Does your Z attract the attention of law enforcment?

madeinjapan · 08-08-2016, 01:34 PM

Lexus ES 300, 33%
Nissan 350Z, 33%
Dodge Charger SE/SXT, 32%
Volkswagen Jetta GL, 31%
Chevrolet Monte Carlo LS/LT, 31%
Mazda 3S, 30%
Volkswagen GTI, 30%
Dodge Stratus SXT, 30%
Acura 3.0s, 30%
Toyota Tacoma, 30%

madeinjapan · 08-08-2016, 01:34 PM

Buick Encore, 3%
Lexus IS350, 3%
Acura ILX, 6%
Cadillac ATS, 6%
Chevrolet Express, 8%
Cadillac Escalade, 8%
GMC Savana, 9%
Audi A3 2-Series, 9%
BMW 320I, 10%
Land Rover Range Rover, 11%

somms · 08-08-2016, 01:47 PM

Survey: Here are the 20 cars that get the most tickets | 12NEWS.com

madeinjapan · 08-09-2016, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by somms

Survey: Here are the 20 cars that get the most tickets | 12NEWS.com

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somms · 08-09-2016, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by madeinjapan

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I think you mean, "Thanks for providing a news source for the ticketing statistics."

onzedge · 08-08-2016, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Thyristor

The other day i was driving around town in my Nismo with my lights off because it was still day light out and i was pulled over and ticketed for having my lights off 20 minutes past sundown.

It is my fault for not having my lights on auto mode but i dont think it would have mattered since it was still very much light out. I feel as though in a normal situation in a different car i would have just been told to turn my lights on or i wouldnt have been pulled over at all but since i was in my Z i feel as though i was targeted and cited. Very petty.

Does anyone else receive this petty behavior from law enforcement or am i just unlucky?

Pennsylvania requires your headlights to be on between sunset and sunrise, as well as in other conditions like inclement weather and in construction zones.

You were in violation of the law so I do not think it was "petty". A bit of self-education will help you better adhere to the law and avoid future "profiling".

Here is a link to the Pennsylvania Driver's Manual to get you started.

https://www.dot.state.pa.us/Public/D...h/PUB%2095.pdf

I am here to help.

onzedge · 08-08-2016, 02:04 PM

My youngest son came home one night when he was 17 claiming he had been profiled by the CHP and ticketed for speeding.

I asked why he thought he was profiled and he said that he was young, driving a Z (one of my 280ZX's) and that he had long hair.

I asked him if he was going faster than everyone else and he said yes.

I said "there you go, you were profiled...CHP profiles speeders".

Duc_Z09 · 08-08-2016, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

My youngest son cam home on enight when he was 17 claiming he had been profiled by the CHP and ticketed for speeding.

I asked why he thought he was profiled and he said that he was young, driving a Z (one of my 280ZX's) and that he had long hair.

I asked him if he was going faster than everyone else and he said yes.

I said "there you go, you were profiled...CHP profiles speeders".

P's_Z · 08-08-2016, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

My youngest son came home one night when he was 17 claiming he had been profiled by the CHP and ticketed for speeding.

I asked why he thought he was profiled and he said that he was young, driving a Z (one of my 280ZX's) and that he had long hair.

I asked him if he was going faster than everyone else and he said yes.

I said "there you go, you were profiled...CHP profiles speeders".

Looks like he walked right into that one...

onzedge · 08-08-2016, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by P's_Z

Looks like he walked right into that one...

He did. It cracked me up.

Pagoda · 08-08-2016, 09:38 PM

I routinely drive in PA with my lights on all the time during the day in my jeep and my Z. More cause I want to be seen by other drivers. I haven't felt singled out by law enforcement, (and I used to be one) because I don't drive in a manner to draw attention to myself.

brancky3 · 08-08-2016, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Thyristor

The other day i was driving around town in my Nismo with my lights off because it was still day light out and i was pulled over and ticketed for having my lights off 20 minutes past sundown.

It is my fault for not having my lights on auto mode but i dont think it would have mattered since it was still very much light out. I feel as though in a normal situation in a different car i would have just been told to turn my lights on or i wouldnt have been pulled over at all but since i was in my Z i feel as though i was targeted and cited. Very petty.

Does anyone else receive this petty behavior from law enforcement or am i just unlucky?

To play devil's advocate here... why did you even switch your lights off auto mode? I don't think I've touched mine since I bought the car new.

Thyristor · 08-08-2016, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by brancky3

To play devil's advocate here... why did you even switch your lights off auto mode? I don't think I've touched mine since I bought the car new.

No your completely right I should just leave it on auto. I drive a Saturn SL2 as my daily and the car beeps at me if the keep the lights on when the cars off so I got into a habit of always turning my lights off. For some odd reason I always instinctively turn my lights on in the Saturn but I haven't been able to get into the same routine with the Z yet.

Montez · 08-08-2016, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by brancky3

To play devil's advocate here... why did you even switch your lights off auto mode? I don't think I've touched mine since I bought the car new.

I keep mine off of auto because every time I get caught under an overpass etc they come on and turn back off time I leave from under it, that constant on and off is not an HID bulbs best friend. Here in the LA area we have ton's of them!

JARblue · 08-09-2016, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by brancky3

To play devil's advocate here... why did you even switch your lights off auto mode? I don't think I've touched mine since I bought the car new.

I absolutely hate the auto mode lights on the Z. They don't come on soon enough when it starts to get dark, and they turn on every time I pull into the garage in daylight. That being said, I turn the lights on manually nearly every time I get in the car. OP has no excuse...

In fact, I would say LEOs have been very fair to me in the Z. I've got a number of warnings, and only two tickets. Both tickets I was going 15+ over and the cop wrote the ticket for <10 over. Several of them complemented the car as well

And I speed everywhere. Not recklessly. Just fast.

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onzedge A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Battle Lake MN Age: 64 Posts: 183,964 Drives: 370Z 240Z Rep Power: 2684737	My youngest son came home one night when he was 17 claiming he had been profiled by the CHP and ticketed for speeding. I asked why he thought he was profiled and he said that he was young, driving a Z (one of my 280ZX's) and that he had long hair. I asked him if he was going faster than everyone else and he said yes. I said "there you go, you were profiled...CHP profiles speeders". JARblue, EZT, Davey and 9 others like this. __________________ Koni\|Swift\|Michelin\|Motordyne\|Berk\|RJM Performance\|Gates\|SPL\|Motul\|Technafit\|Ate Super Blue\|Hawk Tommy Kaira\|Momo\|Optima\|Hella\|Hotchkis\|Red Line\|ZSpeed\|Stillen\|B&M\|H&R Last edited by onzedge; 08-08-2016 at 03:08 PM.

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Pagoda Base Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Abington, PA Posts: 30 Drives: '10 370z Touring Rag Rep Power: 10	I routinely drive in PA with my lights on all the time during the day in my jeep and my Z. More cause I want to be seen by other drivers. I haven't felt singled out by law enforcement, (and I used to be one) because I don't drive in a manner to draw attention to myself. __________________ 2010 Touring Roadster - Z1 Intake and Oil Cooler, GarageLine exhaust

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