Ticket

[Skaramunga]

leaving your roof lights on, on the road, will get you a ticket here. ooops! sometimes i do that but not often. the MAN definitely hassles ya for it, but they let ya off for it too.

i never really speed cause my shocks are so bad. i used to when i was a young turd. the cops usually dont bother me in a rover tho. they are after young jerk-offs in audi's & bmw's...

 

[kennith]

I did get out of a ticket once, by something I said, but it was accidental.

This is basically how it went.

"Do you have any idea how fast you were going?"

"55 miles per hour, sir."

"You are aware that this is not a 55 zone?"

"I am, sir."

"Why the heck were you going that fast?"

"Because I honestly didn't know you were there, sir."

As soon as I said it, I had to choke back my own laughter. The policeman was almost rolling on the ground. It was the timing, more than anything, I think, that made it so funny. I hadn't meant to say anything funny, it just came out that way. I never give them any trouble, but I don't try to waste their time with jokes or excuses, either, it just happened. He could tell I wasn't trying to be a smart-ass, and told me to just get the hell out of there as he was laughing and walking away.

So, I waited until he returned to his vehicle and I left.

I don't try to get out of tickets. If I am pulled, I've earned it doing something stupid. Even if it wasn't a big deal, I figure I'm paying for something that I wasn't caught doing. I've only ever got one, though. They let me go the other times I was pulled, which weren't many, and most of them were for lights and things.

I've been pulled for speeding 3 times, I think. The only time I received a ticket I was going 65 in a 55, and I didn't realize it. I was driving a borrowed old Taurus with a rather questionable looking friend on my way to pick up the Rover. It was quiet as hell, and I didn't realize how fast I was going. I didn't try to get out of it, I was polite and respectful, and I thanked the officer afterword, as usual. I attended my hearing like I was supposed to, and they dropped it to 60 in a 55.

I expect he probably wouldn't have given me a ticket if I hadn't been traveling with someone who permanently looks like he is up to something. I'm not too worried about it, though. I was speeding, I paid for it. I see nothing bad about that.

Cheers,

Kennith

 

[wturner]

Not a ticket story but a funny cop story...

I was in the Rover driving in Houston on a smaller road (Memorial for those who know Houston). I came to a red light and a normal black Ford was beside me to my left. While waiting at the light I looked over and noticed a patch on the guys arm, so I looked closer just to see what the patch said, "Houston Police...". In looking closer I also happen to notice that he did NOT have his seat belt on. About that time he looks over at me and we made eye contact. With my natural smartass reflex I pulled my seat belt off my chest a bit and popped it. I immediately curled over in laughter and regretfully didn't even get a chance to see his reaction. The light turned green and he took a left...THE END.

 

[apg]

True story - told by the receptionist at a lawyer's office a while back. She was driving a local interstate when stopped by a state trooper - on a motorcycle. As others have said, an almost certain ticket....

The trooper slowly walks up to the vehicle and enquires, "Ma'am, do you know why I pulled you over today?"

Smiling sweetly - and innocently - she says, "No doubt you wanted to sell me tickets to the upcoming state policemens' ball."

Somewhat taken aback by the response, the cop replies officiously, "Madam, the state police don't have balls...."

She tries to stifle the urge to laugh, as the officer takes a minute to reflect on what he has just said, then slowly walks back to his motorcycle and speeds away.

 

[Blue]

I heard the same true story but it was my mother's hairdresser's sister-in-law's niece who was pulled over.

 

[gmookher]

this is hardly funny, but I look back and laugh..I mean no disrespect to any LEOs on this site, but well there are good cops and not so good cops..fact..

but while we're talking tickets, I got one, well not really but:

hey, how many of you are mid 30's male, brown skinned of possible islamic possibly arabic descent with facial hair and a rap sheet?

Hmm. Not too many of those here on dweb huh

am i a minority?yes, i am, especially here on dweb

So how many of you feel you are profiled?
two cars on freeway both doing 78 in a 55. red porsche and maroon camry
who is more likely to go down?

Ya think this is disney world? That we live in a racism free society?

