illegal too ??

or with a long load that sticks out past the bumper ??


Some laws just don't make sense......more stuff to absorb the impact & damage between you & the other vehicle means it's better in my eyes..............

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I believe CA allows 2 feet past the edge of the tail gate. could be wrong. just need a flag at the end.

Ca VC 24604: 4' and beyond requires a flag load that is. Unloaded its a ticketable offense if you met a real a-hole cop. Width regs is 102 in and can be restricted to 96 in cities depending on the city... unless your hauling hay then its 120".... I used to haul hay all the time and got to know the DOT well till they all knew it was me who drove the rig. That knowledge also got me in and out of trouble with a local ranch cordova DOT thatvwas hassling me about my mirrors being flipped out in my 07.... recited the VC to him that said i was in complience and told him to **** off.

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R/T_Fire said:

Ca VC 24604: 4' and beyond requires a flag load that is. Unloaded its a ticketable offense if you met a real a-hole cop. Width regs is 102 in and can be restricted to 96 in cities depending on the city... unless your hauling hay then its 120".... I used to haul hay all the time and got to know the DOT well till they all knew it was me who drove the rig. That knowledge also got me in and out of trouble with a local ranch cordova DOT thatvwas hassling me about my mirrors being flipped out in my 07.... recited the VC to him that said i was in complience and told him to **** off.

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WAIT A MINUTE, they wanted to write you a ticket for your mirrors being flipped up, are you freaking kidding me, ive said it for many years and i just keep finding more reasons for saying it, and im sorry for whoever it offends but my god California sucks!

VEHICLE CODE - VEH
DIVISION 12. EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES [24000 - 28150] ( Division 12 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
CHAPTER 5. Other Equipment [27000 - 28160] ( Chapter 5 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )

ARTICLE 11.5. Bumpers [28070 - 28071] ( Heading of Article 11.5 renumbered from Article 11 by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1079. )

28071.
Every passenger vehicle registered in this state shall be equipped with a front bumper and with a rear bumper. As used in this section, “bumper” means any device designed and intended by a manufacturer to prevent the front or rear of the body of the vehicle from coming into contact with any other motor vehicle. This section shall not apply to any passenger vehicle that is required to be equipped with an energy absorption system pursuant to either state or federal law, or to any passenger vehicle which was not equipped with a front or rear bumper, or both, at the time that it was first sold and registered under the laws of this or any other state or foreign jurisdiction.

Nothing about the bumper making first contact. Hitch left in receiver being illegal is a myth. Only a problem if it obscures the license plate.

I live in Washington state and this is what I've learned...

There’s no law in Washington or any other state that specifically requires removing a ball trailer hitch when not in use.

A couple of Illinois legislators tried in 2009 and 2011 to require unused ball hitches that extend more than 4 inches past the rear bumper to be removed or covered with a red cover, but the effort didn’t get enough support to pass.

Washington does have laws that could indirectly make removing the ball necessary. If the ball is located directly in front of the license plate, it could obscure part of the plate, which is a civil infraction.

RCW 46.16A. 200(5) requires that vehicle license plates be kept clean, plainly visible and unobstructed at all times. RCW46.16A (7) makes it unlawful to use holders, frames or other materials that change, alter or make a license plate or plates illegible.

Most states have similar Regs.

State courts have found that those “other materials” include trailer ball hitches.



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Demon-HeMi said:

WAIT A MINUTE, they wanted to write you a ticket for your mirrors being flipped up, are you freaking kidding me, ive said it for many years and i just keep finding more reasons for saying it, and im sorry for whoever it offends but my god California sucks!

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I agree, its getting all bad here... But he didn't even pull me over, was a bike COP and pulled aside me and started yelling at me about them... I knew the VC already from other stuff I was recently setting up at the farm at that time and knew he was full of it... We went back and forth at 75mph and I finally just said then pull me over and site me or **** off. rolled up the window and drove on.... he drove past me with a pissed off disgusted look on his face....

Shady said:

VEHICLE CODE - VEH
DIVISION 12. EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES [24000 - 28150] ( Division 12 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
CHAPTER 5. Other Equipment [27000 - 28160] ( Chapter 5 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )

ARTICLE 11.5. Bumpers [28070 - 28071] ( Heading of Article 11.5 renumbered from Article 11 by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1079. )

Nothing about the bumper making first contact. Hitch left in receiver being illegal is a myth. Only a problem if it obscures the license plate.

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Its not about what it "says" exactly but how it is interpreted just like many laws. Laws don't bet so specific all the time that says you cant eat a ******* and scratch your nuts while drinking a Dr. Pepper.. they are more broad and interpreted in such a way by some law enforcement and code enforcement that they issue tickets.... You then get to go argue your interpretion of that law to the judge and he either says yep or nope pay the fine....

I'd have no problem taking it to a judge if a LEO made that bad of an interpretation of a law. BTDT with a bad call made by a cop. The judge agreed with me. When you're right, you're right (most of the time, at least)


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