Fairfax County Po-Po's Ultimate Driving Machine!
10-29-05 | 08:19 AM
#26
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From: Prowling the streets of NoVA
Originally Posted by Wargasm
Yeah instead of doing anything about real crime like the rising rate of gang violence around NOVA/DC... they try to bust people for SPEEDING.... Worthless.
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10-29-05 | 08:40 AM
#27
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From: Prowling the streets of NoVA
Originally Posted by FDNewbie
Pele, I got more chaos theory for ya. I posted this thread today. Then I got pulled over by the po-po today.
I was minding my own business, doing nothing wrong. Saw the unmarked Crown Vic. He was in the far right lane, make a right turn. I needed to make that turn too. So I got behind him. Once we both made the right turn, we're in an area with a constant curb...no turns/entrances etc. He slows down to like 3 mph, so naturally I pass him, but know what's gonna happen next. Yep...
As I think to myself...NOT AGAIN...
A plain clothes officer steps outta the Crown Vic. Asks me what the hell I'm doing with an illegal car. Of course, I'm caught totally off-guard by his aggressive demeanor, and gotta play like I'm his biatch cuz I don't want a roadside inspection revealing the 1001 violations I have, including no cats or airpump. So he goes on about my illegal exhaust, my stickers that are illegal, my radar detector, blah blah, and tells me he's not gonna give me a ticket (cuz he can't...he's off duty and has nothing with him), and just saved me about $1000 in fines, BUT he's taking down my license plate and entering it into the computer for having warned me about these illegal items.
Here's the clencher. He tells me that they're not giving tickets out anymore for illegal cars like this (Illegal? Are you kidding me?). He says they're impounding them. At which point I start getting heated...and am trying to keep my cool. He's like yea...with these kinda cars, they're great for the track, but keep it off the streets. We'll impound it.
I'm not gonna say anything to incriminate me, but lets just say you're gonna have to put a bullet in me before you impound my FD. I have the RIGHT to get as many violations as I want and keep on paying 'em...you can't impound a car for multiple violations. I've NEVER read such a statute, and I'm gonna ask around about that (CosmigBang, you reading this?). They better not be instituting a Cali-like law where modified cars are subject to impounding, even if they don't do anything against the law. This is SUCH BS.
As for the exhaust, I'm seriously gonna get this taken care of once and for all. I'm sick of this garbage. Does anyone local have a Mazdaspeed exhaust? The VA laws specify that the exhaust can't be louder than the OEM exhaust. I want to grab a Mazdaspeed exhaust (temporarily), and have it tested at a decible meter-equipped testing station. I'm sure that exhaust is loud as HELL. Then I want to compare it w/ a few exhausts we have, including mine. I have a feeling mine will be no more louder than the Mazdaspeed one (provided I put the cat back on). And if I have that DOCUMENTED, I dare any cop to give me or anyone else an exhaust ticket, as long as the exhaust we're running is one that's been tested and documented to be quieter or as loud as a Mazdaspeed exhaust (which is technically OEM equipment).
So if anyone has a Mazdaspeed exhaust, preferrably a very loud one, PLEASE let me know. It's time we fight back...
~Ramy
I was minding my own business, doing nothing wrong. Saw the unmarked Crown Vic. He was in the far right lane, make a right turn. I needed to make that turn too. So I got behind him. Once we both made the right turn, we're in an area with a constant curb...no turns/entrances etc. He slows down to like 3 mph, so naturally I pass him, but know what's gonna happen next. Yep...
As I think to myself...NOT AGAIN...A plain clothes officer steps outta the Crown Vic. Asks me what the hell I'm doing with an illegal car. Of course, I'm caught totally off-guard by his aggressive demeanor, and gotta play like I'm his biatch cuz I don't want a roadside inspection revealing the 1001 violations I have, including no cats or airpump. So he goes on about my illegal exhaust, my stickers that are illegal, my radar detector, blah blah, and tells me he's not gonna give me a ticket (cuz he can't...he's off duty and has nothing with him), and just saved me about $1000 in fines, BUT he's taking down my license plate and entering it into the computer for having warned me about these illegal items.
Here's the clencher. He tells me that they're not giving tickets out anymore for illegal cars like this (Illegal? Are you kidding me?). He says they're impounding them. At which point I start getting heated...and am trying to keep my cool. He's like yea...with these kinda cars, they're great for the track, but keep it off the streets. We'll impound it.
