Pulled Over Rant

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by RGRCamaro

I don't think a real "man" respects EVERY law, he may respect only ones that he feels should be respected. Some laws are absolutley ridiculous.


Otherwise those guys with white hair who signed that document somewhere on the east coast in 1776, I guess weren't real "Men"...

So you are saying if it's a law you don't agree with it's ok to break it???? And if you don't break it you are not a real man????:face-palm

You cannot compare what our founding fathers revolted against as being the same level as tint or light laws... I don't recall back in those days there even being cars.. Do you agree with the country's Tax Laws? Do you pay your taxes anyway? That would be closer to what our founding fathers were doing.

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by NJScorpio

It's not like the tickets for modding your car are BECAUSE you modded it. The tickets related to specific mods typically have some basis in safety regulations (either for the public, or for the officers). It's not like they don't want you changing your exhaust, or putting on different wheels.

Sometimes, a person's falls on the very outskirts of the law. Like very mild tint, or some high quality after market lights. But, these laws prevent idiots with limo tint all around, who can't see where they are going, or who paint their lights to make them darker (and thus, people can't safely see them at night).

I am not as worried about seeing them at night as being able to see their blacked out brake lights on a bright sunny day. That is the worst time for them.

[pickwithaustin]

Originally Posted by RGRCamaro

But anyways, so you mean to tell me that you never sped once in your life? Even 1mph over? Changed lanes without signaling? Or signaled less than 300 feet before a turn? Everything on you car is 100% legal? That you obey EVERY law to the full extent of the law? Yeah I didn't think so, guess that makes you a criminal too.

Oops... now you will have to think so.
Approximately 35 years of driving, and MANY very performance cars over the years ranging from Corvette's, to Firebirds, to Camaro's, and probably 70% of the different "muscle cars" made in the day... and ZERO TICKETS. None, ever. So no, only you fit the category, I suppose. You seem to think you can pick and choose laws. Yo yo fo shizzle.

[RGRCamaro]

Originally Posted by pickwithaustin

Oops... now you will have to think so.
Approximately 35 years of driving, and MANY very performance cars over the years ranging from Corvette's, to Firebirds, to Camaro's, and probably 70% of the different "muscle cars" made in the day... and ZERO TICKETS. None, ever. So no, only you fit the category, I suppose. You seem to think you can pick and choose laws. Yo yo fo shizzle.

I didn't ask if you got a ticket...I asked if you broke the law. We all know the answer, and I got the answer I wanted, so you can stay on your fake high-horse.

[jcamaro37f]

Originally Posted by Chaz391

I'm a cop. I'm also a Camaro owner. I make decent money. I'm college educated and work OT/extra security jobs. Quotas do not exist. We are expected to make "traffic contacts" but they can not tell us how many citations to write. Doing such would result and lawsuits against cities from their LEOs. Some of the best dope arrests (meth) I've made have come off of expired registration, defective license plate lights, and OMG no front LP stops. I put together an ID theft case once with over 100 victims and 1000 pieces of identifying information. Came off a no front LP stop.

Broken taillights here led to many arrests for warrants, illegal substances, even weapons charges.

To bother some and catch one good perp is fine by me.


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[pickwithaustin]

Originally Posted by RGRCamaro

I didn't ask if you got a ticket...I asked if you broke the law. We all know the answer, and I got the answer I wanted, so you can stay on your fake high-horse.

There is no high horse, just stating that breaking laws is not what makes you a man. Ask your dad about it.

You win though... You're the man. I only hope one day I can grow up to be the same.

[punkindave]

Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

I am not as worried about seeing them at night as being able to see their blacked out brake lights on a bright sunny day. That is the worst time for them.

Personally, I hate not being able to see what the driver is doing other than driving. As a cyclist I want to see where the driver is looking and what they are doing, keeps me safer and allows me to get away from them if they're texting, putting on makeup, grading school papers, eating a bowl of cereal (with milk!) or watching TV.

[pickwithaustin]

Originally Posted by punkindave

Personally, I hate not being able to see what the driver is doing other than driving. As a cyclist I want to see where the driver is looking and what they are doing, keeps me safer and allows me to get away from them if they're texting, putting on makeup, grading school papers, eating a bowl of cereal (with milk!) or watching TV.

Great point. Indeed, most laws are in place for a good reason. Not all, but the majority are. (Side note: I saw one shaving one morning... shaving cream and all).

[garyw]

+1 for the cops.

i got a ticket 2 weeks ago rolling a stop sign and the only one im upset with is me. the cop was nice, professional and has my respect.

thumbs down to all the children that think the cops are at fault for you breaking the laws.

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by punkindave

Personally, I hate not being able to see what the driver is doing other than driving. As a cyclist I want to see where the driver is looking and what they are doing, keeps me safer and allows me to get away from them if they're texting, putting on makeup, grading school papers, eating a bowl of cereal (with milk!) or watching TV.

I was talking about blacked out or heavily tinted taillights. Not the windows. People think "oh my lights can be seen at night" but forget how hard it may be during the daytime when the sun is bright.