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What is the most full of poopie ticket you have ever got? I think I got mine today... I was on my way to work, driving down a road that I know cops like to hang out on to trap speeders. Moreover, I had just seen a police car turn off on a small side road and thought he could come back on the road where I got my ticket this morning... No way was I speeding because I was watching my speed.

The car in front of me, a big balck SUV/truck type... I wasnt paying attention so much on the make, because it started slowing down like it was lost or was looking for a place to turn. So I surveyed the situation... I already knew there wasnt a car in front of it... Then I saw the cop, hiding and waiting for speeders. When I went by he pulled me over. :bs :bs :bs He pulled me over for following too close. Officer Poda, the frikkin' a-hole, even admitted that the SUV probably slowed down because he saw the himself, the police car. At that point, I didnt think he was going to write me a ticket but themofo did. I was never speeding. I never got closer than a car length and when that happened, I had already slowed to 30-35 mph. It was a 45. Is this BS? Its the end of the month.... I know officer Poda was a frikken newbie... He looked so proud to pull over his first vette. :mad

 

Tell it to the Judge! I think you have a pretty good chance of getting of the hook.
:yesnod: :thumbs: :seeya

 

1 car length for every 10mph you are traveling.
So you were 3-4 car lengths behind the SUV?

 

following too close?!? that's a new one on me! never heard of a ticket for that, assured clear distance, IF you rear end someone, yea. sounds like TOTAL BULL PUCKY!! fight it.

 

Fight the man all the way up :yesnod: Since the cost of our tickets includes all the :bs expenses anyway, its prepaid! Take a box of Dunkin' donuts in and hand them over with a smile :D

 

AKA tailgating.

 

Nice! When I lived in NH, I got pulled over twice in one week in the same spot by the same officer in different cars.

First time, I was in my 87 Z28. I knew police usually patrolled that area and was mindfully obeying all the traffic laws. I was really surprised when suddenly I saw a patrol car pull out behind me and turn his lights on... So I pull over and the cop walks up the right side of my car with his flashlight (it was nighttime) walks around the front of the car and up to my window. I rolled the window down and said "Whats the problem, officer?" He says, "Well, I pulled you over because I thought you appeared to have a problem with one of your taillights, but now that your stopped, I don't see the problem anymore. However, since I have you stopped, I noticed you don't have a front tag and I'm going to write you up for it." I promptly explained that I had been on vacation in the car and noticed when I returned home that at some point, my front tag had fallen off (no BS, that really happened) I also explained that I had been to the DMV just that afternoon and gotten the replacement tag but hadn't had a chance to put it on yet. I motioned to the tag sitting in the plastic bag on my passenger seat. He then said, "I see." and "Can I see your license and registration". So I give him what he wants and he leans in on the window and crosses his arms and begins his little speel... "When was the last time you were pulled over?" Actually, this was my first time, which I told him, then he says "You've never been pulled over for drinking or driving under the influence?" I'm thinking... WTF? So I said, "um, if I had, doesn't the state of NH print your name on your drivers licnese in red? Since mine is black, you should be able to tell I haven't. It gets better... He then gives me a funny look and walks back to the patrol car. I sat for over 20 minutes while he ran my record.... He finally walks back to the car and says "I'm going to let you off this time." (Let me off of what?) "But get that tag put on your car." And he goes....

Second time... I'm driving in my 2 week old Jeep Wrangler. Sunny summer evening, just before dusk... I've got the top and doors off and the parking lights on. Bear in mind... NH doesn't have a seatbelt law... Going through same spot and hear come the flashing lights. So again, I'm like WTF? I pull over, and here comes the same cop! Of course, I've talen my seatbelt off when I pulled over to get to my wallet. He walks up and says "A little dangerous to be riding with no top and no doors without a seatbelt, isn't it?" To which I replied that I had the belt on until I just remived it after stopping to get to my wallet, then added... but it's not against the law in NH to ride without a seatbelt. So he says "No, it's not." Then he says, I pulled you over because your rear license plate light is out. I said "Hmmm, the car is only two weeks old. Is my drivers side rear parking light out by any chance?" He says, "Um, no, why?" I said, well, the rear license plate on a Jeep is lit by a clear lens in the bottom of the rear drivers side parking light. If your telling me my parking light isn't out, then the license plate light isn't either." He gives me a dirty look and starts in again... "Can I see your license and registration, when weas the last time you were pulled over for drunkl driving, yada yada yada..." I got out my license and as I was handing it to him I said, "Look, maybe you don't remember, you pulled me over the other night in my Camaro with a poor excuse about a parking light problem that didn't exist. You then "let me off" for not having a front tag after I explained the situation. I thought the stop was bogus and that you detained me too long. Now you've pulled me over again, which, from what I can see, you had no reason to do so. The problem your telling me that you pulled me over for doesn't exist. Again your asking me about drinking and driving when you can see form my license there has never been a problem. If you'd like to run a record check on me again, please do so, but if you continue to pukll me over and harass me over issues like this I'm going to report you to your superior." He kind of looked taken back for a minute, got this iritated look on his face, then just handed me back my license and registration without returning to his car and said "sorry for the inconvienience, please drive carefully." and went back to his car....

:D It was nice to get some satisfaction, although, by doing that, if he had ever pulled me over for something legitimate, he probably would have been really nasty...

 

Very nice Saisling, if only it could always work that way.

