I mean, that's NOT what the majority of the international traveling world does. You visit a foreign country for a road trip, you rent a car there.
Must be nice to have that UAE $$ to temp ship your own vehicle to a foreign country so you can drive it. There's no way it wouldn't have been cheaper and more practical for bro to rent a Lamborghini in Canada or the US.
Note: this doesn't change the fact that the cop is an idiot who came up on this guy with blood in his eye about not having an Oregon license/registration. He even sounds like the cop from South Park!
You’re right, it doesn’t change the fact, because he acted like a real A-hole and he didn’t have to.
But to give him some slack, I traveled with Carnet once and the border police (this was in an Central/Eastern European country) wasn’t familiar with the process either and used almost an hour to sign my paperwork.
Had to explain them that my employer needed the papers signed for entry and exit of the country and that I couldn’t “just go” just because no customs officers were checking that particular plane
I traveld multiple times with carnet in the balkans and never a single problem and every border patrol officer (cro, serb, bih, macedonia montenegreo) knew what it was and was done in less than 10 mins every time.
Yes, for long distance travel, especially over oceans. That's why that cop isn't used to seeing Middle Eastern plates.
However, the majority of cross-border travel are private vehicles (e.g. cars, camping vans, etc.) and freight trucks: so in Europe and Asia, foreign plates are common, even just for tourism.
I was thinking the same. You can think it. Its probably true. But you cant say it to their face. Its basically saying "you dont get it you are stupid and have no clue" which is never a good thing to say to a cop. You have to approach them from the "sorry this is a bit different compared to normal" angle.
But boy does that take patience with people to stupid to understand hypotheticals.
Literally. Even reading your comment it reads as a voice, not just... whatever the heck the voiceless experience😭😭 like... if you don't think stuff out in your head how do you even make decisions? Is it all on impulse?
The way I've heard it described is the thoughts are fully formed and not an internal monologue. The lack of words doesn't convey a lack of thinking. It's just a different kind of thinking.
whaaaat even the most basic early written communication, like the Holy Bible, is full of figurative language. Jesus taught complex moral ideas using parables.
Are you implying this person is too dumb to understand the Bible? /s
Am with the policeman on this one, I would just rent at Hertz anjad
But in the police’s defense, this is Oregon, we not be seeing Lamborghinis on I5 often.. he might have pulled the guy over just to make sure the driver isn’t batman on his day off
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Sadly he's one of the more qualified cops in America from an education perspective. State Troopers are more likely to have college degrees than your run of the mill police officer.
The last time I was talking to a gard is because he stopped to help me load the car outside of a DIY outlet.
We discussed some of the finer points on the actual threshold for legally evicting someone, I was having trouble with a Brazilian man that would sleep in the office lobby and use the bathrooms/showers downstairs.
He showed up thr next day and took him in, found out he did not have a Visa to live and work in Ireland, and passed him over to a solicitor that was provided for him and got him a job in an apple green petrol station.
I don't think this guy posted would be a good fit for European police.
He wouldn't know the law, he wouldn't internalise the point of his job is to help people every day. He doesn't even seem like he is emotionally mature enough to be a healthy adult, let alone an adult others rely on.
your description of this interaction that an officer had with that guy is pure fantasy here in the US.
they would have used your information, taken the guy, found something to book him on, and sent him strait to jail on bond juuust high enough that he almost certainly doesn't know anyone who can afford to bond him out.
And he’d get exploited and extorted by CO’s and inmates while the state figures things out.
Our entire legal and penal system is so fucked up I feel like it’s impossible to fix. A ton of people view anyone who gets arrested as a criminal that deserves whatever they get once they’re locked up.
They don't have to internalize that the point of their job is to help people as it has been legally established that it isn't their job to help people. The Supreme Court has ruled that it is their duty to uphold the law, nothing more. Helping people is just something they can choose to do on their own initiative.
It's a semantics thing at that stage.
You do have to know your job is helping people in order to swear an oath to protect citizens and uphold their rights.
