Actually you can be (ticketed for honking at someone) along with "flashing" to pass. Sounds screwy I know, what else are horns for.

 

So explain to me why it's illegal for a person to have dark tint on their driver's window but it's perfectly fine on a cop car...

Oh yeah, cops are above the law, I forgot.

I can't respect any authority that doesn't follow the laws that it supposedly enforces. Pure B.S.

 

I'm with you on that. I have way too many cop friends that don't follow the law they enforce.

 

I've seen that before.

I was riding my sportbike one night, and I see this 99 Mustang doing a burnout and hauling bootay around in traffic, even cutting people off. I knew he would try and race me if I got up beside him, he was just hotdogging around too much.

Sure enough, when I get beside him and we are clear traffic, he starts to gun it to race me, and I on a big V-twin Italian sportbike, roll on it and leave him to catch the vapors. I let off, and he finally catches up and is flashing his lights, but I pretty much ignore him. Finally, I pull up to a light and he pulls up next to me and flashes his badge, and says something like "I'll catch up with you later", then drives off. I expected a visit from the popo for several days after that, but nothing ever came of it. I guess the only reason he didn't arrest me or call an on duty car was he knew he was acting a fool as well.

Either that, or it was just some guy who's a sore looser with a fake badge trying to be Billy Bad As.

The good news is that I learned that anybody in any car out there can be a cop, so best thing is don't race on the street.

 

Deputies said they chased Rauscher down at speeds topping 100 mph, Local 6 News reported. He was caught and charged with reckless driving.

I think they were just mad because they were getting beat.

 

Here in Albuquerque, we have a huge problem with people continuing to turn left on red arrows. The single worst offenders? Cops.

Heck, the other day, I almost drove off the road I was so surprized. What nearly made my insurance go up? A marked police car was actually USING his blinkers!!!!

 

This story really smacks of entrapment. I'd much rather see police clamping down on road ragers rather than sneaking around trying to entice hot rodders into a race. Almost without exception, the many hot rodders I've known had excellent driving records. Hot rodders have more respect for cars than the general public. We baby our machines and don't put ourselves in compromising positions on the road generally. If police want to make the streets safer, they're going after the wrong people. They need to get a nondescript vehicle (Lexus or something) and cruise the roads at rush hour looking for those loons that are tearing through traffic cutting people off, yelling, shooting the bird and generally putting everyone else's lives at risk. But of course making the roads safer is not their goal, the goal is more money in the county coffers. Thus this comment:

"The most (tickets) I have written in one month was 120, so we're three days into the month and we have a combined total of 100," Seminole County sheriff's deputy Sean Niles said.

You can almost hear him rubbing his hands together in anticipation of a nice little commendation for exceeding his monthly ticket quota. Disgusting.

 

Here in Hawaii the cops have at least two 03-04 Mach 1s (one white and one grey).

 

 

Seminole all so has a silver dodge magnum,i seen it last week in action but not for me THANK GOD.

 

Yep, there was a similar thread here a while back. I've seen cops speed, rush through red lights, zip around traffic, and all with their lights/sirens OFF. That is not safe and is no different than you or me doing it. :notnice:

 

No,actually the law is there to protect police officers from having somebody pull a weapon without being seen. I don't think police have much to fear from other undercover officers. We all know that some cops abuse the power entrusted with their positions, but don't be stupid. :nono:

 

http://www.copcarsonline.com/gallery.htm

 

Well, I don't ever race anybody but....... I have been known to step on it on a highway late at night. 0:-) :sheepish grin:

I haven't done it in a loooonnngg time though and yes its fun, but just not worth it.

 

I was running 73-75 on I-95 in Port St John (just south of hwy 50)in my Dodge Ram last week. Saw a black mach1 running about 90 coming up behind me so I speed up to pass a car and get out of the way. Sure enough, I get a ticket for getting out of the way!! He says "fight it in court and I'll try to charge you with wreckless driving" I might have to try my chances with that one.

 

They can not amend charges in court. If the citation is not written at the time of the infraction, they can't add addtional charges.

I know b/c I was pulled over for failure to "pull over" (i.e. driving friends truck b/c he was drunk and I was sober. No drivers side mirror or rear view mirror). I just didn't see him. Judge asked the police officer if I ever exceeded the speed limit, the officer said no. Then the officer said he would add tickets for no driver side mirror (rear view mirror not required if you have both side mirrors). Judge said you can't add tickets in court. The ticket for failure to pull over was "dismissed" b/c I was not avoiding the officer as I never attempted to lose him.

 

That might really depend on where you are. I have seen charges ammended many times in court. Typically happens if you are caught speeding, and given a road side break in the speed you are written up for, and still try to fight the ticket. The officer will usually then amend the ticket to the full speed you were travelling. Sometimes the judge will reduce it back to the original, and sometimes you are poo out of luck.

 

I guess you do everything by the book then. Street racing has been around forever and will be for a long time. When did everyone become so politically correct? Maybe all cars should be limited to 55 mph, with 20 second sprints to 60.

 

I was in Alaska and (cough, cough) it was 1985 (cough, cough)

Although that is the first time I have heard of an officer amending the ticket. Bummer.

Of course, I am a very fortunate man. My last speeding ticket was 1987 for doing 125 on an on ramp in my 79 280ZX. Officer gave me a break for doing 84 in a 65. Ticket back then was $276, + points, + big increase in insurance, + + +. However, I was younger back then and do not pull those kinds of stunts anymore - and I did learn a very good lesson. DO NOT go ballistic if you're not willing to pay the piper. I did not try to fight that one in court - I was darn lucky the officer didn't handcuff me and take me away. Contrary to what many on the forums say, I happen to have met a ton more nice cops than "bad cops". Actually, I have only met one cop I would consider to be "bad". They have a tough enough job w/o people jumping on the band wagon of trash talking about them.

 

NC has two 05 Sliver and black Mustang GTs on I-77 Near Statesville