 

I had pretty much the same thing happen to me. When he pulled me over he said "nice Vette....I like black." Then he said have a nice day.

Color does make a difference on the Dark Side :yesnod:

Bottom line is ....sorry to hear about your ticket..... :bs

 

It was a legitimate stop, McShagger. However, you can fight it and probably win since the COP agreed with you that the car in front of you was stopping. The fix, obviously, is to ensure you have plenty of room between you and the car in front of you. Sounds like that COP was really board--probably ran out of doughnuts.

 

Sounds like Bull poopie to me!!! :bs

 

Take it to court with your argument that the SUV was slowing quickly.

But be prepared to be offered a plea bargain to a non-moving offense...remember this BS is just part of the money-making sham.

 

I swear to god, people in corvettes think cops like to pull them over. It's not about your car, it's about what you were doing wrong. A lot of the people complaining that they got pulled over in their vette are too engrossed in driving it and don't realize they're doing something wrong.

One car length even at 30mph isn't enough. What if you were to look away for 1/2 a second and the SUV hit his brakes? You'd plow into [and under] the back of it. The officer probably thought that wasn't a safe distance. He still could told you to stay further back though, instead of giving you the ticket..

 

Dont' agree. In a perfect world, where everyone allows the correct following distance, I would prefer 1 length per 10mph. However, in the real world, if I leave more than 1.5 to 2.0 car lengths, some jackarse will pull into my "cushion". Limit is 75mph on the highways of Phoenix and 2-3 lengths if you are lucky.....

In this case, at one or two lengths, when the SUV slowed down, the Vette slowed just after, eating up the original cushion so that when they passed the cop, he was extra close to the SUV.

That ticket is :bs

 

Sorry about the BS ticket. The bottom line is that traffic citations are roughly 90% about revinue and 10% about real safety.
My (long) BS ticket story occured about ten years ago as I was taking my wife and ten year old daughter for a water skiing excursion on a Saturday afternoon to a lake near the town where we'd lived for years.

I was pulling into a MCD's to get my daughter a coke when I notice a police car behind me with red light on. I pull to the side of the lot and (assuming that I must have a rope etc dragging), got out of the van to see what the thoughtful local town policeman had noticed when the cruiser loudspeaker blares out (in an excited woman's voice) STAY IN YOUR TRUCK!!!

Sooooo, I return to my van and wait ten minutes with no cop coming to my door. I again try the exit (with all hands showing) to see just the problem is. Again I get the loudspeaker treatment. I return to my seat. Ten minutes later, the officer shows up at my door and asks if I am aware that my trailer's license plate had expired last week.

I was astonished to say the least. I asked her if that was actually the reason for all the theatrics. She told me not to get excited. I explained that I already was. And asked that she to cite me immediately. She offfered to write me a warning, so I explained that she could either write the ticket or arrest me. She wrote the ticket. Then I told her that she's need to be prepared to explain her treatment and judgement to the judge in court. She didn't look very happy.

I arrived in court (a Mayors court) and when the case was called pleaded guilty, showed the mayor the new registration and then asked him if I could explain the circumstances of my citation, which he gladly allowed. I explained what had happened (including the bullhorn incident in McD's) and added that as long time resident of the town, how humiliated I'd have been if a friend visiting my town had been so treated. I then added my opinion that this officer was unfit for police duty and that it would only be a matter of time before she either hurt someone unnessarily, or was herself hurt. He suspended the fine and court costs.
Post script...... She was charged with marital abuse the next week and was dismissed from the force!

 

Jeez, psyco women cop drivers....

That pretty dangerous though. You could have gotten out and (as I do by habit) reached around to make sure your wallet hadnt fallen out....Then you got a cap busted in your butt. She would have claimed you were reaching for a gun, or knife. Glad shes off the force!

 

First of all, I dont tail gate and I did have plenty of room between my car and the SUV. But when the car in front of you slows, that space gets smaller... thats why you make room to begin with right?. I ended up with one car length when I passed the cop because the SUV slowed...

Even with one car length, I was ready to stop at any point... I had my foot on the brake. There is no way any SUV can outbrake my car.

 

Marital abuse? So thats what those cuffs are for? Kinky.

 

Yep, BS ticket!

 

I nearly recieved one a few months ago because of an accident I had with my 97 Olds. This was on a part of my college campus called Greek Row where all the Sororities and Frat houses are at.


I was picking my Girlfriend who was staying with a friend at her sorority house. I pulled into the Driveway of the Sorority next door, and began to back out, I stopped to look, because of a blind corner, and I wated to make sure no one was coming, checked both ways again and pulled out. WHAM!!! got hit on my passenger side right behind the rear tire, by a female driver. not bad, but just bent the body panel. I get out of the car, call the cops and one shows up about five minutes later.

The cop turns out to be a real ***** to me and is yelling at me, threatens me with a ticket for "Failure to Yield at a Private Drive." I sorta understood how the cop was treating me, it was greek row, and he probably thought I was a Frat boy. However, I'm wearing a ball cap that says "Fort Leavenworth, Kansas" on it, My car has a US Army Signal Corps sticker in the rear window and a DOD sticker in the front. I was also being quite courteous and respectful. It turns out that the Female driver had: NO operating horn, was not paying attention to her driving, and was doing 35 in a 25 zone . And I was the the one that got Bitched at !!!!!!!!

Some Cops are just A-holes