PULLED ON 295 FOR HEIGHT

[RRonning1984]

Originally Posted by f250ford

I was on the way home from work yesterday not speeding with my windows down and got pulled by a state trooper at mile marker 30 on 295 in Hanover County. The trooper rolled up to my truck and first started asking me if I had my weapon on me (guess he ran my plate and saw I have a ccw). Then he asked me if I knew the legal height for my truck. I told him yeah 30 for front bumper and 31 for rear. He swore I was above the limit, he didn't know my truck is a 3/4 ton. We started out measuring the front and it was right at 29 and some change, I could tell he didn't like that. Then went to the back and measured and I was right at 31, he didn't like that again. He was unsatisfied that he couldn't give me a ticket for height so then he started probing. He asked me if my windows were tinted I told him yes. Now mind you I had my windows down when he pulled me. I was honest and told him yes, he checked them with his meter. Front window was 18%. He wrote me a ticket for tint. Seemed like he was just looking for something to get me on. I have had my windows tinted for years and never got a ticket or pulled. Guess I'll pay the $91 ticket and keep the tint not worth taking it off to me. Does anyone on here have problems with Richmond area troopers and height?

What a douche bag. I got one for tent on the Redneck Rampager (my old ranger) but I had it coming. They were 5% all the way around. Sucks about the ticket dude.!

[thesmokinstroke02]

Originally Posted by sevenmalards

Yes, here in Cali if the tire extends beyond the fender flare there has to be protective flaps

well im not sure on the michigan laws but id ont think that applys here lol. i hate the looks of mud flaps

[bigcountrysg]

Originally Posted by thesmokinstroke02

well im not sure on the michigan laws but id ont think that applys here lol. i hate the looks of mud flaps

It applies but not enforced unless you are commercial truck.

Michigan has a mudflap law. But as long as your not lifted to tall, and don't have extreme size tires. You usually get left alone.

Oh but Michigan does have a law that states your tires can not exceed the wheel well.

[thesmokinstroke02]

Originally Posted by bigcountrysg

It applies but not enforced unless you are commercial truck.

Michigan has a mudflap law. But as long as your not lifted to tall, and don't have extreme size tires. You usually get left alone.

Oh but Michigan does have a law that states your tires can not exceed the wheel well.

haha well i can add that to the list of laws broken everyday lol. the tires on my dodge stick out a good 3 inches

[bigcountrysg]

Originally Posted by thesmokinstroke02

haha well i can add that to the list of laws broken everyday lol. the tires on my dodge stick out a good 3 inches

Then you don't have to worry about the law that states, no part of the vehicle may come closer then 3 inches to the road surface.

[wingnut]

Originally Posted by bigcountrysg

Then you don't have to worry about the law that states, no part of the vehicle may come closer then 3 inches to the road surface.

...or the one that says you cant be drunk on a train

436.201 Drunkenness on train prohibited.
Sec. 1.

No person shall while in an offensive state of intoxication enter or be on or remain upon any railway train or interurban car as a passenger.

History: 1913, Act 68, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913 ;--CL 1915, 8443 ;--CL 1929, 11590 ;--CL 1948, 436.201 .

[TexasR.N.]

Originally Posted by Drepka

Everyone hatin on the police...............until they call screaming for one.

I don't think I'm hating on the police. I just think their time could be better served rather than generating revenue, which it appears was the case in the OP's stop. If police have to write tickects (quotas) then stop the dirt bags whose stereos can be heard a block away, and cite them for disturbing the peace.

The times I have been pulled over I was speeding, had an expired tag, inspection, etc (I DON'T consider these revenue generating)........I don't mouth of to the officer, it's just yes / no..... sir / ma'am. I try not to make the officers job any more difficult than it already is.

Also, I am raising my 5 y/o ( & 2 y/o when the time comes) to respect the police. There is no "cop bashing" in our house.

When we lived in Dallas and had to call the police (usually because of the Katrinians down the street) I stood outside and talked to them when they showed up, I didn't hide in my house. I made sure they knew it was me who called the cops on them.

Just my .02 on this topic.

Craig

[bigcountrysg]

Most don't even realize when you pay a fine. The Police Department does not get that money. It does not go into a road fund, it does not go to buy new equipment. Nope it goes into a general fund to the state or city or township. Then it gets spent as the commission or board sees fit.

It would be smart to find out where the money goes in your area.

[h2odrx]

Originally Posted by 06F250FX4

Hope you never have a bad accident. Then the only note they have to worry about is the one hanging from your toe in the morgue.

Been there that is why I can't wear one, if I had been I would not be typing this.....

Originally Posted by Drepka

I dont care who you are that's funny!

Originally Posted by RRonning1984

What a douche bag. I got one for tent on the Redneck Rampager (my old ranger) but I had it coming. They were 5% all the way around. Sucks about the ticket dude.!

That is why I like NC, a multi use vehicle ie. a crew cab truck can have all windows behind the driver as black as they want. also police vehicles can have all the windows tinted.

Originally Posted by bigcountrysg

Most don't even realize when you pay a fine. The Police Department does not get that money. It does not go into a road fund, it does not go to buy new equipment. Nope it goes into a general fund to the state or city or township. Then it gets spent as the commission or board sees fit.

It would be smart to find out where the money goes in your area.

What pays the cops the general fund! and most commissions like the po po best......

[Drepka]

Well I can speak on Texas Law and not anywhere else, Quotas are ILLEGAL, in 15 years I have never been given a quota nor have I ordered my Officers to produce any type of quota, Tickets generate zero, I repeat 0 dollars for the departments. No comissioner, city council member, or any other govt. rep. for that matter has ever asked us to write more tickets or generate more revenue.

And to you Craig, I think you are one of the most level headed people on this board ( I read and respect alot of your posts and views on topics) and that post was in no way directed to you, what I do disagree with though, is this.

"""" If Police have to write tickects (quotas) then stop the dirt bags whose stereos can be heard a block away, and cite them for disturbing the peace""""""

I think someone who has no REAL knowledge of the inner workings of Law enforcement feels this way. And no, I'm not talking about people who have a friend or had a past relative that used to be a cop or any of that. I dont consider that REAL knowledge. I am gonna give you just ONE example of many that blows that theory so far out of the water it is a disgrace.

During a traffic stop one night myself and another Officer pulled a car over for what most of you would consider a BS violation. During that contact and after extensive field interviewing the driver eventaully was identified as a man who had raped and killed a six year old girl. He was taken to jail, extradited, and has since been convicted of the crime.


SO before you all go giving your opinions and generalizing probably the most uncertain and unpredictable profession. Get some knowledge, and I mean broadbased knowledge. Not "I got pulled over one time" or " I had friend who was profiled by the Po Pos". Contact your local agency and see if they have a ride along program ( most do). Go more than once or twice. Expose yourself to REALITY in regards to this profession.

And before the flaming starts, YES there are ****ty Officers out there, I have helped weed some out myself. I am under no illusion that Police Officers are somehow superior to everyone else. We are just men and women out there handling what most people don't want to deal with. Most all of our contacts are of a negative nature and that's the reality of it.

And for those of you that were wondering what the traffic violation was that eventually lead to the apprehension of a child rapist and murderer, and quite possibly before he may have done it again, and God forbid to someone YOU know.


WINDOW TINT!