PSylvester20's Blog

So I moved to St. Louis city a little over 2 years ago from the metro east.  I can honestly say that attempting to get a drivers license and plates in this state was one of the most frustrating experiences I've ever had.  Tracking down an official copy of my birth certificate and wrestling my vehicle title away from my lender was not easy.  But that was 2 years ago, and I figured now that I'm a resident, it should be easier from here on out, right?  WRONG!

Now I can understand the state wanting to make sure you've paid all your taxes and verifying insurance coverage before they let you renew your plates.  But don't they have this information on record?  Why do I need to take a day off work and run from this office to that office getting copies of 6 different forms just to renew my plates?  Is this 2008 or 1978?  Can't this information be kept in a data base?  They certainly don't seem to have a problem getting the information they need to bill you for something!

I want to do the right thing, and pay my fair share.  But I can definitley see why people with family across the river keep their vehicles registered in Illinois, even when they live in Missouri (personal property taxes aside).

Yesterday, I had to take Manchester from Brentwood to Hampton due to the traffic conditions.  Everything went fine until I reached the intersection with McCausland.  That has got to be the most obnoxious traffic light! 

If you're on Manchester, it will let about 3 cars through before it starts to turn.  Then you wait for what seems to be an eternity before it's green again.  I guess if you're on McCausland it's great.  But for people driving on Manchester it sucks! 

Instead of wasting money putting those damn cameras up everywhere, why don't they install some decent traffic lights with sensors instead of timers.  I don't like sitting there, burning $3 a gallon gasoline, when there's nobody coming from the other direction.