I remember the time i was pulled over by a cop, no calling him a cop is a misnomer, this guy had power(a badge) and no IQ, and I remember his name, but will not post it for legal reasons..i remeber his face, despite it being 15 years ago

COP, uh I mean PIG: License registration
GMOOKHER: Here ya go sir
PIG: Step out of the car
GMOOKER:Why are you stopping me?
PIG: Hand on gun holster , again "GET OUT OF THE CAR",now, with backup arriving, there are 3 cop cars on RT 3E heading into the Lincoln tunnel the day after the 1st attack on the world trade center.
GMOOKHER: Okay, but why...
PIG: Place your hands behind your head, I am putting these cuffs on for your safety
GMOOKHER: Ouch the hood of your car is very hot please take my face off teh hood of your car.
PIG: What do you know about the world trade center bombing?
GMOOKHER: What???My face is burning..stop please...
By this time there were 4 troopies.

I was questioned for 2 hours. My car was towed but not impounded, instead they parked it on the side of the road next to the toll booths.

Well after I got a solid 1st degree burn on my face from the hood of his car, I was then taken into port authority and interrogated, as was my a passenger also a Indian guy who looked like , me.

Well we were both wearing black suits and were on our way into NYC to make a deposit, over $100k for a computer firm we worked for, incidentally doing gov't contact work. Mostly checks, but the sum of the deposits was 'suspicious'

Why? Two brown guys crossing a state line to go to a bank in NYC to make a deposit in black suits

Some cops are pigs.
I respect cops who are calm, fair and polite.

Some are some arent

I'd roast that pigface with joy, he is no asset to our country or society no matter what oath he took.
He so deserves a hot 95 degree day, when someone can press his face against the hot hood of a squad car. And when he asks to be let up, press down harder like he did me. Uncalled for shit, know what ah mean?

I was given no tickets and released, no paperwork what so ever.
I have encountered more than 1 pig in my life.

Was he just 'doing his job'?
or was he a hater?
..I am less and less tolerant of haters these days..

I'm not playing the race card here, but unless you've walked a mile in a black or brown mans skin, ya dont really know that racism exists when it comes to getting and disposing of Tickets, yes racisim lives here in your home town. I just dont see racism and profiling all that different..'splain me the logic..

Same way when white folk go to India, they get banged out for all they are worth.

This is just how the world is..

One thing I liked about NYC and NJ, alot cops there are black, and I feel like I got treated like a perp, not a potential terrorist. here i have yet to see black folk let alone black cops.

With the canadian border not far from me, I've been asked by cops what my country of citizenship is, its not your fucking business. Write the stop sign ticket and go have a donut..

Tell me, those of you who are LEOs, are you trained to profile?
Do ya ticket young male blacks in low riders more than old women in jags? I mean, Theres gotta be a better hit rate for finding warrants, drugs etc on some types of 'suspects' and vehicles over others.

Are you more lenient towards someone who may have a harder time paying the ticket or does it not matter?curious, all humans have minds that work differently

or is every cop here just fair and square? do you ticket a bit more at the end of the month? are quotas real, i mean, can ya write too few tickets?

again, I have a thing against this cop for how he treated me, I dont feel all cops are Pigs, but honestly, I cant remeber the last time I felt like a cop helped me.

...Like the time I was out of gas with my motorcycle. I had an unpaid ticket for $25
yes $25 bucks

the fucker hauled me in, and towed my GSX, cracking a fairing ... I was booked, cuffed and printed for a FTA for a $25 parking ticket. no, I didnt know I had it and I was young, lived in apts at the time and moved around a bit..

Was he empowered to do this to me? yes, he was

was it legal, yes it was

is it right

no its wrong from however you look at it, unless your wearing a badge

I just needed some gas.
he went oink oink too...

Oh yeah, good venting..

I suspect the only cops I will ever want to 'hang with' are the ones from my home town whom I know since we went to HS together, and the few here on dweb where we have a common love for rovers etc..sad but true. Does that make me a cop hater? probably not. but you can think so.

That said, I cant say I'm looking fwd to my next encounter with any LEO in my rear view mirror..

 

[asmith996]

True story - told by the receptionist at a lawyer's office a while back. She was driving a local interstate when stopped by a state trooper - on a motorcycle. As others have said, an almost certain ticket....

The trooper slowly walks up to the vehicle and enquires, "Ma'am, do you know why I pulled you over today?"

Smiling sweetly - and innocently - she says, "No doubt you wanted to sell me tickets to the upcoming state policemens' ball."

Somewhat taken aback by the response, the cop replies officiously, "Madam, the state police don't have balls...."

She tries to stifle the urge to laugh, as the officer takes a minute to reflect on what he has just said, then slowly walks back to his motorcycle and speeds away.

I see they just got e-mail in east virginia huh?

