When You got your last ticket.

[422STROKER]

I haven't had a ticket in 15 years, so I broke the ice today while going on a little trip around the area.

Got hit for excessive noise and failure to start with care.  150.00 and probably an insurance adjustment.

Must have been the 100' of rubber I left pulling into the rotary.....

Tom


It was all clear with no traffic except for the 2 cars behind me, the 2nd one back was an unmarked cruiser..  No warning, kind of wish I got one.  Haven't even been pulled over in that time either.

[4Cruizn]

That sucks . . . sorry about your bad luck. 

[Bullitt-]

OUCH....that Sucks...  My last ticket of any kind was March 1982 ... 2nd ticket , although I have been pulled over a few times since, mostly harassment for nothing.  Not that I couldn't have been ticketed plenty of times.

[71chally416]

45 in a 35 on a stretch of road where nobody ever does the speed limit. Cop was coming the other direction and went way out of his way to stop me because I had a white Hotrod, no doubt. I think I was stopped about 5 of the first 10 times I drove the car when I first got it for whatever bull**** reason they could invent. They all just wanted to see if the car was really legal.    That's why I don't do anything more to draw attention to my self like with loud mufflers. Not where I live.   

[NoMope Greg]

My last ticket for a moving violation was in 1990 for speeding - 70 in a 55.  I attended traffic school and got it wiped from my record.  I can't do that anymore - they no longer allow commercial driver license holders to go to school.

[quapman]

I got one a week ago for "Following too closely". I was behind someone doing 35 in a 45 in the FAST LANE. The cop didn't care. It'll be almost $300 after the lawyer and court costs. ($35 fine/$121 court fee).

This is plain and simple fleecing of the American public because all the towns are broke from MISMANAGEMENT.

This is the first time I've even been pulled over in over 20 years.

[Bluemonster71RT]

Man, my last ticket was dumb but worth a try.  I was cresting a hill and when I got to where I could see down on the other side I saw the cop with his laser gun pointed at me. I said to my self s**t cause I saw him hurry to his car. Quickly I thought that because there was a street to my left I could ditche him. Wrroonngg. I totaly forgot that threr was another street for him to cut me off. Needless to say he pulled me over.  He asked where I was going and I said "D&D". He said "Isn't it the other way?". For some dumb ass reason I said "you should know!". Well that got me a $250 ticket for 32 in a 25. Do'h. But he said nice car.  That was about 8 years ago.

[moparmaniac59]

Hey Tom,
What kind of exhaust do you have? You could probably beat the excessive noise if he didn't have a decibal meter. I got harrased for excessive noise in my Barracuda which has glass pack "cherry bomb" mufflers. I love that old school sound in that car. I can't say I've ever heard of a "Failure to start with care" charge. What does that mean?? That you left excessive amounts of rubber when accelerating?? I am about due for a ticket and I have no doubt that I'll get one with the new stroker motor once installed. Sorry about the bad luck Tom!!

                                        Matt B.

[DoNotChallengeHer]

I got out of my burn out ticket. But I had a really cool judge. 

[422STROKER]

Hey Tom,
What kind of exhaust do you have? You could probably beat the excessive noise if he didn't have a decibal meter. I got harrased for excessive noise in my Barracuda which has glass pack "cherry bomb" mufflers. I love that old school sound in that car. I can't say I've ever heard of a "Failure to start with care" charge. What does that mean?? That you left excessive amounts of rubber when accelerating?? I am about due for a ticket and I have no doubt that I'll get one with the new stroker motor once installed. Sorry about the bad luck Tom!!

                                        Matt B.

Yeah I'm going to fight it since I have new mufflers and a 10 day old inspection sticker.

And for the record I was working on a Paving crew at the time, paving 100' stretches at a time 9" wide x 2......

Tom

If I can beat 1 of the charges then i don't pay a surcharge since it has been so long since the last ticket.

[422STROKER]

45 in a 35 on a stretch of road where nobody ever does the speed limit. Cop was coming the other direction and went way out of his way to stop me because I had a white Hotrod, no doubt. I think I was stopped about 5 of the first 10 times I drove the car when I first got it for whatever bull**** reason they could invent. They all just wanted to see if the car was really legal.    That's why I don't do anything more to draw attention to my self like with loud mufflers. Not where I live.   

Huh, what did you say?

Tom

It can't be that loud in there.


Or can it?

[priderocks]

Last Saturday, actually. Doing 65 in a 45 on route 395 in California, coming into Bridgeport.

[NoMope Greg]

Last Saturday, actually. Doing 65 in a 45 on route 395 in California, coming into Bridgeport.

When I was taking lots of ski groups to Mammoth, one of the cardinal rules was "slow down in town."  Lots of tickets in those little towns up and down 395.

[BIGSHCLUNK]

Over 20 years ago... but hate to admit what I was driving...

I did a brief stint in the late 80's building RX7's of all things (having buyers with cash!!  ) Any way hit the trap at 75 w 2 gears to go.. you cant over rev those rotorys,  by time he was on me I was in the 105-110 range... I was lucky, he could have shot me again in pursuit! ... now I have been stopped in NIKKI but so far all good!   

[Chryco Psycho]

Sorry about your luck almost everyong But the cops actually seems to enjoy some tire smoke from these old muscle cars
been a Loong time for me probably over a decade , failure to use a turn signal 
 I seem to harassed monthly still even after all these years