[Zack Attack]

While employed with a local PD in KY in the 80’s I discovered that a KY statue prevented state legislators from being ticketed for traffic violations ‘while the legislature was in session’ because they may be in a hurry to get to Frankfort for a vote. Of course that meant that any plate belonging to a protected state employee was never ticketed.

Reminds me of Patrick Kennedy's little Capitol Hill accident about 10 years ago when he hit a barricade at 2:45AM. Witnesses claimed to have seen him drinking at a local bar. Yet he used the same "I was on the way to a vote" excuse.

[whatshotandwhatsnot]

Geez, thanks for that reminder. I had totally forgotten that one. It rankled me no end to pull over someone pushing 100 mph on I64 only to shine the spotlight on a Senate-1 plate.

[billakay]

The “on the way to a vote” excuse is specifically guaranteed to Representatives and Senators in the U.S. Constitution.