Ride Lawnmower in Iowa Go To Jail 10-10-04

[dmcowen674]

10-10-2004 Iowa man arrested for driving mower on street with suspended license

CARROLL, Iowa A western Iowa man says police were wrong for stopping him for driving his riding lawnmower on the street.

Forty-four-year-old Scott Limbrecht, of Carroll, was stopped by police last month as he drove his mower home from a gas station. He was handcuffed and arrested.

Police say that because his driver's license had been revoked, he was prohibited from driving a motor vehicle on a public street.

Limbrecht says he will challenge his arrest -- and the state's definition of a motor vehicle -- when he goes to court.

He says he was only going to get gas and then had to cross the street to get to his mother's house, where the lawn needed mowing.

A court date hasn't been set.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

This all rally depends on the location. For all we know, this is a main road in the area with 2 lanes of traffic each way. Any reasonable cop would normally see a lawnmower crossing the road and think nothing of it. I used to live i nthe country and it occured a bit. Even where I live now the kids drive the lawnmower down the road to the grandparents home to cut the grass.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
Even where I live now the kids drive the lawnmower down the road to the grandparents home to cut the grass.

They should be locked up as heinous criminals for driving that Motor Vehicle without a License.

 

[Train]

Reminds me though of the local university that recently had thier homecoming celebration, a couple of drunk kids stole a golf cart from one of the concession stands and started hitting up all the tailgate parties. They ended up getting arrested after they ran somebody over.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Sheesh - again whotv shows it's "journalism"(or lack there of).

For more information read this link

Cripse is it embarrassing to have to read a news report from a different state to get the details of what happened in your state.:roll:

I know some people in Carroll - I'll have to see if there is even more to the story.

CsG

 

[TheGameIs21]

Published Saturday
October 9, 2004

City cuts short the best-laid plans of man, mower

BY MARION RHODES



WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

Scott Limbrecht of Carroll, Iowa, never thought he was violating the law when he drove to a gas station.

Sure, his driver's license had been revoked.

But his vehicle doesn't require a license plate, and at a top speed of 5 mph, it doesn't mow down anything but grass.

But authorities say the 10-horsepower riding lawn mower Limbrecht was driving fits the definition of a motor vehicle. He was arrested and charged with driving while his license was revoked.

Limbrecht, 44, said he wanted to mow his mother's yard the morning of Sept. 19. But the mower was low on gas, and his gas cans were leaky.

So, he said, he drove on the sidewalk to a gas station less than two blocks away.

A few minutes later, with a full tank, a 12-pack of beer and two packs of cigarettes from the convenience store, he headed back home.

Then, he said, he realized he had forgotten something at the store, so he returned to the gas station's parking lot.

That's when a patrolling police officer stopped him.

No driver's license is required to drive a riding mower, Carroll County Attorney John Werden said Friday. But Limbrecht had been convicted earlier of second-offense driving while intoxicated.

His sentence included a two-year license revocation, and he was barred from operating any motor vehicle on a public road, Werden said.

Limbrecht also has been convicted in the past of driving without a license and leaving the scene of an accident.

Under Iowa statutes, a riding lawn mower meets the definition of a motor vehicle, Carroll Police Capt. Mark Heino said, and the sidewalk is considered a public road because it lies within the city's right-of-way.

Limbrecht called the prosecution "ridiculous" and said Carroll authorities should have better things to do.

"It wasn't like driving a motorcycle, or a truck, or a farm vehicle," Limbrecht said. "It was a lawn mower, for God's sake!"

Sounds pretty simple and clear to me... Drinking in Driving X's 2 = "His sentence included a two-year license revocation, and he was barred from operating any motor vehicle on a public road, Werden said. " If he was so concerned then maybe he shouldn't have DWI'd twice. Sounds like the local law enforcement was doing their job. :beer:

 

[dnuggett]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
Even where I live now the kids drive the lawnmower down the road to the grandparents home to cut the grass.

They should be locked up as heinous criminals for driving that Motor Vehicle without a License.

