General Automotive Discussion General automotive discussion and chat. Honda, Toyota, Chevrolet, Ford. It doesn't matter, just talk about it here.

imports = cop magnets

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Aug 27, 2002
  #1  
bluestreak's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered!!
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 1,161
Likes: 0
From: boston, Massachusetts, US
Rep Power: 0
bluestreak is an unknown quantity at this point
imports = cop magnets

Why is it that cops assume if you have a nice import, you must be a street racer? I drive 120 miles a day to work and back and can hardly afford my insurance cause of this. Any cops reading this, I have got another ticket, pulled over by the same ***** 3 times, for non-moving violations, but now he's slapping a stop sign violation on me, which is bull....anyways, i have already spent 700$ last year on tickets, and took driver re-training courses...Is it also legal when you go to court to have a third party involved, meaning the actual officer who pulles you over isn't there, it's one officer representing the town or city, who wasn't even there when you were pulled over...anyways just venting and if there is anything that can help with this ticket for the stop sign, please let me know....duane
Reply
Old Aug 27, 2002
  #2  
PoopyRay's Avatar
Registered!!
 
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 675
Likes: 0
From: Anne Arundle/Laurel, Maryland, US
Rep Power: 0
PoopyRay is an unknown quantity at this point
Get Jonny Cocrine to fight for you!
Reply
Old Aug 27, 2002
  #3  
Briareos's Avatar
Registered!!
 
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 151
Likes: 0
From: Houston, Texas, US
Rep Power: 0
Briareos is an unknown quantity at this point
here in texas, if the cop doesn't show up to court then they dismiss your ticket and let you leave.
Reply
Old Aug 27, 2002
  #4  
djlunatic's Avatar
Registered!!
 
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 528
Likes: 0
From: Chicago, Illinois, US
Rep Power: 0
djlunatic is an unknown quantity at this point
i fought the non moving violation nightmare. tints, no plate, no seatbelt. you need to decide whats more important. your car & mods, or a lifestyle that excludes you from the hassel of being profiled by police. i'd say loose the mods (i'm assuming lighting, tints and or a really loud exhaust ) with equipment violations u can be pulled over everytime you car is on the road. if you beat it once, another officer will be happy and justified in giving an additional ticket. i played this legal game with tinted front windows. and after the third ticket i just removed them. i have not had any problems with the law or local police since. and my car still looks nice imo.

[IMG]i/expressions/beer_yum.gif[/IMG]
Reply
Old Aug 27, 2002
  #5  
Briareos's Avatar
Registered!!
 
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 151
Likes: 0
From: Houston, Texas, US
Rep Power: 0
Briareos is an unknown quantity at this point
I'm pretty lucky on the moded tickets problem. My parents purchased this car in New Mexico for my christmas present, and kept it in their name for insurance purposes. I live in texas, but have New Mexico plates on the car... this also means I only require a rear license plate. Anytime a cop comments on my mods and how they need to be changed, I simply shrug my shoulders and say," Sorry, perhaps we should leave that up to the New Mexico police." They always get fuming pissed at me, but they know that they can do nothing about it.
Reply
Old Aug 27, 2002
  #6  
ShadyMilkMan's Avatar
Registered!!
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 1,027
Likes: 0
From: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Rep Power: 0
ShadyMilkMan is an unknown quantity at this point
I get pulled over almost everytime i go out. I have to drive exactly the speed limit or i get a ticket. Theres only a few towns that i drive through who dont give me crap. Thats what you get for working hard on making ur car look nice.. They will try and pull you over for anything you can and it sucks its just somthing u have to deal with and if u kiss cops asses which is what they want they will "let you go"
Reply
Old Aug 27, 2002
  #7  
injencivic's Avatar
Registered!!
iTrader: (7)
 
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 7,196
Likes: 1
From: East Tennessee-Knoxville
Rep Power: 372
injencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of light
just drive more careful, your lucky you license is still good after $700 in fines.
Reply
Old Aug 27, 2002
  #8  
JoeB16's Avatar
Registered!!
 
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 2,299
Likes: 0
From: San Diego, California, USA, Northern Hemisphere, Earth, Sol System, Spiral arm of the Milkey Way Galaxy
Rep Power: 0
JoeB16 is an unknown quantity at this point
yet another reason why LEDs, Neon lights, body kits, big wings, stickers, and whatever else SUCK. Its not that its an import, its that you turned it into 1 big glowing neon sore thumb.

"i just installed my strobe lights and painted my car super sparkely orange... why am i getting pulled over so much?!" [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]

if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and sounds like a duck....
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Honda Civic Forum
Replies
Last Post
MamaBear2015
7th Generation Civic 2001 - 2005
6
Sep 4, 2015 09:04 PM
Civic08ex
General Automotive Discussion
0
Aug 16, 2015 05:26 PM
arkcivic
Mechanical Problems/Vehicle Issues and Fix-it Forum
3
Aug 4, 2015 07:03 PM
estes53
Mechanical Problems/Vehicle Issues and Fix-it Forum
0
Jul 20, 2015 10:43 PM




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:01 AM.