So I Finally Pulled The Trans Am Out Of Storage, And.........
03-31-2010, 06:45 AM
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thats one thing that does really bother me. i used to get pulled over in the camaro for loud exhaust, luckily always got warnings. but on the bike, i have never gotten pulled for loud exhaust. they have pulled me for no license plate light 5 times and never even mentioned the exhaust. knock on wood. the bike is LOUD! so i dont understand it
03-31-2010, 09:45 AM
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I was about to use you Chris as my cousin or something.. But didn't.. you know what I mean 
He should have given me the $25 compliance ticket....
What cout supervision form you talking about? I got a an envelope that has bunch of options.
A) Plead guilty pay $75. Convitction is reported to SOS for entry on your public driving record
B) Avoid a conviction and go to Traffic Safety School
C) Plead NOT GUILTY and request a court date
Chris so what other form is there. And TECHNICALLY this isn't a moving violation. This is really and equipment violation.. so what the fvck gives????
If you want to talk to me text me or call me.. This totally ruined my fvckign day.. Do you still have my number??
He should have given me the $25 compliance ticket....
What cout supervision form you talking about? I got a an envelope that has bunch of options.
A) Plead guilty pay $75. Convitction is reported to SOS for entry on your public driving record
B) Avoid a conviction and go to Traffic Safety School
C) Plead NOT GUILTY and request a court date
Chris so what other form is there. And TECHNICALLY this isn't a moving violation. This is really and equipment violation.. so what the fvck gives????
If you want to talk to me text me or call me.. This totally ruined my fvckign day.. Do you still have my number??
Jonas,
First off… forget what I said about the additional moving violation within the next 90 days. I had a major brain fart, sorry about that!
If you receive 3 moving violations within 12 months, your license will be suspended. Moving violations consist of speeding, improper lane usage, running a red light, etc.
If you receive 3 equipment violations within 12 months, your license will NOT be suspended. Equipment violations consist of one taillight, one headlight, cracked windshield, loud muffler, etc.
Equipment violations constitute probable cause, and therefore, a traffic stop can be conducted. A police officer can conduct a traffic stop based on equipment or moving violations.
So… you got nothing to worry about, they are not going to suspend your license. Also, $25 is little low for a compliance ticket these days. Most compliance tickets are anywhere from $35-50. Either way, it still beats $75 and losing your license for a couple of weeks.
As far as the comment someone made about the officer “having to prove in court” that the exhaust was aftermarket, that wont happen. A traffic court judge sees/hears about these types of violations almost on a daily basis. The judge will simply ask the officer “in his opinion” do you think the exhaust was louder than a stock vehicle. That’s it! The judge will “take the word” of the officer 99.9% of the time. There is no way that Jonas will win that one. As far as the officer not being in court, he needs to have a really good excuse to tell his commanding officer WHY he can’t go. The officer will either be working that day… so he will go to court, or he will come into court on his day off for 2 hours of OT. Also, I don’t think a $75 equipment violation is worth hiring a lawyer, but that’s just my opinion.
03-31-2010, 09:50 AM
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States and municipalities are broke. You're going to see a LOT more people given tickets for stuff that cops would have let people slide on in the past. Cops are essentially being used as revenue generators.
03-31-2010, 09:56 AM
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I don't see how this can be a moving violation. Nor do I see how an insurance company could see it as one.
Therefore, I'd be pissed too, but in the end I'd pay the ticket and move on with life. I wouldn't waste my time on court or in traffic school for a non-traffic offense.
Therefore, I'd be pissed too, but in the end I'd pay the ticket and move on with life. I wouldn't waste my time on court or in traffic school for a non-traffic offense.
03-31-2010, 09:58 AM
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The same thing happened to me in Buffalo Grove, they gave me a ticket on the state paper instead of the $25 city compliance ticket. It is not a moving violation though, and won't count against you on your record, that is just on the ticket because they only have one state form.
03-31-2010, 10:31 AM
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LaGrange cops are major ******, one would wait for my dad every day to see if he had a front plate on his Vette, which was undrilled in the front before 3 tickets. I used to purposly go way out of my way to avoid that town.
