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Monty Hight is a retired California Highway Patrol officer and public information officer. He is the North State AVOID Campaign’s spokesman. He lives in Redding.

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I Can Park Any Way I Want… It’s My Property! Right?

I Can Park Any Way I Want… It’s My Property! Right?(6)

February 1, 2010 By Monty Hight

Although I am retired and every day is a holiday, I enjoy meeting with friends on Fridays for what is commonly known as “Happy Hour.”  Pio Loco is our meeting ground and a time to vent concerns, events, gripes or whatever.  Because I am promoting traffic safety on a regular basis as the Public Information Officer for the AVOID cam…

Radar! What Are You, an Airplane?

Radar! What Are You, an Airplane?

“76 in a 65, I got him.”  As I approached the vehicle on the passenger side and leaned in to speak with the driver, I started with my standard, “Good afternoon, I stopped you for exceeding the posted speed limit.  May I see your license, registration and proof of insurance?”  And then I see it.  Affixed to the windshi…

It’s My Car and I’ll Do What I Want!

It’s My Car and I’ll Do What I Want!

In keeping with the purpose of these articles, the following is a request from a reader:

Any chance of doing one on modifying imports with fuel rails, nitrous, turbo chargers, etc.  I get a lot of questions at the drag strip as to why the police are so concerned with that but let muscle cars have blowers sticking out of the hood, etc. I just tell th…

So Can I Drink In My Car Or Not?

So Can I Drink In My Car Or Not?

I really enjoy getting emails from everyone with various questions and or concerns.  The following I received recently and did not think too much about my answer, believing that pretty much everyone was aware of what the law was regarding this.

Every Tuesday a group of retired CHP guys meet and shoot the breeze on just about every topic imagi…

  • Because You Asked! Part 2
  • Monty Hight Traffic Safety Tips: Because You Asked!
  • How Loud Is ‘Too Loud’?
  • Kids Are More Than Cargo
  • Traffic Safety Tips: Why Die Due to a DUI?
  • ‘Right-of-way’ means the right way!
  • Go, Granny, Go! or No, Granny, No!
  • True or False: Must Wear Shoes To Drive
  • Traffic Safety Tips 4 - Remember Those Good Ol’ Days?
  • Traffic Safety Tips 3 - Why Two Speed Limits?
  • Traffic Safety Tips: Can They Do That?
  • Traffic Safety Tip No. 1 - Following Too Closely!