So then I suppose that it should be ok to go ahead and drive a lawnmower wherever you choose, and there should be no law saying to the contrary? Is that correct?

 

[AntiEverything]

Dave

Have you ever heard the phrase "pick your battles"?

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: dnuggett

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
Even where I live now the kids drive the lawnmower down the road to the grandparents home to cut the grass.

They should be locked up as heinous criminals for driving that Motor Vehicle without a License.

So then I suppose that it should be ok to go ahead and drive a lawnmower wherever you choose, and there should be no law saying to the contrary? Is that correct?

Originally posted by: AntiEverything
Dave

Have you ever heard the phrase "pick your battles"?

Certainly have and the biggest battle we all face is to save this Country from Tyranny or lose it.

We are losing it and losing it faster everyday.

"Under Iowa statutes, a riding lawn mower meets the definition of a motor vehicle"

Oh really, how many people do you know that commute to work on a Lawn Mower???

"No driver's license is required to drive a riding mower, Carroll County Attorney John Werden said Friday"

If it's a Motor Vehicle then how come a License is NOT required to drive one???

Talk about a Catch 22.

 

[daveshel]

The 12-pack could have been a factor.

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Limbrecht also has been convicted in the past of driving without a license and leaving the scene of an accident.

Under Iowa statutes, a riding lawn mower meets the definition of a motor vehicle, Carroll Police Capt. Mark Heino said, and the sidewalk is considered a public road because it lies within the city's right-of-way.

Limbrecht called the prosecution "ridiculous" and said Carroll authorities should have better things to do.

"It wasn't like driving a motorcycle, or a truck, or a farm vehicle," Limbrecht said. "It was a lawn mower, for God's sake!"

Well for one thing it's difficult for me to develop much sympathy for the type of person who would leave the scene of an accident, and also I do disagree with the riding mower driver's claim that it's not like a farm vehicle. It's not as large as some, but it's quite a bit like a tractor. It didn't mention if the newly purchased beer was opened yet, but obviously his arrests and conviction for drunk driving has not dampened his taste for his beer.

 

[AntiEverything]

"Oh noes!!!!111!!! We're living under tyrrany!!!111!!!"

By your definition Dave, tyrrany is when the government arrests a repeat drunk driver when he hops on his lawn mower and drives to buy a case of beer. We should wait to arrest him until this repeat offender has finished off half of the case on his way home, engages the blade, and chews up a small child.

No wonder nobody takes your stupid ass seriously.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: Yo_Ma-Ma

Limbrecht also has been convicted in the past of driving without a license and leaving the scene of an accident.

Under Iowa statutes, a riding lawn mower meets the definition of a motor vehicle, Carroll Police Capt. Mark Heino said, and the sidewalk is considered a public road because it lies within the city's right-of-way.

Limbrecht called the prosecution "ridiculous" and said Carroll authorities should have better things to do.

"It wasn't like driving a motorcycle, or a truck, or a farm vehicle," Limbrecht said. "It was a lawn mower, for God's sake!"

Well for one thing it's difficult for me to develop much sympathy for the type of person who would leave the scene of an accident, and also I do disagree with the riding mower driver's claim that it's not like a farm vehicle. It's not as large as some, but it's quite a bit like a tractor. It didn't mention if the newly purchased beer was opened yet, but obviously his arrests and conviction for drunk driving has not dampened his taste for his beer.

Originally posted by: daveshel
The 12-pack could have been a factor.

So let me get the Hypocracy straight here.

Had the guy have no record, no problem.

Had the guy not like Beer, no problem.

So everyone in here is perfect and don't drink Beer, gotcha.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: AntiEverything
"Oh noes!!!!111!!! We're living under tyrrany!!!111!!!"

By your definition Dave, tyrrany is when the government arrests a repeat drunk driver when he hops on his lawn mower and drives to buy a case of beer. We should wait to arrest him until this repeat offender has finished off half of the case on his way home, engages the blade, and chews up a small child.

No wonder nobody takes your stupid ass seriously.

"We should wait to arrest him until this repeat offender has finished off half of the case on his way home, engages the blade, and chews up a small child."