I'm not gonna say anything to incriminate me, but lets just say you're gonna have to put a bullet in me before you impound my FD. I have the RIGHT to get as many violations as I want and keep on paying 'em...you can't impound a car for multiple violations. I've NEVER read such a statute, and I'm gonna ask around about that (CosmigBang, you reading this?). They better not be instituting a Cali-like law where modified cars are subject to impounding, even if they don't do anything against the law. This is SUCH BS.
As for the exhaust, I'm seriously gonna get this taken care of once and for all. I'm sick of this garbage. Does anyone local have a Mazdaspeed exhaust? The VA laws specify that the exhaust can't be louder than the OEM exhaust. I want to grab a Mazdaspeed exhaust (temporarily), and have it tested at a decible meter-equipped testing station. I'm sure that exhaust is loud as HELL. Then I want to compare it w/ a few exhausts we have, including mine. I have a feeling mine will be no more louder than the Mazdaspeed one (provided I put the cat back on). And if I have that DOCUMENTED, I dare any cop to give me or anyone else an exhaust ticket, as long as the exhaust we're running is one that's been tested and documented to be quieter or as loud as a Mazdaspeed exhaust (which is technically OEM equipment).
So if anyone has a Mazdaspeed exhaust, preferrably a very loud one, PLEASE let me know. It's time we fight back...
~Ramy
first off he set you up.... similar thing happened to a friend of mine not too long ago, cop tailgated him on a one lane road until my friend sped up(and no, my friend wasnt speeding)... then the cop bagged him.
second, yeah, i dont know as much about the law as you do, but impounding a car that has "violations" is bullshit
it sounds to me like theyre using scaretactics and overstepping thier bounds in trying to control the supposed speeding thats going on around here.... specifically targeting cars that look fast and may even be lightly modded. why dont they go after the rich 50y/o guys in BMWs and Benzes that i see flying down the roads at double the speed limit? or the "soccer moms" that frequently either get into or cause accidents b/c theyre some of the worst drivers on the roads? or the ones i see reading books, shaving, putting on make-up or talking on thier cell phones while speeding down the street?this is worse than cali i think.
10-29-05 | 11:25 AM
#28
Originally Posted by FDNewbie
Pele, I got more chaos theory for ya. I posted this thread today. Then I got pulled over by the po-po today.
I was minding my own business, doing nothing wrong. Saw the unmarked Crown Vic. He was in the far right lane, make a right turn. I needed to make that turn too. So I got behind him. Once we both made the right turn, we're in an area with a constant curb...no turns/entrances etc. He slows down to like 3 mph, so naturally I pass him, but know what's gonna happen next. Yep... As I think to myself...NOT AGAIN...
A plain clothes officer steps outta the Crown Vic. Asks me what the hell I'm doing with an illegal car. Of course, I'm caught totally off-guard by his aggressive demeanor, and gotta play like I'm his biatch cuz I don't want a roadside inspection revealing the 1001 violations I have, including no cats or airpump. So he goes on about my illegal exhaust, my stickers that are illegal, my radar detector, blah blah, and tells me he's not gonna give me a ticket (cuz he can't...he's off duty and has nothing with him), and just saved me about $1000 in fines, BUT he's taking down my license plate and entering it into the computer for having warned me about these illegal items.
Here's the clencher. He tells me that they're not giving tickets out anymore for illegal cars like this (Illegal? Are you kidding me?). He says they're impounding them. At which point I start getting heated...and am trying to keep my cool. He's like yea...with these kinda cars, they're great for the track, but keep it off the streets. We'll impound it.
I'm not gonna say anything to incriminate me, but lets just say you're gonna have to put a bullet in me before you impound my FD. I have the RIGHT to get as many violations as I want and keep on paying 'em...you can't impound a car for multiple violations. I've NEVER read such a statute, and I'm gonna ask around about that (CosmigBang, you reading this?). They better not be instituting a Cali-like law where modified cars are subject to impounding, even if they don't do anything against the law. This is SUCH BS.
As for the exhaust, I'm seriously gonna get this taken care of once and for all. I'm sick of this garbage. Does anyone local have a Mazdaspeed exhaust? The VA laws specify that the exhaust can't be louder than the OEM exhaust. I want to grab a Mazdaspeed exhaust (temporarily), and have it tested at a decible meter-equipped testing station. I'm sure that exhaust is loud as HELL. Then I want to compare it w/ a few exhausts we have, including mine. I have a feeling mine will be no more louder than the Mazdaspeed one (provided I put the cat back on). And if I have that DOCUMENTED, I dare any cop to give me or anyone else an exhaust ticket, as long as the exhaust we're running is one that's been tested and documented to be quieter or as loud as a Mazdaspeed exhaust (which is technically OEM equipment).
