View Poll Results: What was the reason you were pulled over?
Speeding
60
60.61%
Loud exhaust
13
13.13%
No front license plate
7
7.07%
Brake, signal, or taillamp out
2
2.02%
other...
17
17.17%
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Why were you pulled over?
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Originally posted by babysmurf
i have to add to my reasons for being pulled over..
on my way home last nite, i got pulled over for clear corners!!!!
and then: no registration (forgot to put the sticker on), no front license plate, modified exhaust (and i even had my silencer in!)... that was lame..
good thing it was verbal warnings for all except a fix it for the clear corners... and he said if he saw my car again with the exhaust he'd give me a citation...
stoopid menlo park police
i have to add to my reasons for being pulled over..
on my way home last nite, i got pulled over for clear corners!!!!
and then: no registration (forgot to put the sticker on), no front license plate, modified exhaust (and i even had my silencer in!)... that was lame..
good thing it was verbal warnings for all except a fix it for the clear corners... and he said if he saw my car again with the exhaust he'd give me a citation...
stoopid menlo park police
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Originally posted by jewpac42
Clear corners aren't illegal as long as you have either a white or orange bulb in. Check the Ca Vehicle Code. And get your exhaust tested at a sound shop and carry the result with you if you get pulled over for it again.
Clear corners aren't illegal as long as you have either a white or orange bulb in. Check the Ca Vehicle Code. And get your exhaust tested at a sound shop and carry the result with you if you get pulled over for it again.
yeah, he says the corners have to be amber and have an amber bulb... i should change the bulb and fight him.. haha...
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Originally posted by babysmurf
i have to add to my reasons for being pulled over..
on my way home last nite, i got pulled over for clear corners!!!!
and then: no registration (forgot to put the sticker on), no front license plate, modified exhaust (and i even had my silencer in!)... that was lame..
good thing it was verbal warnings for all except a fix it for the clear corners... and he said if he saw my car again with the exhaust he'd give me a citation...
stoopid menlo park police
They got you for the same stuff again?
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i have to add to my reasons for being pulled over..
on my way home last nite, i got pulled over for clear corners!!!!
and then: no registration (forgot to put the sticker on), no front license plate, modified exhaust (and i even had my silencer in!)... that was lame..
good thing it was verbal warnings for all except a fix it for the clear corners... and he said if he saw my car again with the exhaust he'd give me a citation...
stoopid menlo park police
They got you for the same stuff again?
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yeah they did
haha
guess i dun learn 
but the clear corner thing was new...
and the modified exhaust last time for just for sound level... but this time is was just because it was modified...
haha
guess i dun learn but the clear corner thing was new...
and the modified exhaust last time for just for sound level... but this time is was just because it was modified...
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you jacked my thread wonder :\
I'm a dirty dog. Actually, I started this thread on 01-Sep-2003. So, in reality, you jacked my thread! But I'm not mad. See?
Originally posted by Scott@S-Squared
THREADJACK !
Shhh - you'll wake brucelee.
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you jacked my thread wonder :\
I'm a dirty dog. Actually, I started this thread on 01-Sep-2003. So, in reality, you jacked my thread! But I'm not mad. See?
Originally posted by Scott@S-Squared
THREADJACK !
Shhh - you'll wake brucelee.
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Originally posted by babysmurf
yeah, he says the corners have to be amber and have an amber bulb... i should change the bulb and fight him.. haha...
-bbsmurf
yeah, he says the corners have to be amber and have an amber bulb... i should change the bulb and fight him.. haha...
-bbsmurf
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yeah, he says the corners have to be amber and have an amber bulb... i should change the bulb and fight him.. haha...
The problem with the corners is if you're clear, you have no amber reflectors, which ARE required.
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Too low, hit a REALLY big bump in a construction area on the freeway and tapped my exhaust on the pavement, apperantly there was a chp a couple lanes over and he saw the sparks, no ticket, but a warning of too low and no front plate, funny thing is , he was staring at the exhaust and never commented on how it wasnt stock or the noise. But thats what I get for loading the rex down with snowboarding gear and 5 people and not raising it up a little.
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Not yielding at a red right turn light; clocked going 60 in a 55 zone on hwy 17; clocked going 45 in a 35 school zone in davis; clocked going 35 in a 25 in a residential area; pulled over on the freeway for no front plate; and lastly, unsafe lane change.
I've always managed to do traffic school for most of my tickets, except for the time I got pulled over in the residential area. Here's my story - I just got out of traffic school for the speeding in a school zone ticket, then a few hours later, I got pulled over for the speeding in a residential area. It was the worst luck ever. After that, I drive as slow as can possibly be, which isn't all that slow anymore. Some times, I just never learn.
BTW - The ticket for no front plate was a fix-it ticket. I just had to get it signed off by a cop and paid nothing.
One more thing - the CHP who pulled me over for the unsafe lane change was a big dick. I think I must've scared him or something because he claims I made another car swerve into him when I made the lane change.
I've always managed to do traffic school for most of my tickets, except for the time I got pulled over in the residential area. Here's my story - I just got out of traffic school for the speeding in a school zone ticket, then a few hours later, I got pulled over for the speeding in a residential area. It was the worst luck ever. After that, I drive as slow as can possibly be, which isn't all that slow anymore. Some times, I just never learn.
BTW - The ticket for no front plate was a fix-it ticket. I just had to get it signed off by a cop and paid nothing.
One more thing - the CHP who pulled me over for the unsafe lane change was a big dick. I think I must've scared him or something because he claims I made another car swerve into him when I made the lane change.
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FYI... From CHP "Street Legal" http://www.chp.ca.gov/html/streetlegal.html
Incorrect color of turn signal. It must be white or yellow to the front, red or yellow to the rear (24953 VC).
Illegal color of side marker lights. If present, must be yellow in the front and red in the rear (25106, 24003 VC).
Exhaust systems which meet smog requirements but are still too loud. Exhaust equipment that states it is, "Legal in all 50 states," refers to smog, not noise.
Note: New law (27150.2 VC) does not require law enforcement to use sound level meters to test for excessive noise. Citation is based on officer's judgment. Cited violators may have testing done at smog referee stations or may be directed by the court to have testing done. Vehicles in violation must be brought into compliance. A fine may also be imposed.
Incorrect color of turn signal. It must be white or yellow to the front, red or yellow to the rear (24953 VC).
Illegal color of side marker lights. If present, must be yellow in the front and red in the rear (25106, 24003 VC).
Exhaust systems which meet smog requirements but are still too loud. Exhaust equipment that states it is, "Legal in all 50 states," refers to smog, not noise.
Note: New law (27150.2 VC) does not require law enforcement to use sound level meters to test for excessive noise. Citation is based on officer's judgment. Cited violators may have testing done at smog referee stations or may be directed by the court to have testing done. Vehicles in violation must be brought into compliance. A fine may also be imposed.