A bit extreme but yes.

That is thought Control AKA Tyranny.

There is nothing wrong with buying the beer and consuming on his personal property. Hell, he can be drunk as a sailor driving the Mower on his own personal property.

A line would be crossed "if" said small child then gets run over on his private property and only then would he have crossed over into a criminal act.

This "Stupid Ass" will be against Tyranny until I die, if you knew my story you would know why.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: AntiEverything
"Oh noes!!!!111!!! We're living under tyrrany!!!111!!!"

By your definition Dave, tyrrany is when the government arrests a repeat drunk driver when he hops on his lawn mower and drives to buy a case of beer. We should wait to arrest him until this repeat offender has finished off half of the case on his way home, engages the blade, and chews up a small child.

No wonder nobody takes your stupid ass seriously.

"We should wait to arrest him until this repeat offender has finished off half of the case on his way home, engages the blade, and chews up a small child."

A bit extreme but yes.

That is thought Control AKA Tyranny.

There is nothing wrong with buying the beer and consuming on his personal property. Hell, he can be drunk as a sailor driving the Mower on his own personal property.

A line would be crossed "if" said small child then gets run over on his private property and only then would he have crossed over into a criminal act.

This "Stupid Ass" will be against Tyranny until I die, if you knew my story you would know why.

Inserting the "tyranny" you faced into any law enforcement case does not make you a fighter of tyranny dave. It makes you a projectionist.

That being said - it looks like the cops were keeping an eye out for this guy. Hopefully I'll find out more this afternoon.

CsG

 

[Train]

holy crap, at first I thought this was just a news-thats-funny thread, but dave is no sh!t for real trying to turn this into a the-government-is-tryanically-ruling-us thread.

 

[dnuggett]

Originally posted by: Train
holy crap, at first I thought this was just a news-thats-funny thread, but dave is no sh!t for real trying to turn this into a the-government-is-tryanically-ruling-us thread.

Yes, a bit ridiculous huh? And he can't even answer my question.....

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: dnuggett

Originally posted by: Train
holy crap, at first I thought this was just a news-thats-funny thread, but dave is no sh!t for real trying to turn this into a the-government-is-tryanically-ruling-us thread.

Yes, a bit ridiculous huh? And he can't even answer my question.....

I answered your question.

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: Yo_Ma-Ma

Limbrecht also has been convicted in the past of driving without a license and leaving the scene of an accident.

Under Iowa statutes, a riding lawn mower meets the definition of a motor vehicle, Carroll Police Capt. Mark Heino said, and the sidewalk is considered a public road because it lies within the city's right-of-way.

Limbrecht called the prosecution "ridiculous" and said Carroll authorities should have better things to do.

"It wasn't like driving a motorcycle, or a truck, or a farm vehicle," Limbrecht said. "It was a lawn mower, for God's sake!"

Well for one thing it's difficult for me to develop much sympathy for the type of person who would leave the scene of an accident, and also I do disagree with the riding mower driver's claim that it's not like a farm vehicle. It's not as large as some, but it's quite a bit like a tractor. It didn't mention if the newly purchased beer was opened yet, but obviously his arrests and conviction for drunk driving has not dampened his taste for his beer.

Originally posted by: daveshel
The 12-pack could have been a factor.

So let me get the Hypocracy straight here.

Had the guy have no record, no problem.

Had the guy not like Beer, no problem.

So everyone in here is perfect and don't drink Beer, gotcha.

I happen to not feel sympathetic to this person, becasue he is a convicted drunk driver, and since I see he is still drinking, he will probably still be a drunk driver when he officially resume driving.

If the fellow had really just driving the mower to the gas station and returned, then I probably would feel the law was enforced with a heavy hand, but since he used it to pick up his snacks, smokes and booze and then "oops I forgot something" returned to the store yet again (at this point he is definitely using it as a vehicle), he deserved to be arrested. He should call for a ride or walk/bicycle like any other person with a suspended license is supposed to.

If it was some old guy like in "The Straight Story" then I would have sympathy if he was arrested. I do temper my feelings of sympathy with the actual condtions surrounding the case, lol.