So if anyone has a Mazdaspeed exhaust, preferrably a very loud one, PLEASE let me know. It's time we fight back...
~Ramy
I was minding my own business, doing nothing wrong. Saw the unmarked Crown Vic. He was in the far right lane, make a right turn. I needed to make that turn too. So I got behind him. Once we both made the right turn, we're in an area with a constant curb...no turns/entrances etc. He slows down to like 3 mph, so naturally I pass him, but know what's gonna happen next. Yep...
As I think to myself...NOT AGAIN...A plain clothes officer steps outta the Crown Vic. Asks me what the hell I'm doing with an illegal car. Of course, I'm caught totally off-guard by his aggressive demeanor, and gotta play like I'm his biatch cuz I don't want a roadside inspection revealing the 1001 violations I have, including no cats or airpump. So he goes on about my illegal exhaust, my stickers that are illegal, my radar detector, blah blah, and tells me he's not gonna give me a ticket (cuz he can't...he's off duty and has nothing with him), and just saved me about $1000 in fines, BUT he's taking down my license plate and entering it into the computer for having warned me about these illegal items.
Here's the clencher. He tells me that they're not giving tickets out anymore for illegal cars like this (Illegal? Are you kidding me?). He says they're impounding them. At which point I start getting heated...and am trying to keep my cool. He's like yea...with these kinda cars, they're great for the track, but keep it off the streets. We'll impound it.
I'm not gonna say anything to incriminate me, but lets just say you're gonna have to put a bullet in me before you impound my FD. I have the RIGHT to get as many violations as I want and keep on paying 'em...you can't impound a car for multiple violations. I've NEVER read such a statute, and I'm gonna ask around about that (CosmigBang, you reading this?). They better not be instituting a Cali-like law where modified cars are subject to impounding, even if they don't do anything against the law. This is SUCH BS.
As for the exhaust, I'm seriously gonna get this taken care of once and for all. I'm sick of this garbage. Does anyone local have a Mazdaspeed exhaust? The VA laws specify that the exhaust can't be louder than the OEM exhaust. I want to grab a Mazdaspeed exhaust (temporarily), and have it tested at a decible meter-equipped testing station. I'm sure that exhaust is loud as HELL. Then I want to compare it w/ a few exhausts we have, including mine. I have a feeling mine will be no more louder than the Mazdaspeed one (provided I put the cat back on). And if I have that DOCUMENTED, I dare any cop to give me or anyone else an exhaust ticket, as long as the exhaust we're running is one that's been tested and documented to be quieter or as loud as a Mazdaspeed exhaust (which is technically OEM equipment).
So if anyone has a Mazdaspeed exhaust, preferrably a very loud one, PLEASE let me know. It's time we fight back...
~Ramy
If anythign like that happens to me, i'm just going to stay behind him, then pull off the road at the next place I can, then just park there and stand next to my car. Then if the cop turns around I'm just going to lock the car and walk away from it into the nearest store, then see what he does.
Now would be a good time to start keeping a camera in your car and filming every time you get pulled over, I'm going to start.
Is that illegal though, to film the officer when he pulls you over, and film the conversation you have? I'd call it protection under the law, and if it's illegal, thats bullshit.
10-29-05 | 12:43 PM
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He wasn't following me....I was behind him. Then he jumped over to the other lane, and slowed down to literally 3 mph (almost a complete stop). I couldn't turn anywhere, cuz it was all curb...no sideroads or entrances. Then once I passed him, he got behind me and lit it up.
Re: recording, I wanna get a tape recorder and try that...might come in handy.
Re: recording, I wanna get a tape recorder and try that...might come in handy.
10-29-05 | 03:32 PM
#31
Originally Posted by FDNewbie
He wasn't following me....I was behind him. Then he jumped over to the other lane, and slowed down to literally 3 mph (almost a complete stop). I couldn't turn anywhere, cuz it was all curb...no sideroads or entrances. Then once I passed him, he got behind me and lit it up.
Re: recording, I wanna get a tape recorder and try that...might come in handy.
Re: recording, I wanna get a tape recorder and try that...might come in handy.
Hmm, you should've just waited till he stopped, then honked at him! After all, you Didn't do anythign illegal, just a friendly tap on the horn to let him know to start going again.
Also, when i was talking about the camera, I meant a digital camera, most nowadays take video's with audio too, in fact some cell phones take video with audio. But I think it's a good Idea, it would **** the cop, and possibly get the case thrown out before you blew it up.
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