road side smogging!
06-16-2006, 09:22 AM
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Did any of you guys see the sacramento bee a few days ago. It was about how many tickets were given to people of different races. Black people got the most tickets and white people got the least.
06-16-2006, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by pj21086
Did any of you guys see the sacramento bee a few days ago. It was about how many tickets were given to people of different races. Black people got the most tickets and white people got the least.
06-16-2006, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by pj21086
Did any of you guys see the sacramento bee a few days ago. It was about how many tickets were given to people of different races. Black people got the most tickets and white people got the least.
numbers can always look skewed. If there was increased patrols in an area because it has higher crime then it is more likely that the poeple in that area would be cited for more stuff.
I didn't say that black people are more likely to be criminal though.
06-16-2006, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by R4ND0M_AX3
When they start pulling over modified cars and stop finding things to write them up for they will stop pulling over the modified looking cars.
06-16-2006, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by w1ngzer0
And what exactly is wrong with that?
Don't look modified and have detectable violations on the same vehicle.
06-16-2006, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by R4ND0M_AX3
Nothing. I was saying that what they are doing now (pulling over modified looking cars and finding actual violations) is working. We need to stop crying about how effective their program is and change our tactics.
Don't look modified and have detectable violations on the same vehicle.
Don't look modified and have detectable violations on the same vehicle.
06-16-2006, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Furley
I have gotten lucky so far and none of the cops had much suby knowledge... i have had my hood popped 4 times now and they havnt found anything... even my huge tmic slipped under the radar somehow.. tmic ftw!
06-16-2006, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by R4ND0M_AX3
Nothing. I was saying that what they are doing now (pulling over modified looking cars and finding actual violations) is working. We need to stop crying about how effective their program is and change our tactics.
Don't look modified and have detectable violations on the same vehicle.
Don't look modified and have detectable violations on the same vehicle.
06-16-2006, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Tyler
What other mods do you have? I pretty sure the only things they for are no cats and intake... Anyone ever see the "modified vehicle" training video for police officers (it was on youtube)? It told cops to look for gauges and stickers because thats a sure fire way to catch street racers!
06-16-2006, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Furley
I have an upgraded turbo, full catless exhaust, big *** TMIC.. the only thing that really has any color to it is the aftermarket y-pipe which is blue & you can hardly see it. Only exterior mods are a-pillar pod & exhaust. The tmic & DP would be pretty easy to spot if they knew anything. I think not having an intake is the key... i guess not having an intake revokes your street racer status haha. One motorcycle cop did kinda grill me about the gauge pod asking about EM but the others didnt see anything.
yeah, I'm an idiot
06-16-2006, 12:40 PM
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I was sitting in the left turn lane, with a Corvette being piloted by a 50+ yr old in the straight lane.
A motorbike cop was coming towards us.
He looks at the Corvette, sans front plate, and then shoots me a hard look.
Cop makes a U turn, over 2x yellow lines, and stops ~20 ft behind me.
I get the green, and as soon as I proceed, cop lights me up.
"Do you know why I pulled you over?"
"To harass me?"
"What...."
"To harass me? Of the 5 things that you usually pull a car over for, I didn't do any of them. I have a front plate, I'm wearing my seatbelt, I'm stopped, so I can't be speeding, my reistration is current, and you can't possbly tell how loud my exhaust is.
So, it must be to harass me."
After looking at my paperwork, he handed everything back to me and invited me to have a nice day.
I thanked him profusely for keeping the streets safe.
A motorbike cop was coming towards us.
He looks at the Corvette, sans front plate, and then shoots me a hard look.
Cop makes a U turn, over 2x yellow lines, and stops ~20 ft behind me.
I get the green, and as soon as I proceed, cop lights me up.
"Do you know why I pulled you over?"
"To harass me?"
"What...."
"To harass me? Of the 5 things that you usually pull a car over for, I didn't do any of them. I have a front plate, I'm wearing my seatbelt, I'm stopped, so I can't be speeding, my reistration is current, and you can't possbly tell how loud my exhaust is.
So, it must be to harass me."
After looking at my paperwork, he handed everything back to me and invited me to have a nice day.
I thanked him profusely for keeping the streets safe.
06-16-2006, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Tyler
They were doing the same thing on Franklin BLVD here in Elk Grove last week... My Cat needs to hurry up and get here
Umm... what's the point of getting a cat?? either way if you get targeted at a roadside smog, you are going to get sent to a ref because you have AWD and they have absolutely no way of testing your car on the spot... So then you will have time to get a cat put on before you have to test it