03-31-2010, 02:42 PM
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The Compliance ticket($25-$50), the ticket that is the dark, burnt orange color and it long vertically that is the equipment ticket they do not take your license
Even thought the cop put it on the state ticket ($75) he still took my license and it is still an equipment violation. He jsut wanted to show me he was the man give me the bigger ticket and take my license
Yet again at the end of our convo he says I really like your car
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03-31-2010, 03:37 PM
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Thats some bs for his last comment. Ima have to watch my *** since I normally drive through La Grange a few times a week. I was stuck at the train and then drove off in second gear and everyone wait to cross the street either looked at me with the nice car , or the get a ******* muffler
03-31-2010, 04:08 PM
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Took it for a little drive to make sure the car was all good, I was coming back home, went through LaGrange and got pulled over Really??? I had been on the road for about 20 mins 
So I know I wasn't speeding, I was doing 28 in a 30. Officer pulls up to me and says I am pulling you over for LOUD EXHAUST. Honestly it is loud. I am cammed, ORY and GMMG blah blah (exhaust combo is in my sig). Strolls to the front, of course no front plate asks me for insureance. Just out insurance on the car 30 mins before i pulled it out so I didn't have cards on me. They were emailed to me put I hadn't printed them as I was not buy a printer
So the officer said that he was going to give me a break on the no front plate and no proof of insurance. BUT I got a STATE ticket for loud exhaust. Anytime I get a ticket for exhaust only 1 other time in 2007 it was a COMPLIANCE tichet ($25). The fvckign cop like I said gave me a STATE ticket ($75) and took my fvckign license
So know I have to use that stupid azz envelope or pay online. I always thought that this ticket is an EQUIPMENT VIOLATION and not a MOVING VIOLATION. It says that if I plead guilty, pay the $75 it goes on my record.. That is BS
Way to have a first 30 mins out with the car today
So the officer gave me the more expensive ticket and goes " BTW I really like your car.. ALOT!!!" so dumbass why did you give me a ticket, let alone the more expensive ticket
Really??? I had been on the road for about 20 mins So I know I wasn't speeding, I was doing 28 in a 30. Officer pulls up to me and says I am pulling you over for LOUD EXHAUST. Honestly it is loud. I am cammed, ORY and GMMG blah blah (exhaust combo is in my sig). Strolls to the front, of course no front plate asks me for insureance. Just out insurance on the car 30 mins before i pulled it out so I didn't have cards on me. They were emailed to me put I hadn't printed them as I was not buy a printer
So the officer said that he was going to give me a break on the no front plate and no proof of insurance. BUT I got a STATE ticket for loud exhaust. Anytime I get a ticket for exhaust only 1 other time in 2007 it was a COMPLIANCE tichet ($25). The fvckign cop like I said gave me a STATE ticket ($75) and took my fvckign license
So know I have to use that stupid azz envelope or pay online. I always thought that this ticket is an EQUIPMENT VIOLATION and not a MOVING VIOLATION. It says that if I plead guilty, pay the $75 it goes on my record.. That is BS
Way to have a first 30 mins out with the car today
So the officer gave me the more expensive ticket and goes " BTW I really like your car.. ALOT!!!" so dumbass why did you give me a ticket, let alone the more expensive ticket
03-31-2010, 04:22 PM
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That Blos. I actually took the Camaro out today and made it about 10 blocks and got pulled over by a county cop. I go reaching for insurance and registration and he says no need, I just pulled you over to check out your car. We chatted for about 15 minutes and parted ways. Thats a first for me, Cop was in sweats and a tshirt lol.
Where at in Indiana are you from?
03-31-2010, 07:16 PM
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03-31-2010, 07:43 PM
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This is true. However, statistically, when economic times are bad, cops give a higher percentage of tickets/fines vs. warnings.
Ex. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...?se=yahoorefer
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Researchers from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the University of Arkansas-Little Rock found that a 10% decrease in revenue growth caused a 6.4% increase the following year in the growth rate of traffic tickets.
at the ticket you would write me 