Texas

[Russell Chapman]

jon louis mann wrote:
> i know why they have all those signs, "don't mess with texas"...  years
> ago, driving through the panhandle, i was pulled over for driving over
> the speed limit (keeping up with traffic).  i suspect it might have
> something to do with my california plates.  i was ordered to follow the
> cop to the nearest post office and pay for the ticket on the spot, in
> cash.  fortunately i had the cash on me, otherwise i would have been
> immediately taken to jail...  
>  -- Jon! :)
>
>   
Wow, you guys are really scaring me! In Oz, we don't even have to carry 
our licence while driving - just be able to produce it within 24 hours.
The idea that a driver's licence is insufficient ID, or that you can get 
in trouble for being where a cop doesn't expect you to be without an ID 
really bothers me, but to be taken to jail for speeding at "normal" 
traffic levels without any sort of trial or process - eeek! We get 
months to pay off a speeding fine when travelling interstate, not minutes!

Cheers
Russell C.
Who's never been asked for ID other than at border crossings (ie from 
Canada, from Mexico, or in airports) and usually leaves his passport 
behind when being a tourist in US because I'm paranoid about losing it 
or having it taken from me. Never been further south than Virginia or 
California, though...