 

[gmookher]

I am looking fwd to a reply from one of the resident cops here on the board:

Tell me, those of you who are LEOs, are you trained to profile? Im just askin, I'm curious, non loaded question..not personal, just inquiring about the culture of the profession/education etc of your job..as it comes down to you from the higher ups at work.. etc
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be honest..

I see it from this side, part of it is my observation, some of its probably my own perception..

enlighten me

 

[ptschram]

I am looking fwd to a reply from one of the resident cops here on the board:

Tell me, those of you who are LEOs, are you trained to profile?

Mookie:
When I lived in Balto I got called a Jew bastard by an Arab because I complained they were always out of lox and bagels and I suggested if they weren't gonna have it,they should take it off the menu.

The funny thing is I'm a Buddhist, not a Jew!

It works both ways!

(I have hatred for bad cops and nothing but respect for the few good ones I know personally. I think Andrew and JRose are good ones)

 

[gmookher]

I always pegged you for a Pagan, ya know, baby lambs slaughtered over a fire pit or something...


mmmmmm..
Lox on an everything bagel...

 

[jrose609]

Thanks PT

My grandpa (God rest his soul) was a cop for 38 years. He was the small-town Idaho version of Andy Griffith. I watched him solve problems by doing what's right. Not necessarily what the law prescribed. In Gems case, he would have given him some gas for his bike, and told him to turn himself in the next day. He would have given Gem a chance to fix the FTA. If Gem didn't do it, he would have come and found Gem for a ride to jail.

I find people with small warrants all the time. I write their names and addresses in my little book. I give them a chance to turn themselves in. Not all the time, but a $25 FTA for parking? A felony arrest warrant yes you're going to jail.


I make no excuses for other officers actions. I can't. There are "pigs" out there. However, I think there are many, many more good apples than bad.

There are perps out there that will shoot a cop just to shoot a cop. They don't give a shit about Jason Rose the person or if I have a wife and four kids or that I like Rovers. They hate the badge. I can take my uniform off when I'm off-duty. People can't change their skin.

Gem, you're welcome to go on a ride-along if you're ever in Boise! I will buy you a beer after my shift.

 

[superpowerdave]

Gem, you're welcome to go on a ride-along if you're ever in Boise! I will buy you a beer after my shift.

If Gem doesn't take you up on the offer Jason I will ... and I'll be local again here in a few months! Shoot me a pm, we'll figure out a time to get some rigs together this fall.

 

[ptschram]

Thanks PT



There are perps out there that will shoot a cop just to shoot a cop.

My wife and I disagree on the death penalty. I fully support executions for those who risk their lives to protect ours (OK, public peace, not individual safety). If nothing else, the person who is executed for killing a police officer will never be accused of doing it again.

Keep in mind that I'm the one who gets arrested for not keeping my mouth shut when a cop is being stupid. When they aren't stupid, I support them fully. What really bothers me are the ones where I'm approaching them and they cop an attitude of us against them, or worse yet, when I catch hell from a cop for helping them-got me detained and threatened with arrest for disorderly conduct which was a lot more fun before Larry Craig!

 

[gmookher]

There was one or two occasions where I was apprehended by LEOs like Jason.

Once, it was my birthday, and the guy said "theres your present", that was pretty cool of him, I was speeding on my motorcycle..go figure

Another time, I was in an accident driver detained for a DWI, car totaled, the guy gave me a ride to the town line, 2 miles from my home.(I was the passenger, i was l like 21-22 yrs old..)

I do hope I am wrong and there are many more like you, and your grampy.

grampys are always good guys, they made good people really good back then I guess.

I remember mine being just how I want to be, but I think he set the bar pretty high..


Jrose, the ride along and beer sounds great, but... what would be cooler is if you showed me some local trails where y'all go wheelin while I drove thru on my way to the rally!

 

[Rover Mac]

So.... Anyone care to share a few tips for getting out of a speeding ticket?

Well this worked for me a few years ago, and i was definitely guilty.
Driving to Yosemite to hike Half Dome and do some camping, 6am in the morning in Kern County, 4 lane divided and deserted highway, so i want to try out the top end power on my rebuilt and massaged 3.8 E Type,(my daily driver) on triple Weber's, just to see if i had the jetting and mixture correct after a rolling dyno session.
Speedo did not work so no accurate idea of how fast i was going when i notice a white unmarked Ford Mustang approach from the other direction over a rise in the road, i lifted off, looked in my rear view mirror to see the Mustang cross the central divider in a cloud of dust and was rapidly approaching from behind (i had lifted off the gas and was coasting ). Siren on lights flashing so i pull over. A kid in uniform with serious acne, mirror shades and tattoos on his forearms swaggers up to the car and after the usual polite pleasantries = demands for license, insurance and registration the conversation goes something along these lines.

