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Originally Posted by Windwalker
In the State of Wisconsin, if you are stopped and do not have your driver's license on your person, or within arm's reach, you will be cited for driving without a license. So, if MI is holding your driver's license, what do you do if other states do not honor the paper that MI gives you?
Technically I could easily get another ticket in this situation... I went back on the road after this incident and asked our Safety Dept to fax me a copy of my driver's license (I left on a weekend when the Safety was closed). Went from Guelph, ON to St.Paul, MN and back and the only paperwork I had was:
- a paper copy of my driver's license with my old address (!)
- a ticket from the MI cop saying my license was held in bond
- the inspection report the cop gave me together with the ticket.
Needless to say I felt vulnerable. On the way back I was passing the spot in the Lapeer County on I-69 where I got the darn ticket a week ago and I made sure there was nothing a cop could find a fault with:
- My rear and front licenses were clean
- I had all new stickers (2009) on the truck (IFTA and plate)
- I was doing 57 MPH with the cruise control activated (maximum truck speed: 60, minimum speed: 55)
- I stayed in the right lane 99.9% percent of the time
- My logbook was perfect
- I used signals
Somehow I managed to sneak through Michigan on Dec-02 without running into any cops on I-69. I guess they were all at home drinking beer after working thru holidays harassing long-haul drivers. I called the Court and paid the ticket over the phone and they said they mailed my license to me on Dec-30. Just checked my mailbox (Jan-02) and it's still not here
I'm not sure what I'd do different next time. Wait, actually I know - I'd make sure the trailer wheelbase is between 37' and 41'! So, I did learn something from this experience