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Old Nov 20, 2001 | 08:38 AM
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Light years ahead of you!
yes.. you are showing it so well in both the top threads today...
Old Nov 20, 2001 | 08:50 AM
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yes.. you are showing it so well in both the top threads today...
At least I was trying to support your actions, if you disagree to fast driving so much why did you do it in the first place and have it recorded. Second of all I know what driving in Germany looks like, b/c I've been there a few times, and rented a car each time. Yes you do only pass on the left. My point is that speed doesn't kill, stupidity does. I am know to be a fast driver, but always stay safe. Also I love the way sprintmax dogs me out after I comment on their vid. and defended him against another post, thanks for your loyal support and next time be carful when racing on the street and recording. That's so adult thing to do!
Old Nov 20, 2001 | 08:55 AM
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You can't fight it sheesh. You were caught redhanded period. Go to court, they will reduce it for just showing up. Replace all the little rice bulbs in the car w/ dot legal ones and take a picture. If you show that you are trying your best to comply w/ the law, the judge will show mercy. That's it, period. Live and learn.
Old Nov 20, 2001 | 08:57 AM
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just because you defend me.. does not mean i am going to agree with those comments.. dude come on.. you defended about 10 other people in that thread and they all turned on you.. i appreciate your support.. but those comments were not called for..

Originally posted by max7


At least I was trying to support your actions, if you disagree to fast driving so much why did you do it in the first place and have it recorded. Second of all I know what driving in Germany looks like, b/c I've been there a few times, and rented a car each time. Yes you do only pass on the left. My point is that speed doesn't kill, stupidity does. I am know to be a fast driver, but always stay safe. Also I love the way sprintmax dogs me out after I comment on their vid. and defended him against another post, thanks for your loyal support and next time be carful when racing on the street and recording. That's so adult thing to do!
Old Nov 20, 2001 | 08:59 AM
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Maybe if had had a slight amount of taste, and didn't rice your car up with blue lights, you wouldn't have any tickets. If I was a cop, I'd target ricers like you as well.
Old Nov 20, 2001 | 08:59 AM
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Re: Re: Re: I got 6 tickets for blue lights!

Originally posted by kafene


man, who can laugh off $300? i make more than $900 a week but that would still hurt.


kafene.
Someone isnt budgeting their money correctly you should drive a BMW not a Maxima!!!
BTW Im J/K,so I dont wanna hear about the mortgage,bills and other expenses
Old Nov 20, 2001 | 09:02 AM
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Re: Re: Re: Re: I got 6 tickets for blue lights!

Originally posted by ChillWill2000


Someone isnt budgeting their money correctly you should drive a BMW not a Maxima!!!
BTW Im J/K,so I dont wanna hear about the mortgage,bills and other expenses

THANK YOU, IF ANYONE HAS EXTRA 230 LAYING AROUND THAT IS JUST TAKING UP SPACE ILL GIVE YOU MY ADDRESS, AND ILL BE HAPPY TO PUT IT TO GOOD USE.
Old Nov 20, 2001 | 09:12 AM
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Originally posted by skeelo34



THANK YOU, IF ANYONE HAS EXTRA 230 LAYING AROUND THAT IS JUST TAKING UP SPACE ILL GIVE YOU MY ADDRESS, AND ILL BE HAPPY TO PUT IT TO GOOD USE.
Hey this is what I did with my blue light ticket. Knowing the love and support in this thread, I will probably will get dogged, but anyways. I bought superwhite bulbs and took the package to court and my case was dismissed. I explained the judge that these are white bulbs and as far as I know those are legal. Good luck! Hope it works out great!
Old Nov 20, 2001 | 09:44 AM
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Plead guilty, show them you've changed the bulbs back and you'll likely get one ticket ($30), one court charge ($20) and be outta there only 50 bucks lighter in the wallet.

Show them even the slightest bit of attitude and you'll be looking the full $230 straight in the face. Good luck.
Old Nov 20, 2001 | 09:52 AM
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Originally posted by 2maxgarage
Plead guilty, show them you've changed the bulbs back and you'll likely get one ticket ($30), one court charge ($20) and be outta there only 50 bucks lighter in the wallet.