"Do you know how fast you were going ?"
I was probably exceeding the speed limit but not by much according to my speedo (which did not work)
"How fast ?"
85mph according to my speedo
"You were going a lot faster than that, and why did you slow down?"
My speedo said 85mph but it shakes a bit, and if i see a police car with its lights and siren on approaching of course i slow down.
"your speedo must be wrong, are those your original tyres ?"
I sincerely hope not, they would be older than me and most certainly unsafe ( i was very proud of my magnesium centre lock wheels and semi racing but road legal slicks)
"well if those are not the original tyres thats why your speedometer is inaccurate, i am writing you a ticket for 105mph and for not having a front license plate !"
At this point i try to point out that when my car was built front license plates were not required, and the car was probably never issued with one (no idea if that was true, but i did have original black Ca plate on the rear.) I tried to protest the 105mph ticket (i had a few speeding tickets, and 30mph over the limit would not help).

Kern County will not transfer traffic court hearings to LA so i had to drive back up to Kern County after pleading not guilty and having a cop sign off on my front plate fix it ticket, which i returned with my bail cheque. I was really hoping the cop would not turn up, and the case would be dismissed which i thought was my only chance.

The judge first of all addresses my front license plate, i tell him i had the fix it ticket signed off in LA attached with my cheque, which had been cashed so i know it has been received, judge did not believe me so sent the cop out to the parking lot to verify for himself ( DMV issued front plate duct taped to the hood for the occasion).
This then followed a discussion about it not being permanently affixed, i point out there is no place on a E Type to attach a Ca front plate, and i had done the best i could to comply with the fix it ticket, so the judge went to have a look. (Attaching the front plate was something i only did in the car park as an after thought) I had done a slightly better job when getting the fix it ticket signed off in LA months before.

So the judge tells because i do not have an attorney it is up to me to ask the cop questions, so i ask him what made you think i was speeding ?
"I could hear your engine before i could see you and you were going well over 105mph"
So i asked how fast he was going at the time (he was not using radar)
" i was looking at your vehicle not my speedometer"
So in a sudden flash back to a particularly unpleasant school physics teacher i said...
So if you have no idea how fast you were going how is it possible to accurately estimate my speed despite your extensive training and law enforcement experiance (the cop looked 18 yrs old), two moving objects etc.... or you are somehow indeed particularly gifted and can accurately estimate a speed of any car by the engine note, please explain how this is possible.....
Cop cited his extensive training,"brief" service record, and number of tickets he had written .
I asked how many of those instances he had estimated the vehicles speed based on the noise of the engine ( a straight 6 jaguar DOHC engine at full song is a fantastic noise and almost loud enough to mask the terrible gearbox whine)
Judge dismissed the case, and the cop shadowed me out of the parking lot to the Kern County line ( of course this could have been his assigned route, but i doubt it , this guy was seething and of course my speedo still did not work.)

On my way to the National rally a couple of years ago, i was caught for speeding in my RR , and my excuse to the cop , i admitted the speeding and pointed out it was downhill and i did not want to waste the momentum for the climbing the other side so as to increase my mpg, and that my larger tyres caused the speedo to under estimate my true speed he also checked my front plate, and also checked if my tyres extended beyond my wheelarches. That did not work, guilty, mailed the cheque.

Many years ago I once spent a couple of hours in jail after a spirited night drive from London to Glasgow in a Ford sierra Cosworth press launch demonstrator on the old A74, only some frantic pleading, some calls to my editor and fax from Fords friendly PR exec , and their assurances that i would be severely reprimanded, but if i lost my license I would loose my job saved the day. What with speeding cameras, traffic volume and changing attitudes that would not be possible today. The police it turned out were very interested in the "cossie" and while i do not take credit for this, i was later told by the PR exec that several forces placed orders for the car specifically to catch speeders, the jags, and rover SD1 saloons were just not fast enough and that a police Jaguar saloon had tailed me for several miles and been unable to gain ground until i backed off. (i was never formally charged, empty road, and I backed off before coming up on any traffic and any life endangerment was only to myself)

 

[ratboy]

a straight 6 jaguar DOHC engine at full song is a fantastic noise and almost loud enough to mask the terrible gearbox whine

i know your pain.3.8 with 3 carbs. i wont stop until it blows up. especially an e-type. black.flat floor.......:drool: