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Common Courtesy Isn’t So Common Anymore!

First of all, thank you for a wonderfully useful and entertaining column.  I can’t imagine why no one ever thought of this before. Okay, here’s what’s bugging me.  Every time I’m out driving in darkness or rainy weather, I meet… Continue Reading

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Traffic Cop: Let’s Get to the Cutting Edge!

I enjoyed your article about toy and real guns. I wanted to ask if you might be able do one about knife’s.  I have seen a lot of cool knife’s online and in stores but I don’t know what is ok… Continue Reading

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Traffic Cop: The Sign Says …

I don’t know if you answer questions like this so just ignore this if you don’t. Are “Speed Checked by Radar” signs required in rural areas of Shasta County surface roads in order to be ticketed by the CHP for… Continue Reading

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Traffic Cop: On Your Mark … Get Set …

Back when I was assigned to the East L.A. area the local gangsters would pull up next to rival gang members while they were stopped at a controlled intersection, Whittier Boulevard and Arizona Avenue was a very popular location for… Continue Reading

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Traffic Cop: Right is Not Always Right!

Question; 2 lane road, car turning left, I can pass on the right as long as I remain on the paved surface. Many people don’t know that rule so they wait until car turns to proceed straight. Is it legal to… Continue Reading

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Redding Group Home Runaways’ Carjacking Results in High-Speed Chase, Collisions

On July 4, 2012 at 7:20 p.m, officers from the Redding Police Department were dispatched to a carjacking that occurred in the parking lot of Hometown Buffet located at 1380 Churn Creek Road, Redding, California. The victim said two black… Continue Reading

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Traffic Cop: Follow Registration Regulations to Avoid Citation

An expired registration is one of the many vehicle code violations a person is more likely to receive a citation for – something that has nothing to do with how fast they are going, not stopping for a stop sign or even… Continue Reading

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Traffic Cop: False Evidence of Registration, License Plates and Emergency Vehicles – Oh My

Times are tough, money is tight and the registration on your vehicle expired last month. Now what do you do? I can’t tell you how to solve your financial issues; I have enough problems with my own. I can tell you… Continue Reading

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Traffic Cop: What’s the Flap on No Flaps?

My wife and I live east of Shingletown at Viola. Both our vehicles have several star cracks in the windshields and we have replaced windshields three or four times since we moved here eleven years ago. It is getting tedious… Continue Reading

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Traffic Cop: You Need to Stop That!

I was taught that if the accelerator stuck or the breaks failed to put the car in neutral and use the hand break. Is this correct? A friend turned off the key – and that locks the steering wheel on… Continue Reading