Show them even the slightest bit of attitude and you'll be looking the full $230 straight in the face. Good luck.
You mean plead guilty, but with explanation??? Or do you mean plead guilty, but dont pay and send them pictures of yellow bulbs in my car and beg for a discount? If you plead guilty I thought it meant your agreeing with the ticket, so then you would send in the full payment with it, wouldn't you? I doubt they would send me a refund for the difference after.
Old Nov 20, 2001 | 10:25 AM
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Originally posted by skeelo34


You mean plead guilty, but with explanation??? Or do you mean plead guilty, but dont pay and send them pictures of yellow bulbs in my car and beg for a discount? If you plead guilty I thought it meant your agreeing with the ticket, so then you would send in the full payment with it, wouldn't you? I doubt they would send me a refund for the difference after.
Just go to court and explain that you didn't know that those bulbs were illegal. I brought a package that said super whites on them, and told the judge that those were the bulbs I was using, as far as your washer led lights tell the judge you didn't know. As long as you are nice to the judge you should be OK! Good luck!
Old Nov 20, 2001 | 11:02 AM
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Re: Re: Re: Re: I got 6 tickets for blue lights!

Originally posted by Wizeguy
Blinkers are suppose to be orange. This is a car not a christmas tree...
'Tis the season... LOL
Old Nov 20, 2001 | 11:22 AM
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'Tis the season... LOL

maybe that guy with the extra money could put some of it under my christmas tree or car........
Old Nov 21, 2001 | 09:51 PM
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Originally posted by SprintMax
.. its not a BMW or a Merc.. i am 23 and i have a maxima.. you have 16 year olds on this board with maxima's.. they don't get harrased by cops.. i wonder why?

#4 i get tickets... and i still don't disrespect cops
They hate it when they are called "cops." Say it to their face and guess what happens?

Seriously, what's up with the blue lights anyway? Here in ontario, blue lights means you want to plow snow. Install a plow on the front of your Max and its now legal . Now red, that's a colour ppl notice!

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Old Nov 22, 2001 | 01:24 AM
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Originally posted by SprintMax
#1 i put ASSUME in bold.. did you notice that.. that meant that i know i was going to be 50/50 on right or wrong

#2 no matter how much a cop hassles you.. doesn't give you the right to call them pigs.. thas disrespect.. so dont' tell me you are nice to them and then call them pigs.. thats like telling your mother she is nice to you and then go around your friends and call her a b!tch..

#3 you are 21 and you have a maxima my god.. how did that happen? dude.. its a maxima.. its not a BMW or a Merc.. i am 23 and i have a maxima.. you have 16 year olds on this board with maxima's.. they don't get harrased by cops.. i wonder why?

#4 i get tickets... and i still don't disrespect cops
The guy that gave him 6 tickets is a PIG. Cool cops are cops. My brother is a cop, and I don't think all cops are ****s, but a majority of them that I deal with are, and thus are PIGS. It's an important distinction. For example, I just got a minor in possesion the other day for admitting to a cop after passing a sobriety test that I had a sip of beer. (Literally a sip.) He was all on a power trip and telling everyone to shut up and making some of the girls at the place I was at cry, just because we were having a "party" with like 10 people there.
Old Nov 22, 2001 | 03:15 AM
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To be honest, it is my opinion that most cops are pigs and they are on a big power trip. I would be too if I was one. I used to work at a Ford dealer and occasionally we'd service the police cruisers and I would drive them around. You can't tell me its not fun to tailgate people in a police cruiser and know they are sweating inside, because I have done it before. The cops in our area are so egotistical as to put license plate holders that say "Aren't you glad that I am not behind you?". Cops violate the most traffic laws, and then enforce their double standard on the rest of us. I more often then not see pigs tailgating extremely close to people's rear bumpers, make lane changes w/o signaling and using their lights to get through lights quickly and then turn them off and continue their patrol. They consider themselves the God of the street, and it is only by their grace and mercy that they don't pull you over. Cops had better not tailgate me, because if they did like I see them do to others, I will slam on the brakes and let them hit me. So what if I get arrested or something like that, in the end I'll win, because I will not allow cops to ride me, and when I sue the P.D. the city would be quick to settle. The cops in Seattle at least are morons, here's an example:
http://seattlep-i.nwsource.com/local..._davis12.shtml
In this situation, the pigs just decided that shoot and ask questions later was the best course of action. Who would want to trust these people? Yes, cops have opportunity to be heros and protectors of us, etc. but most of the time they are a nuisance to have around. Instead of 'targeting' people who like cars, why don't they patrol the seedy areas for drug dealers, gangs, hookers, and the like? how about responding to burgluries a little faster or prevent a domestic abuse tragedy? There is so many better things police could do to promote our safety and well being than targeting people for lights that aren't even close to police lights. We all know what police blue looks like, and it doesn't look like hyper white etc. I have never seen these washer lights, but from what I understand, they are little LED lights that you'd barely see, and look nothing like the light show that a cruiser puts on. I could see the cops' point if they were going after people with strobes perhaps, but clear corners, superwhite bulbs, exhaust, etc.? That is why cops are pigs to me. I used to have a 4 banger 'stang that looked good with kit, wheels, etc. and I always had cops following me, when I didn't even really have the ability to speed on level pavement... This kind of attitude that pigs employ only ecgascerbate(sp?) the impression that most young car enthusiasts have that pigs are out to get them. If pigs wanted to enforce all these minor vehicle codes, why don't they enforce some of the major ones? Harleys are way louder than 90% of cars with exhausts, but they don't get pulled over because in general the riders are older. Its pure and simple age discrimination. Domestics don't get as much flack as imports do because in general its the older population that appreciates those cars. How about cars that are really unsafe on the road, with bad brakes, tires, and other things that would contribute moreso to the hazards we face on the road everyday? Did you reaed the article in Superstreet about street racing and what the cops are picking on? I mean, street racing I understand that cops will try to bust it, and thats part of the fun of street racing. But they interviewed a cop who would pick apart cars and write them up for minor, minor technicalities. That cop was the perfect example of a PIG. So I sympathsize with the guy getting 6 tickets... I guess cops don't hand out warnings anymore, or use reasonable judgement. I honestly cannot relate to those who feel that this is proper. It is age(and/or taste)discrimination, and the way it is exercised is that certain 'illegal' minor technicalities are more important than major ones. Kinda like the way they used to treat the blacks, etc. If a black committed a crime, they would get the full brunt of the law (and they could justify it as well, he received what he deserved) and white people would get a slap on the wrist. So even though something may be considered illegal, there is still room for cops to abuse their power in how they enforce laws on our tastes. And besides those cops have to get donut money somehow!! what better way to bring in a little revenue than hand out $2-300 worth of illegal mod tickets as opposed to responding a little quicker to a domestic violence case or even somebody with car trouble where there is no revenue involved.

