{"id":10721,"date":"2024-02-13T12:17:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T19:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=10721"},"modified":"2024-02-13T12:17:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T19:17:20","slug":"oregon-makes-pullovers-for-infractions-illegal-and-people-do-exactly-what-is-predicted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=10721","title":{"rendered":"Oregon makes pullovers for infractions illegal, and people do exactly what is predicted"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The\u00a0Portland Bureau of Transportation\u00a0has a $32 million shortfall in their budget and are looking to fill it by more parking enforcement and tickets for expired tags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOut of the 1 million vehicles registered in Portland, there are an estimated 460,000 that are eligible for renewal,\u201d PBOT Director Millicent Williams told KOIN 6 News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s right \u2014 nearly half of drivers in the region have expired license plates.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" data-attachment-id=\"10722\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?attachment_id=10722\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2024\/02\/image-19.png?fit=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,228\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-19\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2024\/02\/image-19.png?fit=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2024\/02\/image-19.png?resize=300%2C228&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10722\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Who would have thought? When you make it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu-or.org\/en\/press-releases\/legislatures-passage-sb-1510-transforming-justice-omnibus-bill-address\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.aclu-or.org\/en\/press-releases\/legislatures-passage-sb-1510-transforming-justice-omnibus-bill-address\">state law that it is <strong>illegal <\/strong>for police to pull over cars for minor traffic infractions<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2022R1\/Downloads\/MeasureDocument\/SB1510\/Introduced\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2022R1\/Downloads\/MeasureDocument\/SB1510\/Introduced\">Oregon Senate Bill 1510<\/a>) and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgw.com\/article\/news\/local\/portland-mayor-police-chief-news-conference-policing-changes\/283-7c4e2427-d844-440e-acad-ed0e46e68a8d#:~:text=Police%20Chief%20Chuck%20Lovell%20and,the%20day%20or%20expired%20tags.\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.kgw.com\/article\/news\/local\/portland-mayor-police-chief-news-conference-policing-changes\/283-7c4e2427-d844-440e-acad-ed0e46e68a8d#:~:text=Police%20Chief%20Chuck%20Lovell%20and,the%20day%20or%20expired%20tags.\">city that has officially advised police to no longer enforce traffic laws<\/a>, who would have thought that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koin.com\/local\/multnomah-county\/not-a-safe-place-to-walk-pedestrian-killed-on-82nd-avenue-as-portland-officials-begin-road-safety-project\/#:~:text=The%20Portland%20Police%20Bureau%20said,weren't%20required%20by%20law.\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.koin.com\/local\/multnomah-county\/not-a-safe-place-to-walk-pedestrian-killed-on-82nd-avenue-as-portland-officials-begin-road-safety-project\/#:~:text=The%20Portland%20Police%20Bureau%20said,weren't%20required%20by%20law.\">traffic deaths would reach their highest levels in almost 40 years (since 1986)<\/a> and people would stop registering their vehicles (since they cannot be pulled over for expired tags)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Articles<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opb.org\/article\/2022\/03\/03\/bill-that-would-limit-minor-traffic-stops-heads-to-oregon-gov-kate-brown\/\">https:\/\/www.opb.org\/article\/2022\/03\/03\/bill-that-would-limit-minor-traffic-stops-heads-to-oregon-gov-kate-brown\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu-or.org\/en\/press-releases\/legislatures-passage-sb-1510-transforming-justice-omnibus-bill-address\">https:\/\/www.aclu-or.org\/en\/press-releases\/legislatures-passage-sb-1510-transforming-justice-omnibus-bill-address<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.koin.com\/news\/portland\/nearly-half-of-portland-drivers-have-expired-plates\/\">https:\/\/www.koin.com\/news\/portland\/nearly-half-of-portland-drivers-have-expired-plates\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Portland Bureau of Transportation\u00a0has a $32 million shortfall in their budget and are looking to fill it by more parking enforcement and tickets for expired tags. \u201cOut of the 1 million vehicles registered in Portland, there are an estimated 460,000 that are eligible for renewal,\u201d PBOT Director Millicent Williams told KOIN 6 News. That\u2019s right \u2014 nearly half of drivers in the region have expired license plates. Who would have thought? 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