West Coast Laws, Daddy took the 6G away... Options

[Lexicon_Devil]

I don't mean any disrespect to you west coast 6GC'ers out there,
but the more I read about your George Orwellian regulations on
that side of the country, the more I'm I sit here in disbelief.

I mean, California brought us the-ever-memorable Surfin' USA,
The acid soaked Hippie Movement - Tune in - Turn On - Drop Out,
and every other laid-back, pot laced theme you could think of.
Yet, you can't do anything with your car or they'll take it away?

I was just reading this story online (with photos) of dudes who had
their cars taken away and crushed by "the man". Needless to say,
they were Toyotas and Hondas. Dudes who were doing, say, 20
over the speed limit and were deemed "street racers"...

Dude, if that was happening near Detroit, you'd just hear assault
rifles and see the National Guard coming in. It'd make the '67
riots look like a practice round. Every Hillbilly in the land would
be taking to the streets like road warrior. With giant stickers that
said "MODDED" plastered on their cars.

As much as I'm a history buff, I'm clueless as to how this took
root..and who allowed it to happen. It's so over-the-top, I can't
even wrap my head around it.

Somebody fill me in.

LD

[sawny]

sorry if its already said, but in the one of the cops said, if you showed paper work and proved none of the parts were stolen, you could get your car back with some fines?


and the only reason they crushed it was because they had parts that were stolen?

[forkee]

sorry if its already said, but in the one of the cops said, if you showed paper work and proved none of the parts were stolen, you could get your car back with some fines?


and the only reason they crushed it was because they had parts that were stolen?

only? im sorry but if my car parts were found in any other person's car without my knowledge, id not only want to crush their car into itty bitty pieces but i would prolly tie the bastard to the inside of the car while its happening. There's no excuse of having someone else's engine with either no paperwork or receipts whatsoever or with the id number scratched beyond recognition. That just screams shady.

Maybe california is being too harsh with the car crushing and the bluetooth laws, but its definitely improved day to day living. So much that it's hard to find ricers anymore (at least the typical civic, accord, prelude type). It almost seems like they all got wiser and bought better cars so now theres tons of 350z and g35's. There's not even that many evos or stis around. Its also great not seeing people on their phones causing accidents. Im not saying it works 100% of the time but its a dramatic improvement.

lol and if people started retaliating around here with rifles or anything resembling weapons, screw the national guard, they would get shot/snipered/gunned down by both the LAPD and SWAT before they even had a chance to sht bricks. You just don't mess with cops around here.

They claim street racing is the number 1 cause of death in teens and automobile accidents. That may be true to some degree, although they never take into account how many people die from cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs (yes, the ones the doctor prescribes as many antidepressants and such are addictive).

With this in mind, I think we have a right to modify our vehicles and we can fight it based on the simple fact that other people out there are killing human beings everyday with their products, and they are allowed to get away with it. We just have a passion that much hard work and time is put into.

street racing deaths are directly countable. deaths related to smoking, alcohol, or drugs are harder to pin on the actual substance because those are secondary to the main cause of death which would be malfunctioning organs. products when used correctly rarely kill people. thats why we have such strict regulators like the FDA (i know its for food but its all i can think of at this hour) that have to approve things before it goes out. Much hard work is put into the cigarette, alcohol, and especially pharmaceutical companies, much more so than modifying cars. Think of all the jobs people have as scientists, testers, blue collar workers, etc that make up those companies. Not to mention the amount of money the economy rakes in from the profits. If you can prove that the existence of those products produce more harm than good, then you might have a fighting chance. But arguing and saying your right to freedom is being hampered by not being able to modify to your hearts content just won't cut it when there are laws protecting the rest of the country from your potential hazardous modifications.

This post has been edited by forkee: Aug 20, 2008 - 3:59 AM