What is the name of your state? Florida
Not a serious situation but I would like to know because it is bugging the heck out of me.
Today we were on a Sunday drive out of our area and got pulled over, because of 'no rearview mirror'. It fell off a couple of weeks ago and the glue stuff didn't hold the fix. So, true we don't have one stuck on windshield, it was under the seat.
They also searched the truck (with permission and a by all means from us)
and said 'we were clean'. Small ticket, $71 bucks, put the mirror on show a cop and pay just 4 bucks..so no biggie.
Question is this...we have two huge side mirrors on truck. Are these not considered rear view mirrors? Or side only?
I am thinking we were stopped because we were driving slow gawking at the architecture and homes for sale while being in a section of town we didn't know was the "new crack town" of a certain city. Cop followed us for several minutes which we knew but didn't think about we were just putzing along pointing and looking. He was a rookie and fresh on the street, his Sarge came and stood around and he did the search of the interior while the kid took forever with his statute book and writing the ticket. (Super bowl eagerness to keep undesirables off their streets probably)
I looked in the Florida handbook (drivers) and it says: "Mirrors: Your car must have at least one rearview mirror which gives a view of the highway at least 200 feet to the rear." Reason I question is this, "at least one rearview mirror ", who has more than one on their windshield? Side mirrors give that view just not directly behind vehicle.
I know, I know....glue and pay the 4 bucks. It's already been re-glued so we will see if this goop holds it this time.
Thank you and enjoy your week.
Not a serious situation but I would like to know because it is bugging the heck out of me.
Today we were on a Sunday drive out of our area and got pulled over, because of 'no rearview mirror'. It fell off a couple of weeks ago and the glue stuff didn't hold the fix. So, true we don't have one stuck on windshield, it was under the seat.
They also searched the truck (with permission and a by all means from us)
and said 'we were clean'. Small ticket, $71 bucks, put the mirror on show a cop and pay just 4 bucks..so no biggie.
Question is this...we have two huge side mirrors on truck. Are these not considered rear view mirrors? Or side only?
I am thinking we were stopped because we were driving slow gawking at the architecture and homes for sale while being in a section of town we didn't know was the "new crack town" of a certain city. Cop followed us for several minutes which we knew but didn't think about we were just putzing along pointing and looking. He was a rookie and fresh on the street, his Sarge came and stood around and he did the search of the interior while the kid took forever with his statute book and writing the ticket. (Super bowl eagerness to keep undesirables off their streets probably)
I looked in the Florida handbook (drivers) and it says: "Mirrors: Your car must have at least one rearview mirror which gives a view of the highway at least 200 feet to the rear." Reason I question is this, "at least one rearview mirror ", who has more than one on their windshield? Side mirrors give that view just not directly behind vehicle.
I know, I know....glue and pay the 4 bucks. It's already been re-glued so we will see if this goop holds it this time.
Thank you and enjoy your week.