I think law enforcement needs to have no bias, and I would hope they showed no bias when they arrested this fellow.

 

[arsbanned]

Originally posted by: Train
Reminds me though of the local university that recently had thier homecoming celebration, a couple of drunk kids stole a golf cart from one of the concession stands and started hitting up all the tailgate parties. They ended up getting arrested after they ran somebody over.

Yeah, it's JUST like that.

 

[dnuggett]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: dnuggett

Originally posted by: Train
holy crap, at first I thought this was just a news-thats-funny thread, but dave is no sh!t for real trying to turn this into a the-government-is-tryanically-ruling-us thread.

Yes, a bit ridiculous huh? And he can't even answer my question.....

I answered your question.

I'm sorry I can't read between the lines, was that a yes or a no?

 

[Mean MrMustard]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: dnuggett

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
Even where I live now the kids drive the lawnmower down the road to the grandparents home to cut the grass.

They should be locked up as heinous criminals for driving that Motor Vehicle without a License.

So then I suppose that it should be ok to go ahead and drive a lawnmower wherever you choose, and there should be no law saying to the contrary? Is that correct?

Originally posted by: AntiEverything
Dave

Have you ever heard the phrase "pick your battles"?

Certainly have and the biggest battle we all face is to save this Country from Tyranny or lose it.

We are losing it and losing it faster everyday.

"Under Iowa statutes, a riding lawn mower meets the definition of a motor vehicle"

Oh really, how many people do you know that commute to work on a Lawn Mower???

"No driver's license is required to drive a riding mower, Carroll County Attorney John Werden said Friday"

If it's a Motor Vehicle then how come a License is NOT required to drive one???

Talk about a Catch 22.

I'm with Dave on this one.

 

[TheGameIs21]

Originally posted by: ELP

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: dnuggett

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
Even where I live now the kids drive the lawnmower down the road to the grandparents home to cut the grass.

They should be locked up as heinous criminals for driving that Motor Vehicle without a License.

So then I suppose that it should be ok to go ahead and drive a lawnmower wherever you choose, and there should be no law saying to the contrary? Is that correct?

Originally posted by: AntiEverything
Dave

Have you ever heard the phrase "pick your battles"?

Certainly have and the biggest battle we all face is to save this Country from Tyranny or lose it.

We are losing it and losing it faster everyday.

"Under Iowa statutes, a riding lawn mower meets the definition of a motor vehicle"

Oh really, how many people do you know that commute to work on a Lawn Mower???

"No driver's license is required to drive a riding mower, Carroll County Attorney John Werden said Friday"

If it's a Motor Vehicle then how come a License is NOT required to drive one???

Talk about a Catch 22.

I'm with Dave on this one.

Per the article... this is 1/3 of the reason he is in trouble...

His sentence included a two-year license revocation, and he was barred from operating any motor vehicle on a public road, Werden said.

If he went 2 blocks to the gas station then he crossed a public road at least one time.

The other 2/3 are the 2 DWI convictions.

He was wrong and the Police were correct to do what they did. If this is Tyrany then I guess I like it.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: TheGameIs21
Per the article... this is 1/3 of the reason he is in trouble...

His sentence included a two-year license revocation, and he was barred from operating any motor vehicle on a public road, Werden said.

If he went 2 blocks to the gas station then he crossed a public road at least one time.

The other 2/3 are the 2 DWI convictions.

He was wrong and the Police were correct to do what they did. If this is Tyrany then I guess I like it.

Of course those that like Dictators and Tyranny would like it, no surprise here :roll:

Here's your

 

[Train]

Apparently the goal of every tyrannical dictator is the put the smack down on lawnmower drivers, hmm, I would have guessed something else, but oh well.

Dave you win, your totally right, this is an outrage, some a-hole in Iowa is drunk on his power, he is completely disregarding the laws governing lawn and garden equipment, hes out of control, he must be stopped. The poor lawn cutters in Iowa are under an iron fist, we must redirect the 2nd Marine divisions deplyment to Iraq, over to Iowa.