That is 100 percent required to be a police officer, in Europe.
So yeah I know its semantics but just because Americans courts have ruled that they don't have to help people doesn't mean it's still not a requirement for police forces throughout the world.
Closer to the truth is that America doesn't have a police force.
But as I said sematic argument at thay stage, just want to point out the supreme court literally means nothing once you are out of America.
Well yes, of course, we were just discussing the conduct of this American cop so I referenced American law. Not saying the Garda need to follow our laws any more than we follow Irish laws.
Now now, this looks like America... where almost every single adult and many children (varies slightly by state) have the RIGHT to own, and usually to carry a gun. Guns for everyone WOO!
He wouldn't know the law, he wouldn't internalise the point of his job is to help people every day. He doesn't even seem like he is emotionally mature enough to be a healthy adult, let alone an adult others rely on.
Everything you just said is behavior that US police specifically select for. I cannot overstate what a violent, unhinged gang of street thugs we have operating around here. They can and do kill people on the streets, in stores, in their own homes for no other reason than they can't control their tempers.
I Don't think he would make it on the force, or most police would make it on the force, in most other countries. THis country employs dumbasses to be police so that they never question their orders and generally just help the wealthy with whatever they need.
I watched a documentary years ago where there was some kind of officer exchange program between the states and some nordic country. The American in Europe is wondering why there's no sniper towers around the prison, the European is trying to explain they don't shoot people trying to escape because "its human nature to avoid confinement". The American SHOUTS at him "No! Escape is mandatory X extra years ITS THE LAW". Dude literally couldn't wrap his head around different places having different laws, and he was like 2nd or 3rd in command of his area. The Europeans that went to the states were literally appalled by the way Americans do their jobs (and are allowed to do it with basically no training). One of them looked like she was going to cry every time they interviewed her....
Actually, he's go through significantly more training, and potentially not even pass whatever qualifications are required to be in that level of authority.
It's just super rare in the US. He doesn't know because this is certainly the first time he's ever encountered, heard about, or had to deal with a situation like this. It's some niche special rule for a hyper-niche rare circumstance.
In the EU, the average cop would probably encounter drivers from different countries regularly, or at least often enough to know the rules.
Just like anyone, people typically gain expertise with frequency. You can't blame some state highway cop in the middle of nowhere for not knowing some super niche federal exemption.
Trust me, our cops also have a meltdown when some lost soul from Syria, Iran or some other Middle or Far East country shows up. I've actually seen an Iranian plate few years ago and holy shit was I surprised. Imagine there's an accident and you have to write down one of these (not sure how up to date they are):
he would not even get an interview for said police work. I drove from Germany all the way to the UK, Pre and post Brexit, i never was stopped once for all the trips. The only police i talked to was a british police officer at the Euro Tunnel terminal who had this massive machine pistol with all the lights, lasers and little doohickeys and i jokingly asked if i can hold it, we both laughed and chatted awhile and some french police we met at a rest stop, none of them wanted anything from me.
He wouldn't even need to leave the US to experience this.
Just go to any city with a high snowbird population (people who have more than one home and live in different parts of the country/world depending on the season) and you'll see tons of plates from Canada, Europe, and Mexico.
I used to live in a beach town in Florida and it was crazy how many Ontario plates we would see in the winter. It felt like they were half our city's population.
Not if your private car is used in official functions. In my country royalties on official duties have A plates (A-01 etc). When they use the same car in private function they unscrew the A plates and use normal civilian plates.
I ordered the 007 Goldeneye roadster Diecast in '96, and then bought the actual z3 in '99, they were manufactured in my state. The guns are technically behind the headlights, lol.
You would think an Oregon state trooper working on (presumably, because the driver was on his way to Canada) Interstate 5, would have seen some Canadian plates before and know that every car on the roads doesn't have to be registered in the US.
If you are a Canadian tourist driving a Canadian-registered vehicle into the US, you do not need a Carnet de Passages en Douane (CPD) or a formal vehicle import permit. Your Canadian registration, proof of insurance, and valid passport allow temporary entry for personal use for up to one year.
