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I vote we start making fun of the French again. <br /> <br />First and foremost, I second the above motion... <br /> <br />Now, on to the topic at hand. First, I am a Police Officer in the State of Texas. Not from the Houston area, but the Dallas area. Now, the rules for Police Officers, Sheriffs, Deputies, Constables, Troopers, Agents---they are all the same as set forth in the Texas Transportation Code. I have with me the "ST-100" - Titled "Instructions to Police for Reporting Accidents". This specific book is issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety Accident Records Bureau. <br /> <br />On page 11 at the very bottom I'll qoute verbatim a quick paragraph--- <br /> <br />"If Unit 2 (the other part of the accident) was a train, streetcar, etc., check appropriate box of if other, check box and indicate which. Show the name of the engineer or operator in space for "Driver's Name," and insert "Train Engineer" or "Streetcar Operator" in space provided for driver's license number (<u>DO NOT</u> show driver's license number). If casualties occur on train, streetcar, etc., complete information on back of report labeled "Casualties Not in Motor Vehicle." <br /> <br />The State of Texas is very clear, so much that they underlined and capitalized the part about not needing ANY drivers license information. I won't take sides in the above debate, but thats at least the way I have filled out Accident Reports in the past and will continue to do so in the future.
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