To sum it up, I am pretty passionate that most cops are pigs(there are good ones out there, the one who pulled me over for 75 in a 60 on a nice day and said to me "I can understand why you'd want to be driving a little faster on this nice day, but I just thought I'd check you out and ask you to slow down a little" If there was a ratio of warnings given to tickets given, then they wouldn't get such a bad rap. I consider any time I get pulled over and don't get a ticket a positive experience that makes me think once again that cops are really ok and doinng a good job) I was hit up by a pig for making a right after yielding at a red light, was super pleasant, didn't give him any reason to give me anything but a warning(didn't know why I'd gotten pulled over yet) unitl he came back and said "normally I'd just give you a warning, but this time I am giving you a ticket for making a right at that red" I go HUH? last I checked I can make a right turn on red after yielding!! and he said there was a sign that specifically prohibited a right on red for no good reason I could understand. I went back later, and found the sign, behind some foilage on the right and not noticeable until after you have made the turn... Anyways I took pictures and I am taking that one to court. The whole thing about how normally he would've warned me just p***ed me off and drove deep the impression that cops=pigs.
Old Nov 22, 2001 | 06:15 AM
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i just looked at the package the washer led's came in, nowhere does it say its offroad use, illegal, or anything....maybe that will help explaing to the judge.
Old Nov 22, 2001 | 09:27 AM
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Re: Re: I got 6 tickets for blue lights!

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i do not appreciate you calling a police officer a pig.
They aren't pigs, their *****
Old Nov 22, 2001 | 09:46 AM
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Originally posted by 2k2se6spd
Or tell them that it's part of your religion, and that Papa Smurf was your grandaddy?
AHAHHAHAHAAHAHA. HOLY **** I didn't stop laughing for 10 minutes. very funny dude. lol
Old Nov 22, 2001 | 11:44 AM
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Old Nov 22, 2001 | 01:37 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Czar
[B]To be honest, it is my opinion that most cops are pigs and they are on a big power trip.

Yeah, here in Albuquerque the police are crazy with their guns, I think they should confiscate them personally :P.. just the other day they shot and killed TWO people. This in a city of 500k with 60 murders a year. I'd say the popos murder over a dozen people a year, while the rest of the city murders 60. There are like a few thousand cops and 500 thousand citizens.. what's wrong with this picture
Old Nov 22, 2001 | 02:39 PM
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Why does every thread that mentions police pulling someone over turn into a "bash the police" thread?

I think five pages is enough and you've gotten plenty of advice about what to do with your ticket.

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