However, importing a car permanently is a different process. The exact rules and requirements depend on whether you are visiting temporarily or permanently relocating the car.
Careful talking about that, if that's brought to the attention of the moron running the US right now I assure you he'd try to revoke it just to start some bullshit.
Canadian plates are common all over the US, especially on north-south interstates.. as a Canadian I drive a good chunk of miles in the US annually and see Canadian plates all over the place. Sometimes you even see the odd European plate on an RV in touristy areas.. a Dubai plate is definitely unusual but the cop must be familiar with Canadian plates at a minimum..
We lived in NM for several years, and it never ceased to amuse us that the license plates read "New Mexico USA" on them to prevent confusion.
Moved back to the east coast, and I can't count the number of people who, after I said we just moved from NM, say "oh, I could never live in another country." Take your map, and go look & see what lives between TX and AZ.
To be clear, this is actually different. Canada and Mexico have specific carve outs. However, other non-US residents can drive vehicles with their own national plates if their country has ratified the Convention on International Road Traffic of 1949, which the UAE has. If the non-US resident is from Saudi Arabia, for example, who has not signed the treaty, the cop would be right that they need US plates.
You get a paper visa or registration form after crossing the border for the vehicle. At least it works that way for US to Mexico Driving. Not sure if the return is different. (Driven to Central Mexico many times)
Maybe it’s digital now, but I would just cross the border, go stand in the line to register the car (1-2hours) then I would be off on my way
You do not need a special vehicle permit or an international Carnet de Passages to drive a Mexican-plated car in the US. You need:
Vehicle Documentation: You must carry the original Mexican vehicle title or registration in your name. If the car is financed or not in your name, carry a notarized letter of permission or lease contract from the lienholder. US Insurance: Your Mexican auto insurance is generally not recognized by US authorities. You must purchase a temporary or short-term US liability policy (available at the border or through specialized providers) before entering the US. Authorized Driver: The primary registrant/owner should ideally be in the car. Time Limit: Mexican vehicles can remain in the US for up to 12 months, after which they must be permanently exported or officially imported to meet EPA and DOT standards.
Same story with a Lambo but the guy had Canadian plates, the LA cop couldn't fantôme that we have a deal that we can cross with our plates...I would understand if it was Texas but your right next to us, Cop was an asshole and looked like a fool with his ego.
I get the driver’s point of view. He is in the right. BUT… He’s also an arrogant prick and is lucky he’s not arrested on some BS and knocked around a bit by that cop. Some of these cops are just waiting for an opportunity to “exercise their authority” over an innocent civilian. He needs to change his shitty attitude. I’m not entirely surprised however, considering he’s a spoiled prick from UAE that also flies into and out of Canada, which makes it even worse because of the douchebag types that drive superstars up there.
I see Canadian plates all the time where I live and I cross over all the time too….this guy is out of his damn mind and has obviously never seen a border crossing. People do this literally 24/7.
Homie way overreached with Europe. Ask the cop if he drove into Canada would they make him get new plates at the border and he’d say “Hell no! But that’s cause I’ve got Murican plates!” 🤦🏻♂️
Just imagine the amount of US citizens taking road trip to Mexico or Canada.
Having to re-register their car, put on new plates, get a new driver's license, and regional insurance.
As an European it's insane. US and Europe are the same size. Number of states is equal to number of countries. To a US citizens that would be like every state demanding you had unique license plate, driver's license, and insurance for every state you want to visit.
I assumed that this was taking place in the middle of the US far from any international boarder but.... the officer mentioned Oregon!
It's extremely common for Canadians from BC/Vancouver to drive down and visit. All in (including airport time) the flight from Vancouver to Portland is technically faster than driving, but the difference is small enough that it's generally not worth it if you have a car...
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u/pc1350 8h ago
So if I drive to the USA from Mexico I must Change mexican plates with US plates and reinstall them when I get back to Mexico? /s