Printers On Motorcycles? Who knew? (new law means more tickets)
@JamesHxstatic (29413)
Eugene, Oregon
October 23, 2017 1:09pm CST
I got a traffic ticket or two many years ago as a teen and young adult driver. The officer who stopped me was polite enough, but still wrote a ticket, giving me an sort of legible carbon copy telling me what my fine was.
We now have a new law in Oregon. It was already illegal to text or call on a cell phone while driving; now it is illegal to even hold or touch a cell phone at all. Hands-free use is still permitted. I like the new law. Distracted drivers are a menace.
But, back to the point. Our morning paper had a photo of an officer printing a ticket with a printer on the back of his motorcycle. That was a surprise to me!
I had no idea that was even possible, but then tech-wise, I am a fossil.
I wonder if they have as much trouble keeping their printers working as we do? We have three and none are working currently.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Oct 17
I agree. Good law that should be the law of the land. Not a surprise to have printers in this day and age but you make a funny point. Will an officer come back and say printer's down, I'll let you off with a warning.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
23 Oct 17
I can just see the guy kicking the wheel of his motorcycle and stamping his boot because the printer is down.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
23 Oct 17
I suppose so, but a mobile printer surprised me.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
23 Oct 17
@JamesHxstatic I see nothing technologically difficult about that. Motor cycles have batteries, so power would not be a problem.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Oct 17
@Asylum I suppose so. That tech stuff is not my strong suit.
@sallypup (61808)
• Centralia, Washington
24 Oct 17
@JamesHxstatic I think that having a dog on the driver's lap is as dangerous as talking on the phone.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Oct 17
@sallypup I suspect that it is.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Oct 17
Hmmm, not sure, but that would affect a lot of people. Maybe the dog could use the phone?
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
23 Oct 17
They passed the same law in Washington. No hand held devices at all while driving. I haven't seen a printer on the back of a motorcycle yet.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
23 Oct 17
Yes, that was real surprise, very high tech.
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
24 Oct 17
@JamesHxstatic It doesn't really surprises me with so many things going high tech.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
26 Oct 17
I wonder if the officers have to try to change the ink cartridge on the side of the road.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
26 Oct 17
Maybe they take a break at the garage for that.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
26 Oct 17
@JamesHxstatic - They would have to.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
30 Oct 17
That is something new. We do not have that here in Jerusalem. I wonder when they got those. People here drive on bikes even while talking on the phone and they do not receive tickets. It makes me sick when there is a law it should be followed and not ignored and people talking on their phones while driving should be made an example of.
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@Marilynda1225 (83176)
• United States
23 Oct 17
I've never seen or heard of police having printers but it doesn't surprise me.
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
25 Oct 17
We have the same laws, and I agree that those holding a phone are a menace. I hope if I ever get stopped by a motorcycle policeman, that his ticket jams and he runs out of ink! I have a sneaky feeling that there is always an alternative, however.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 Oct 17
It seems we always have printer problems.
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