[yodersgirl]

so yester day we got a ticket for no rear bumper :'( has anyone ever got one of these tickets??? iv seen trucks / lowriders /all kinds of differant autos with no rear bumper strolling around town and the cops never mess with them .So in order to correect the moving violation i have to get a rear bumper mounted . We will start building a bumper in the next few days pics to come

This post has been edited by yodersgirl: 29 December 2006 - 08:51 PM

[Billy D.]

You do know that a few years ago a rear bumper was an option on trucks when they were purchased new so I dont know if or when they changed the law about a rear bumper. The only time I was ever hasseled about a bumper was a front on my PU and it was a rookie park ranger trying to make a name for himself and he did because I called him an a##hole every time I saw him after that. I have a freind that is a deputy sheriff here in tehama county and I will ask him about it.

[XLT]

yodersgirl, on Dec 29 2006, 08:50 PM, said:

so yester day we got a ticket for no rear bumper :'( has anyone ever got one of these tickets??? iv seen trucks / lowriders /all kinds of differant autos with no rear bumper strolling around town and the cops never mess with them .So in order to correect the moving violation i have to get a rear bumper mounted . We will start building a bumper in the next few days pics to come

2x8 fir works good lol

[toyoder]

fir wont last that long i was thinkin oak

[NZ]

toyoder, on Dec 30 2006, 07:17 PM, said:

fir wont last that long i was thinkin oak

i think we should ask mekanik04. He was the god of wooden bumpers if i remember correctly

[Predator]

I personlly think it is a load of :censored: . Like you say there are many people riding around that don't have one

[toyoder]

i think he pulled here over cause she weves all over the road when driving .Its truely scary to drive with her :dead: i think after he relized she wasent intoxicated he was just looking for something to write her up on

[rwilley]

toyoder, on Dec 29 2006, 10:17 PM, said:

fir wont last that long i was thinkin oak

Oak weathers kinda bad. You wanna use mahogany or teak.

[toyoder]

rwilley, on Dec 29 2006, 11:22 PM, said:

Oak weathers kinda bad. You wanna use mahogany or teak.

ok MR WOOD can you recomend a good stain /sealer or should i just rub gear oil all over it

[S&MBoy]

I didn't even know they had a law for that. I have both rear bumpers off my yotas and I have never gotten a ticket. Although this weekend they are both going back on the trucks.

[Rockinelle]

That's funny. I remember my Dad's late 80s Ranger didn't come with a bumper. It was an option he couldn't afford. Did they write a penal code on the ticket? I'm just curious if there really is a law specifically mentioning rear bumpers. I would only think it would be a problem if the license plate wasn't properly mounted or lit.

[rsc71]

Eric, on Dec 30 2006, 02:33 AM, said:

That's funny. I remember my Dad's late 80s Ranger didn't come with a bumper. It was an option he couldn't afford. Did they write a penal code on the ticket? I'm just curious if there really is a law specifically mentioning rear bumpers. I would only think it would be a problem if the license plate wasn't properly mounted or lit.

there should be a vehicle code that is being violated on the ticket...can just look that up

[toyoder]

[toyoder]

its hard to see kinda but the code is 28071 now does anyone have a link to were i find out what these numbers mean?

[bzmarsh]

I drove around for years with my ol' VW bus without a bumper. Then on my first trip through Weaverville the local yokel dropped a fix-it ticket on me for one, plus an additional for no front license plate. I was bummed, but checked into it.

It's in the rules, just rarely enforced...just like the requirement to use turn signals. Or speed limits. I think it just depends on the mood of the officer, and - dare I say - how you "profile".

[fister13]

http://www.aroundthecapitol.com/code/getco...000/28070-28071

[toyoder]

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.

[rsc71]

toyoder, on Dec 30 2006, 09:23 AM, said:

its hard to see kinda but the code is 28071 now does anyone have a link to were i find out what these numbers mean?

Passenger Vehicle Bumper Requirements

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.


Ca DMV has all of them


Amended Ch. 451, Stats. 1973. Effective January 1, 1974.

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[rsc71]

toyoder, on Dec 30 2006, 09:23 AM, said:

its hard to see kinda but the code is 28071 now does anyone have a link to were i find out what these numbers mean?

another interesting one
Frame and Floor Height

24008.5. (a) No person shall operate any motor vehicle with a frame height or body floor height greater than specified in subdivisions (B) and ©.

(B) The maximum frame height is as follows:

Vehicle Type Frame Height (1) Passenger vehicles, except housecars

23 inches

(2) All other motor vehicles, including housecars, as follows:

Up to 4,500 pounds GVWR

27 inches

4,501 to 7,500 pounds GVWR

30 inches

7,501 to 10,000 pounds GVWR

31 inches

© The lowest portion of the body floor shall not be more than five inches above the top of the frame.

(d) The following definitions govern the construction of this section:

(1) "Frame" means the main longitudinal structural members of the chassis of the vehicle or, for vehicles with unitized body construction, the lowest main longitudinal structural members of the body of the vehicle.

(2) "Frame height" means the vertical distance between the ground and the lowest point on the frame, measured when the vehicle is unladen on a level surface at the lowest point on the frame midway between the front axle and the second axle on the vehicle.

(3) "GVWR" means the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating, as defined in Section 390, whether or not the vehicle is modified by use of parts not originally installed by the manufacturer.

Amended Ch. 718, Stats. 1987. Effective January 1, 1988.

[yodersgirl]

toyoder, on Dec 29 2006, 10:40 PM, said:

i think he pulled here over cause she weves all over the road when driving .Its truely scary to drive with her :dead: i think after he relized she wasent intoxicated he was just looking for something to write her up on

I don't drive bad I don't knowwhat he is talking about :- i think the police man just wanted to see my orange beast he didn't want to look bad so he gave me a ticket It's all good though toyoders going to make me a rear bumper OH THANK YOU HONEY :headbanger:

This post has been edited by yodersgirl: 30 December 2006 - 11:29 AM