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03-09-2011, 11:42 PM
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I posed this question to a LEO, his response: "The first one to pull over"!!!
He also said that in a bunch - the car that has the least amount of business exceeding the limit. For example the dingbat smoking a cigarette, talking on the cell phone, driving a beat-up mini-van full of kids with a flat doughnut - doing 80! -Said this actually happened.
He also said that in a bunch - the car that has the least amount of business exceeding the limit. For example the dingbat smoking a cigarette, talking on the cell phone, driving a beat-up mini-van full of kids with a flat doughnut - doing 80! -Said this actually happened.
03-11-2011, 07:39 AM
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I always try to stay within 5 of the posted limit at least around town, and highways around DFW you better be doing 70 (in a 60) or get run over. or go with the flow of traffic. last time I got pulled ofer was in my home town 50 mph limit and all were doing 45 because of the cop so I went around at like 53 and the jerk pulled me over- no ticket more of a warning -your following too close, cant fudge on the limit. I was courteous, had my hands in view and he let met go.
03-11-2011, 10:49 AM
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I always try to stay within 5 of the posted limit at least around town, and highways around DFW you better be doing 70 (in a 60) or get run over. or go with the flow of traffic. last time I got pulled ofer was in my home town 50 mph limit and all were doing 45 because of the cop so I went around at like 53 and the jerk pulled me over- no ticket more of a warning -your following too close, cant fudge on the limit. I was courteous, had my hands in view and he let met go.
03-11-2011, 10:18 PM
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Not anymore in Houston. With budget cut backs the City is out in force to generate ticket revenue. HPD has a fleet of unmarked cars and motorcycle cops on the interstates and are pulling over cars right and left. I received a ticket for 3 over the limit. The jerk pulled me over for "illegal lane change" because I had to swerve to avoid rear ending a woman in a suburban that slammed the brakes after we both topped the hill and he was on the shoulder with his laser gun. Radar detector - no good on the laser.
03-14-2011, 08:38 AM
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Not anymore in Houston. With budget cut backs the City is out in force to generate ticket revenue. HPD has a fleet of unmarked cars and motorcycle cops on the interstates and are pulling over cars right and left. I received a ticket for 3 over the limit. The jerk pulled me over for "illegal lane change" because I had to swerve to avoid rear ending a woman in a suburban that slammed the brakes after we both topped the hill and he was on the shoulder with his laser gun. Radar detector - no good on the laser.
I was doing 80 home last night on 290 and I was getting passed like I was standing still.
Sat I played with a gtr and supra on 45 and nothing.
Sat morning I was ran off the road 3 times by idiots. Cops pulling people over, yeah right you have got to be joking.
Heck this am i watched 4 cars run the red light infront of me so they could make the right hand turn. there was even a cop in the other lane and he didn't even notice....
I think you must be in the wrong part of town lol
03-14-2011, 10:23 PM
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when i was workin in Houston 59 and I10 was cop infested all hours of the day/night. This was about a month ago driving from Porter area to section 8 housing places of of I10 when i was doing all that govenment crap putting in new AC
03-15-2011, 04:58 PM
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I always try to stay within 5 of the posted limit at least around town, and highways around DFW you better be doing 70 (in a 60) or get run over. or go with the flow of traffic. last time I got pulled ofer was in my home town 50 mph limit and all were doing 45 because of the cop so I went around at like 53 and the jerk pulled me over- no ticket more of a warning -your following too close, cant fudge on the limit. I was courteous, had my hands in view and he let met go.
03-16-2011, 07:59 AM
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On my way out to Cypress from downtown, I ran into at least 4-5 motorcycle cops on the shoulder of I-10 using laser. It was 9:45pm. To be honest, I wasn't speeding but he scared the hell out of me.
03-16-2011, 11:31 AM
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Well I know now that t next time I go to houston not to be speeding. I can't afford anymore tickets... I think that I have 5 or 6. Strikes on my record
08-25-2019, 08:53 PM
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Years ago I was coming home from a party in my 68 Datsun 2000S (look it up) It was about 2 in the morning I had the top down with a half bottle of Tequila under a blanket behind the seat. I pass a cruiser parked on the side of road. I cruise by and when I think I'm far enough ahead I start flashing my lights to warn the oncoming cars. Well next thing I know I'm being lit up. I pull over and the cop comes up beside the car and starts giving me a lecture about warning potential drunk drivers, The next thing he starts telling me how on a recent road trip he got pulled over, recieving a ticket. I looked up at him and said if someone had been coming the other way and flashed their lights you would have been damn thankful. He just walked back to his car and left.
08-26-2019, 12:28 AM
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The post is 8 years old, They are all old and driving under the speed limit in the fast lane with their turn signal on for miles by now.
But since you brought it back to the top, They are legally supposed to pull over the car in front because that's the car that they get the reading from, They are not reading the speed of the second/third/forth and so on down the line and it's a slam dunk if you can prove it in court.
But since you brought it back to the top, They are legally supposed to pull over the car in front because that's the car that they get the reading from, They are not reading the speed of the second/third/forth and so on down the line and it's a slam dunk if you can prove it in court.
02-23-2020, 04:22 PM
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I had a police officer threaten to write me a ticket for my tail lights on my 98 formula Ws6. this was early 2000s. I politely said they are stock taillights. I even offered to go up to the local Pontiac dealership with him. It was 2 minutes away. He said nah I’ll take your word for it...... it’s been almost 20 years but still cracks me up. Don’t believe he was a car guy.
