Thank you officer, may I have another one...

Originally posted by WestCoast Sdime



Edited: 9/19/2005 7:19:11 PM by WestCoast Sdime

without saying much, i think maybe within the next couple of years in CA, theyre going to make airbagging vehicles under a certain gross weight illegial.. Theyre will be new law written, our chp instructors told us in the academy last year that they are working on new laws.

That will never pass! SEMA would lobby in Sacramento til they were blue in the face about how airbags make vehicles safer. They would have to revise it to say using "airbags" to lower your vehicle would be illegal because the benefits of supplemental air for towing purposes would completely outweigh the benefits of doing away with airbags all together.

Originally posted by BAGGED BELAIR



Edited: 9/19/2005 9:50:49 PM by BAGGED BELAIR

I'm gonna have to disagree with Todd. There are plenty of catch alls in the code as is. I don't think everything can be legislated, my opinion only. I can't believe it's still legal to hold a cell phone and drive. That causes a sh*t load of crashes.

Hey devin, Scot was asking about Grinder today...........

Thank You.. so why does the cop pull me over for not having a "spaced widely as practicable" led when there are idiots who drive while talking on cell phones. I have a cell phone but I will pull over to talk on it. But I will end this conversation there. I could go all day on this subject

ken like they always told us in class, the law is the law, who knows..

i was told by people about Sema already,and that they couldnt beat Sema, but in my opinion they will definitley try to attack this issue. I hope not either, i drive a bagged s10 that is ready for a bd

Probably won't like the answer. We need to enforce ALL the provisions in the code. Again, descretion on the part of the officer. Spirit vs. Letter of the law....all that stuff. He can chose to, or not to. That's all I can tell ya. Sometimes you stop em, sometimes you don't. There are so many variables. If I'm going to a collision, i'm not stopping for tinted windows. If I'm working speed, I usually won't bother the tint, but go for the seatbelts.

Edited: 9/20/2005 12:52:17 PM by mccook8

Originally posted by acrofobn



Two Words. probable cause

Sure, if he's making an arrest, writing a ticket, or searching the car....

...but to just make a traffic stop, it's three words:

Reasonable, Articulable Suspicion.

As far as tickets go, all they are is appointment slips. (As long as you're truly innocent)

Look, guys, I've got a foot in both worlds here. And, no, for you airbag bigots, I don't have an adjustable suspension......yet. But I still consider myself to be a minitrucker. And, after 17 years, I certainly consider myself to be a cop.

A LOT of what we (minitruckers and every other kind of gearhead) do violates one law or another. You research the law, you do your damnedest to stay within it or at least inconspicuous, and you hope all will go well.

But if it doesn't, you've got no one to blame but yourself. Because if there was no violation there, there'd be nothing for the cop to write down in that little box with numbers next to it.

You can drive a Mad Max Mobile all you want, and not get a single ticket.......as long as you do it on private property where you've got a right to be.

When you drive on the public highways, though, you enter into an unspoken agreement to follow the laws regarding those highways.

Beyond that, some cops are dicks. Most are not. Some minitruckers are dicks. Most are not.

I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if somebody, someday, did a study and learned that, a great percentage of the time, when there's friction between cops and minitruckers, there are dicks on BOTH sides of the driver door......

edit: as for the "law" covering officer discretion, it's in many laws, in the words "may", "can" and "shall". If a statute says that an officer SHALL do something, there's no discretion allowed. Most traffic codes include the "may" language for traffic infractions.

bagged belair I sent you a message

That's funny, I've actually had cops thank me for being polite to them when they pulled me over, it's actually gotten me OUT of tickets.

But I agree, some cops are just assholes. And instead of getting into an argument with them, it's a lot easier just to keep your mouth shut and take your ticket. If you really felt that you weren't breaking the law, give your explanation to the judge.

But when you modify your vehicle, and you know it breaks state laws, don't get an attitude when they pull you over for it.

Nothing has been done yet. Its been over a month now since I sent my plee in. I finally called them and they dismissed my inspection sticker part but says judge hasn't scheduled a date yet for the court about my "Defective tail lamps" and probably won't til the first of year. But since my ticket I have installed a 60" led in place of my 40". We will see how it goes.

Well, for anyone that cares I just had my court and the fuckers still found me guilty because my led lights up as 1 light.

ur 60 it isnt spilt in 2 parts?