got a ticket...
The guides are easily replaced, like said you need to remove the section that bolts to the floor. The worst part is the cap on top of it. It will need some messing around with to get off and then its a Torx Bolt. Be careful, it does have loctite on it and can be a pain.
As for the ticket. NO matter the circumstance, the officer is right. Rules are there for a reason and municpalites (states/town gov.) are broke and if they can generate funds, they will.
As for the ticket. NO matter the circumstance, the officer is right. Rules are there for a reason and municpalites (states/town gov.) are broke and if they can generate funds, they will.
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From: Miles City Mt
Im thinking he used the license plate cover as an excuse. Im not sure about Utah but in the state of MT a Seat Belt is a Secondary Violation and they can not pull you over if you are wearing one. You do have the right to remain silent and not incriminate yourself. All you should have said was "Yes I did have it on." If you are parked and the vehicle is not in motion there is nothing he can do.
Im thinking he used the license plate cover as an excuse. Im not sure about Utah but in the state of MT a Seat Belt is a Secondary Violation and they can not pull you over if you are wearing one. You do have the right to remain silent and not incriminate yourself. All you should have said was "Yes I did have it on." If you are parked and the vehicle is not in motion there is nothing he can do.
but ya i could have plead the 5th amendment but they always win either way... i did tell him it was on and he said it was on wrong and wouldnt even listen to me try to explain why it was that way..
and the DAMN COP CUT ME OFF!!! and he still didnt have enough sympathy to leave me alone and not give me a ticket.. he was a ******* douche..
and i was even nice and told him i would go right home and figure out how to fix it...
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ya here if your over 19 then they cant pull you over for it.. im 19 in 5 days...
but ya i could have plead the 5th amendment but they always win either way... i did tell him it was on and he said it was on wrong and wouldnt even listen to me try to explain why it was that way..
and the DAMN COP CUT ME OFF!!! and he still didnt have enough sympathy to leave me alone and not give me a ticket.. he was a ******* douche..
and i was even nice and told him i would go right home and figure out how to fix it...
but ya i could have plead the 5th amendment but they always win either way... i did tell him it was on and he said it was on wrong and wouldnt even listen to me try to explain why it was that way..
and the DAMN COP CUT ME OFF!!! and he still didnt have enough sympathy to leave me alone and not give me a ticket.. he was a ******* douche..
and i was even nice and told him i would go right home and figure out how to fix it...
You need to understand something, He could have written you a ticket even though he was wrong Depending on the type of traffic ticket the ticket does not mean you are guilty of the crime it is like a summons to court. Then all you would have had to do was go to court (Leaving out the fact that he cut you off because it sounds like you are trying to throw the blame on someone else) Explain to the judge after pleading not guilty how you were parked and no longer wearing your set belt or had adjusted it for more comfort while you waited for your brother. When the officer initiated the traffic stop and approached your vehicle. Explain that you had been wearing your seat belt and the officer must have just missed seeing it while you were driving. Then the judge most likely would have said OK and thrown it out. Now if you plead not guilty the cop has all this stuff you told him to go off and tell the judge. Because basically you admitted to wearing your seat belt in an unsafe manner. Just get it fixed before court, explain that its fixed and it will get tossed out.
trust me, the day you get in an accident you be happy you had them... my buddy and i got t-boned in his explorer by a jeep on my side of the car and i had bad bruising all the way down my shoulder and now my collar bone is all f-ed up but im glad i didnt have it behind my back.
but yes cops can be dicks tho, dont stress it.
but yes cops can be dicks tho, dont stress it.
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trust me, the day you get in an accident you be happy you had them... my buddy and i got t-boned in his explorer by a jeep on my side of the car and i had bad bruising all the way down my shoulder and now my collar bone is all f-ed up but im glad i didnt have it behind my back.
but yes cops can be dicks tho, dont stress it.
but yes cops can be dicks tho, dont stress it.
Sounds like that particular cop was a 'tard. I've never worn my seatbelt in the 10 years that I've been driving and I've never got pulled over for no seatbelt. Cop was obviously looking to get you. I wish you were closer, I'd represent you in court. 
Hell, I hate those jackasses that installed air bags. What a waste. Safety features are a joke.
I had that done a year before I got my drivers license. Dr. told me that I could trip over my own two feet and could be paralyzed from the waist or neck down. I'd rather die than be paralyzed, especially from the neck down.
Despite that, you shouldn't post things like "that cop was a 'tard" or "he was out to get you" just because you happen to get away with it. It kinda gives the wrong impression.
Cops enforce the law.
Seat belt laws were put in affect for good reason.
Cops enforce the law.
Seat belt laws were put in affect for good reason.
this cop was a tard.. iv never met a more stupid, annoying, retarded cop in my life...
and he was a highway patrol.. i just found out when there writing tickets they can get overtime......they just have to be writing tickets.. he is a selfish dick that cut me off... BAD, and still pulled me over later in a school parking lot..
Last edited by jb98camaro; May 28, 2010 at 05:09 PM.
I'm not one of those people who don't wear their seat belts for fun, I have my reason.
I had that done a year before I got my drivers license. Dr. told me that I could trip over my own two feet and could be paralyzed from the waist or neck down. I'd rather die than be paralyzed, especially from the neck down.
I had that done a year before I got my drivers license. Dr. told me that I could trip over my own two feet and could be paralyzed from the waist or neck down. I'd rather die than be paralyzed, especially from the neck down.
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your are right that he might be a pita about the seatbelt but really how is the seatbelt protecting u if the shoulder belt is behind u?I dont even remember the last time i wore my seatbelt like dat.maybe around 10.my guide is also breoken off but u now what it doesnt hurt that much.