got pulled over last night Options

[kenjamatic]

yesterday i took a couple of my little cousins to the state fair. as my cousin was opening the door someone from behind said "close the door and stay in the vehicle" i looked and there was a police car behind me. as soon as i saw that i knew i was screwed. the cop came up to the driver side and asked for my information(license, registration), i gave it to him then he asked if i have anything under the hood like an intake or something. i told him i did, then he asked me to pop the hood and step out of the car. i poped the hood and got out of the car he pat me down and looked at what i had under the hood. "are these carb legal?" he asked i just played stupid and said that i don't know and i just bought the car. he wrote me a ticket for having "modified emissions." he then told me that the reason he pulled me over because i had my parking lights on and also wrote me up for it too(it was 8pm and the sun was still up). that was the stupidist thing that i've ever heard. on top of everything i can't drive the car until i take it to the state referee, i've scheduled an appointment for the 31st of this month but it sucks because i can't drive my car until then. at first i thought he was just trying to scare me if i was to drive the car, when i got home i looked a the ticket and on the back there was a little sticker that said:

"STATE REFEREE CERTIFICATION REQUIRED - NO OFFICER SIGN-OFF
(Section 43012 California Health & Safety Code.)
For State Referee appointments: 1-800-622-7733.
Vehicle must be removed from the roadway
immediately and may not be driven until in
Compliance. (Section 24004 California Vehicle Code)"

i was pissed because i don't have a swap, it's just the stock motor with headers and a cai, he took out a measuring tape and measured my head lights...he told me that he can write me up for having exhaust and the car for being lower then 22"(i was at 21" with my stock rims in the front), the good thing is that he didn't but getting pulled over for having the parking lights on is stupid...

just needed to vent....

This post has been edited by kenjamatic: Aug 16, 2006 - 4:41 PM

[creis]

yeah that crap is getting so out of hand, Tueasday I went into court to fight my "no front plate" ticket for $195, waited 3 hours (was the last person called up) listened to the cops total bs ticket report, said i was pacing the stock red civic next to me with a middle age guy in it, when we had just pulled away from a red light, like its now illigal in the state or washingtont to pull away from the light at the same time as the car next to you. cop said I was trying to street race, TOTAL BULL SHOT! I DONT F=ING STREET RACE MY DANG CAR, WHY DOES EVERYONE THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE ITS FIXED UP I RACE ON THE STREET!!!! MOTHER F... anyway in court the judge herd that bs and bought every word, refused to see my proof that I HAD MY FRONT PLATE LEGALY MOUNTED TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR (photo's of my car with the plate and a measuring tape to show it was below 4' and above 1' as well as "clearly visible") he read the law to me and then mumbeled off "i dont know why you chose to despute this ticket, should have addmitted it and got it reduced" I wanted so bad to to just start screaming at him for that bull shot steriotyping but he tossed the paper down and said It stands, I had to pay $194 and spend 3 hours in court because a cop lied, signed the documant as being the trooth so help him.

THIS IS SUCH BULL, HOW CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH IT, AND BECAUSE ITS TRAFFC COURT I CANT APPEAL THE VERDICT TEHY LITERALY GOT AWAY WITH LIEING UNDER OWTH TO GIVE ME A TICKET FOR A CRIME I DID NOT COMMIT

someone has to stand up for this crap, some off thies laws are so dumb, like who cares if you got diff exhaust, it does nothing to the car that would affect anyone else sept a little noise, or parking lights, wtf, most new cars come with driving lights there the same thing, what harm does that do.

just needed to vent....

yeah, me too.

This post has been edited by creis: Aug 16, 2006 - 6:58 PM