1st run in with the Lawzzzzzzzz

06-10-2010, 01:34 AM

haha you got lucky your friend was there dude!

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Originally Posted by Nick911sc

Gotta pay attention! Don't you hate those situations??

The richer areas where I live have all different types of unmarked police cars that pull you over. Chargers, Jeeps etc. It's those moments you feel like an idiot and just wish you would have paid more attention.

I'm glad you got away with just a warning. Moral of the story, don't rely on just your radar. And always look in your mirror :P

Richer areas?

Unmarked cars are EVERYWHERE now.

m4a1mustang · 06-10-2010, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by blue660r01

haha you got lucky your friend was there dude!

Richer areas?

Unmarked cars are EVERYWHERE now.

But the richer counties can afford a wider variety. We have unmarked BMW 3 Series' here.

Nick911sc · 06-10-2010, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

But the richer counties can afford a wider variety. We have unmarked BMW 3 Series' here.

Yea, this is what I meant. Of course most police forces have unmarked vehicles. But, the richer towns(who have their own police force rather than using the county police) can afford to have different unmarked vehicles rather than the typical charger or whatever.

billydsz · 06-10-2010, 08:10 AM

Confusius say better to be pulled over on way to bar then to get pulled over after leaving bar

ps
I never get out of tickets and I am nothing but courteous to the officers. They don't like my face I guess.

xiven · 06-10-2010, 08:20 AM

I've gotten pulled over twice since I got my Z last August and they've only been in April. 1st was for going 49 in a 35. Cop was cool and I mentioned I was running late for church and that I was new to the area...obviously it being a Sunday morning and being in a suit vouched for church and my license having an out of town address vouches for being new to the area. He just said that its 35 in the city limits and let me go.

Then a few weeks later it was late at night and I was heading home from a friends house that lives an hour away from me and I was tired and lazy so I just casually ran through a stop sign and the next car headed down the road happened to be a cop. So he saw the whole thing and swinged around and pulled me over. I knew I wasn't going to get out of that one but the guy was really nice and I was nice to him. I understand he is just doing his job and I wasn't doing a good job w/ paying attention to the posted signs. He kept complimenting my car I just wish he would have cut me some slack. Anyways, it was a $85 ticket and I couldn't plea nolo as I did so less than 5 years ago on a really expensive speeding ticket. I would have preferred my first ticket to be a speeding ticket since I have a sports car and probably deserve one but I'll settle for this.

shadow2k · 06-10-2010, 10:49 PM

I always drive 5mph over on the streets, even passing cops, and have never even been looked at funny for it. The tickets I used to get back in the day listed fines starting at 7mph over, so I just figured anything under that was cool.

I got my first ticket in over a decade last month, 59 in a 45 in the Z. He was nice enough to ignore the fact that I wasn't wearing my seatbelt.

spitfire9200 · 06-10-2010, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

But the richer counties can afford a wider variety. We have unmarked BMW 3 Series' here.

whatt????

when have you seen this

Jesse_Hunter · 06-10-2010, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by blue660r01

Unmarked cars are EVERYWHERE now.

I don't think it was un-marked, it probably said "sheriff" on the side, I just wasn't paying attention.

When I was looking at it trying to tell, I was only seeing the front end.

I have always went by a (5 mph) cusion. Alot of the main roads in my city however, might as well be a nascar race....

nicknick · 06-14-2010, 09:07 PM

I find it very irritating that governments focus on speed so much as if this was the only and major factor in road safety. There are many more factors that contribute to road safety. I guess speed is easily measurable and therefore a good and easy way to raise revenue from the roadside. Why are the other factors continually ignored??

SmoothZ · 06-14-2010, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by nicknick

I find it very irritating that governments focus on speed so much as if this was the only and major factor in road safety. There are many more factors that contribute to road safety. I guess speed is easily measurable and therefore a good and easy way to raise revenue from the roadside. Why are the other factors continually ignored??

Speeding is just the easiest target, per se. I understand what you're getting at, though. If we focused more on such issues as old tires, rusty fenders and exhaust ready to fall off, windows covered with tape and garbage bags, etc. we might actually get newer, safer cars on the road. However, we have a liberal govt that doesn't like picking on those folks who can't afford nice cars. Plus our pu$$y govt would rather raise revenue and spend it twofold than to fix the problems.

We also have powerful lobbying firms that have gone to bed with the private and public sector to ensure that certain issues don't come to light and make the consumer that much wiser.

nicknick · 06-14-2010, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SmoothZ

Speeding is just the easiest target, per se. I understand what you're getting at, though. If we focused more on such issues as old tires, rusty fenders and exhaust ready to fall off, windows covered with tape and garbage bags, etc. we might actually get newer, safer cars on the road. However, we have a liberal govt that doesn't like picking on those folks who can't afford nice cars. Plus our pu$$y govt would rather raise revenue and spend it twofold than to fix the problems.

We also have powerful lobbying firms that have gone to bed with the private and public sector to ensure that certain issues don't come to light and make the consumer that much wiser.

Yes something along those lines.

As to the poster who said this.."Aussies shouldnt get involved in US affairs! " GTFO.

06-14-2010, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by nicknick

Yes something along those lines.

As to the poster who said this.."Aussies shouldnt get involved in US affairs! " GTFO.

wow I was playing around dont get so upset lol

06-10-2010, 08:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
billydsz Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Bern Posts: 252 Drives: 9 370z SptCp SRd 7AT Rep Power: 17	Confusius say better to be pulled over on way to bar then to get pulled over after leaving bar ps I never get out of tickets and I am nothing but courteous to the officers. They don't like my face I guess.

06-10-2010, 08:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
xiven A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Atlanta Age: 45 Posts: 4,128 Drives: Cookie Monster Rep Power: 296	I've gotten pulled over twice since I got my Z last August and they've only been in April. 1st was for going 49 in a 35. Cop was cool and I mentioned I was running late for church and that I was new to the area...obviously it being a Sunday morning and being in a suit vouched for church and my license having an out of town address vouches for being new to the area. He just said that its 35 in the city limits and let me go. Then a few weeks later it was late at night and I was heading home from a friends house that lives an hour away from me and I was tired and lazy so I just casually ran through a stop sign and the next car headed down the road happened to be a cop. So he saw the whole thing and swinged around and pulled me over. I knew I wasn't going to get out of that one but the guy was really nice and I was nice to him. I understand he is just doing his job and I wasn't doing a good job w/ paying attention to the posted signs. He kept complimenting my car I just wish he would have cut me some slack. Anyways, it was a $85 ticket and I couldn't plea nolo as I did so less than 5 years ago on a really expensive speeding ticket. I would have preferred my first ticket to be a speeding ticket since I have a sports car and probably deserve one but I'll settle for this.

06-10-2010, 10:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
shadow2k Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Overland Park, Kansas Posts: 143 Drives: 09 PG 370z 6MT Rep Power: 18	I always drive 5mph over on the streets, even passing cops, and have never even been looked at funny for it. The tickets I used to get back in the day listed fines starting at 7mph over, so I just figured anything under that was cool. I got my first ticket in over a decade last month, 59 in a 45 in the Z. He was nice enough to ignore the fact that I wasn't wearing my seatbelt.

06-14-2010, 09:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
nicknick Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 438 Drives: Mazda mx5 2007 6sp m Rep Power: 18	I find it very irritating that governments focus on speed so much as if this was the only and major factor in road safety. There are many more factors that contribute to road safety. I guess speed is easily measurable and therefore a good and easy way to raise revenue from the roadside. Why are the other factors continually ignored??