Go back to C6 gen. We don't need any more trolls here. You change cities faster than I change underwear

 

Smart cars.

When I had to pay for my first ticket, and this was last october mind you, you should've seen the huge line outside of the courthouse. I had to stand outside for atleast a half hour, and I got there a half hour early in anticipation to this. Now the ticket I got was fair, I was going 15 over in a 55(in my DD), but she couldn't give me a break that my father was dying of liver failure and I had to see him in the hospital. I was upset..

But back to the point, I don't neccessarily believe that the police NEED to pull people over for bogus reasons when there's so many young drivers that do STUPID things! One girl I overheard said that she had the cruise control at 65 in a 55 and didn't _legally_ think she was speeding since it was set at that instead of her foot doing the driving. Another one I heard was he "had to get home in time for his favorite show".. Oh, and I even saw someone parked at the courthouse over the hashed lines. To think they might get another ticket while attending for their first? Nah, that couldn't happen.

 

Colorado...BTDT. Of course there are those truly risking public safety and need to be "pinched" for it. But, in Colorado, a substantial portion of the law enforcement budget depends on traffic violations - something like 38% in '98 (the last year I lived in my adopted home state). There are some ridiculously slow speed zones which are always beefed up with patrol cars "having a fund raiser".

One road (CO 2?) goes west over the hogback ridge between Golden and Bolder had a 15 mph speed limit on the back side of the ridge. Having received a ticket the week before for 10 mph over (on another road) I went 15mph, (by gawd!) all the way down the grade. By the time I got to the bottom, there were more than a dozen cars n trucks behind me, all blowing horns and making a fuss. There was a cop at the bottom...I got pulled over!! "Impeding traffic", the man said.

I guess my point is, it really pisses me off when some condescending "individual" lectures me (us) on this board about the virtuousness of LEOs and speeding tickets being necessary to save ourselves from ourselves. I don't condone dangering public safety, so don't get me wrong. But, at the same time, don't even...EVEN try to pass off all speeding tickets being in the interest of public safety. With all due respect to LEOs and the work they do, to say they only give out tickets in the interest of safety is . If you are an LEO, God bless you and the work you do for us. So, please don't come on here and try to say (if you did) that speeding tickets (all) are in the interest of public safety, cuz that is not always true. To imply that it is only insults our intelligence (and that of the public) and raised contempt for the law, and contempt for the law is what gets cops killed too!!

(BTW, my bro retired as a deputy sheriff after 25 years, and my son was an LEO in GA for a time. So, I have nothing but respect for the people (most of them) and the job they do. And, I've ridden "shotgun" with them both on patrol...)

P.

 

You were dropped on your head one too many times as a baby, weren't you?

 

O yeah for the record. Being nice never hurts. Someone who is a D!ck or has an attude never wins. And as far as the excuses remember we have heard them all ! And then some. So dont get upset if the cop doesn't drop to his knee's if someone is sick. Plus you rushing to the hospital isn't gonna save anyone ! But may kill another.

 

Sure isn't what I had in mind when I started the thread.

I'm not a LEO and don't have any in the family but know a few casually and they are decent guys. There are azzholes in any profession or group. It's even possible there is a higher percentage as cops - we all know some "bubba" who would LOVE to have that job so he can throw his weight around and be "official". But to generically hate all cops because a few are hard-asses is way off base. They don't write the laws but they do have an obligation to enforce them.

Not suggesting we do it here or things will really get out of hand, but I bet the COPS could tell some good stories about the people they pull over being azzholes, too!

 

Well this thread got off topic abit so lets get it straight again.

I came across a CHP officer standing in the middle of the bushes on the center of I-5 30 miles from anywhere with his radar gun pointing at on coming traffic. If he would have caught someone speeding he would have to walk out into traffic pointing at them to pull over. If they didn't he would have to ran the length of a football field to where his car was parked. It was 107 outside that day. I really felt kinda bad for him (but that's because he didn't catch me LOL). Copper

 

Maybe you cannot afford two homes. That is no reason to be ignorant.

I hate to think about your underwear. A little too much information sir.

 

this thread is hilarious, we got all things going in here.

 

Including some guy from Canada who thinks you can only own 1 Vette and 1 house.

 

 

OT would be proud.

 

Oh oh

 

I have no idea what your issue is. I see you have checked my profile and follow me around on posts. A little creepy but a public forum so this is to be expected.

So, if you have the need to know why I'm on the C4 forum I will explain. In the past I have owned 8 C4's and truly love the design on the C4 and have a great respect for the evolution of the C4. I'm curently considering getting back into a C4 that needs some work. If I can get it for the right price it will be mine.

So if it is okay with you I would like to get information on the C4. Maybe you are in charge of the C4 section and can decide whom can participate.

I own a home in Norwood Park, Chicago IL and a home in Summerlin, Las Vegas NV.

Now I hope this explains why I'm on the C4 section and why I have 2 residences.

 

Sounds like some folks need a trip on the Love Boat !!!!!!!!!!

 

No kidding. I come on the C4 section and I own a C6 and the guy tells me go back to the C6 section as if he runs the C4 section. I like the C4 a lot.

OP sorry this got off topic.