New Laws trying to get passed!!!
12-05-2005, 09:09 AM
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New Laws trying to get passed!!! I am not sure if this is the best section to put this and I hope it gets made a sticky. There is a new bill trying to get passed about street racing in Tennessee. The bill seems fair until it gets to the section regarding nitrous oxide. I have talked to some of the other shops in the area and we are having a discussion night on Tues. Dec 6 starting at 5:00 pm. The location is at Millennium park in Johnson City from 5:00pm to 8:00pm on Dec. 6. The address is 2001 Millennium place, Johnson City TN 37604. Phone Number is 423-232-2001. Anyone who is interested in joining us and trying to plan out legitimate arguments for this amendment is welcome to come. Time is of the essence here because they are going to try to get the bill passed by the first of Jan. I hope to see all of you there.
Here is the summary of the bill.
Here is the summary of the bill.
12-05-2005, 10:12 AM
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makes operating a vehicle or motorcycle with N2O a Class E felony with a 1-6 year sentence. (lines have to be disconnected or the bottle removed.) says its similiar to an arkansas law.
makes me want to get the NOS bazooka bass tube and put it in my back window and drive around tenn.
makes me want to get the NOS bazooka bass tube and put it in my back window and drive around tenn.
12-05-2005, 10:17 AM
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"Section 5 creates the felony offense of operating a motor vehicle or motorcycle that is equipped to supply the engine with nitrous oxide unless the line is disconnected or the nitrous oxide container is removed. A violation of this new section is a Class E felony punishable by 1-6 years imprisonment unless the operation of the motor vehicle using the nitrous oxide results in serious bodily injury to another in which case it is a Class D felony punishable by 2-12 years imprisonment. The wording of this offense is based on a similar law in Arkansas although Virginia also prohibits the use of nitrous oxide in a motor vehicle on public roads."
basically dont have nitrous hooked up while youre on the road otherwise u could get royally screwed
basically dont have nitrous hooked up while youre on the road otherwise u could get royally screwed
12-05-2005, 10:26 AM
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Here it is in plain text sorry.
Summary of Proposed Drag Racing Bill
This proposal makes several changes to the law regarding drag racing, all of which are designed to modernize the offense to better reflect the very serious risk to other motorists and innocent bystanders caused by drag racing and to increase the punishment for this dangerous conduct to make it more proportional to its risk of harm to the public.
SECTIONS I and 2 provide that a death occurring as the proximate result of the offense of drag racing will be punished as the Class B felony offense of "vehicular homicide by drag racing" and carry a sentence of between 8-30 years. This would punish a death caused by drag racing in the same manner as vehicular homicides caused by drunk drivers.
SECTION 3. Increases the present punishment for the offense of drag racing if the offense results in the serious bodily injury of a participant, bystander or other person. This section would increase the punishment from a Class B misdemeanor to a Class D felony punishable by 2-12 years if seriously bodily injury results.
SECTION 3. Also provides that upon conviction, the vehicle used to commit the offense of drag racing is subject to seizure and forfeiture to the state in the same manner as vehicles used to carry drugs are now.
SECTION 4. Permanently revokes the driver license of any person who is convicted of drag racing that results in the serious bodily-injury of another. This is currently
done to anyone convicted of drag racing for a second time within 10 years.
SECTION 5 Creates the felony offense of operating a motor vehicle or motorcycle that is equipped to supply the engine with nitrous oxide unless the line is disconnecting or the nitrous oxide container is removed. A violation of this new section is a Class E felony punishable by 1-6 years imprisonment unless the operation of the motor vehicle using the nitrous oxide results in serious bodily injury to another in which case it is a Class D felony punishable by 2-12 years imprisonment. The wording of this offense is based on a similar law in Arkansas although Virginia also prohibits the use of nitrous oxide in a motor vehicle on public roads.
Summary of Proposed Drag Racing Bill
This proposal makes several changes to the law regarding drag racing, all of which are designed to modernize the offense to better reflect the very serious risk to other motorists and innocent bystanders caused by drag racing and to increase the punishment for this dangerous conduct to make it more proportional to its risk of harm to the public.
SECTIONS I and 2 provide that a death occurring as the proximate result of the offense of drag racing will be punished as the Class B felony offense of "vehicular homicide by drag racing" and carry a sentence of between 8-30 years. This would punish a death caused by drag racing in the same manner as vehicular homicides caused by drunk drivers.
SECTION 3. Increases the present punishment for the offense of drag racing if the offense results in the serious bodily injury of a participant, bystander or other person. This section would increase the punishment from a Class B misdemeanor to a Class D felony punishable by 2-12 years if seriously bodily injury results.
SECTION 3. Also provides that upon conviction, the vehicle used to commit the offense of drag racing is subject to seizure and forfeiture to the state in the same manner as vehicles used to carry drugs are now.
SECTION 4. Permanently revokes the driver license of any person who is convicted of drag racing that results in the serious bodily-injury of another. This is currently
done to anyone convicted of drag racing for a second time within 10 years.
SECTION 5 Creates the felony offense of operating a motor vehicle or motorcycle that is equipped to supply the engine with nitrous oxide unless the line is disconnecting or the nitrous oxide container is removed. A violation of this new section is a Class E felony punishable by 1-6 years imprisonment unless the operation of the motor vehicle using the nitrous oxide results in serious bodily injury to another in which case it is a Class D felony punishable by 2-12 years imprisonment. The wording of this offense is based on a similar law in Arkansas although Virginia also prohibits the use of nitrous oxide in a motor vehicle on public roads.
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12-09-2005, 03:57 PM
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Anyone that is against section 5 of the proposed bill, PLEASE email either or both of these representatives. rep.matthew.hill@legislature.state.tn.us rep.david.davis@legislature.state.tn.us. I was told that the number of emails they recieved is the reason for this section, so we need to let them know that there are just as many or more against this section.
12-12-2005, 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Ride Revolution
Anyone that is against section 5 of the proposed bill, PLEASE email either or both of these representatives. rep.matthew.hill@legislature.state.tn.us rep.david.davis@legislature.state.tn.us. I was told that the number of emails they recieved is the reason for this section, so we need to let them know that there are just as many or more against this section.
12-12-2005, 12:15 PM
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So it's ok to run race gas, blowers, turbos, alky/methanol injection, and other performance mods, but its not ok to run nitrous???? I don't understand the reasoning.
12-12-2005, 12:50 PM
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The reasoning is that soccer moms/asshat police officers/environmentalist wackos/dumb movies have convinced the lawmakers that anyone running nitrous must necessarily be an idiotic irresponsible street racing rice burner.
12-12-2005, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by infinitebird
The reasoning is that soccer moms/asshat police officers/environmentalist wackos/dumb movies have convinced the lawmakers that anyone running nitrous must necessarily be an idiotic irresponsible street racing rice burner.
12-12-2005, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by infinitebird
The reasoning is that soccer moms/asshat police officers/environmentalist wackos/dumb movies have convinced the lawmakers that anyone running nitrous must necessarily be an idiotic irresponsible street racing rice burner.
12-13-2005, 02:16 AM
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Originally Posted by SilverBulletSS
Its screwed up that if you get caught with n20 it punishable by inprisionment. yet everyday we have 20,000 illeagle immigrants crossing our boarders not knowing if there terroistor what and there going to worry more about street racing in america
12-13-2005, 12:18 PM
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Probably went with there kids to see FnF and saw the eclipse blow up and thought it was to much of a safety hazard. Someone shoukld email these vehicular ignorant people on and educate them on the realities of n2o