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kraziness
03-03-2006, 02:47 AM
So, first off, I bought my Civic used, with one of those "ghetto"/performance mufflers. I didn't really care about it either way (except for the punks always trying to race me). I've been pulled over and had numerous accidents and have never had a problem in my 4 years of ownership. My friend was borrowing my car and got pulled over for speeding and the cop gives him a ticket for an illegal aftermarket exhaust :dunno: (never heard that it could be an issue).

1. The ticket gives me no information- who to call, what I'm suppossed to do, what was illegal, NOTHING :unsure:

2. I call the clerk of courts and they tell me that if I got a ticket for an illegal exhaust, it's illegal, I need to take it to a garage and they'll do what needs to be done. :wtf:

3. I get it fixed and go in to the Sherrif's dept. to get it "inspected" to prove I fixed it and be done with my problems. The deputy (who incidentally looks almost identical to a somewhat famous middle aged black actor from the 90's). He looks at the ticket, looks at me, back at the ticket, back at me and asks me what the problem is. I explain and he gets an attitude:

cop: "I can't read this ticket."
me: yeah, tell me about, I couldn't even figure out what I was suppossed to do, I had to call 3 different places before they told me to come here. :|
cop: "Well, how am I suppossed to 'inspect' your car if I don't know what I'm looking for?! :madani: "
me: :unsure: "well, uh, it's for a muffler, I got it fixed... other than that, I don't know."
cop: "Well, there isn't anything I can do if I can't read this ticket"
cop: (looks and sees someone standing a ways behind me waiting patiently) "you're gonna have to wait! I'm busy :screams: "
me: " Well I didn't write the focking ticket so take the attitude elsewhere!!! I'm trying to take care of things in a timely fashion!"... ok, what I really said was "well, what am I suppossed to do?"

So he sends me across the city to Highway Patrol :mad: , they're ready to send me elsewhere :wigglypea: ... I had to drive across town 4 freaking times today because nobody would freaking just clarify the ticket, inspect and let me pay my freaking fine :screams: ! I finally had to track down the Highway patrolman, ON THE ROAD catching speeders and ask him to rewrite my ticket. After he signed my ticket, before I was back in my car, the dude had freaking clocked someone (ALREADY) and jumped back on his bike and was off to pull someone over. :rolleyes:

EMoney
03-03-2006, 03:13 AM
Wow. I've been through something similar before. Its not fun tracking down an officer on the job. They think you are trying to kill them at first.

mcbokonon
03-03-2006, 03:15 AM
This is like a modern day, real life version of Kafka's The Trial.

Gutter
03-03-2006, 01:44 PM
bump

Dick Hertz
03-03-2006, 02:32 PM
Next time you catch up with the cop. Make a quick movement towards you pocket. This could take care of many problems.

kraziness
03-03-2006, 02:42 PM
Next time you catch up with the cop. Make a quick movement towards you pocket. This could take care of many problems.

He knew I was coming out but I was still nervous as anything, pulling up to him on the shoulder (as he was writing another guy a ticket). I sat in my car for a few minutes :unsure: Then I s-l-o-w-l-y got out of my car, ticket in hand, walked calmly over towards the front of my car and leaned on my hood and waited patiently for him to be done... then I showted ":screams: Come re-write this ticket! And make it legible this time! :mad: PIG! :madani: "






Ok, one part of that story isn't true.

TD Ryan
03-03-2006, 02:52 PM
before I was back in my car, the dude had freaking clocked someone (ALREADY) and jumped back on his bike and was off to pull someone over. :rolleyes:



"I don't stop for no 49 1/2 you no crime stoppin', pretender.
When the REAL Five-Oh shows up then I'll stop. Until then, get your 49 1/2, secretary with a badge, ASS outta' my way. Ticket writin' fool." :hyper:

SigEp316
03-03-2006, 04:07 PM
GOLD@#!#! exhaust spice :hyper:

Probert
03-03-2006, 04:14 PM
Next time you catch up with the cop. Make a quick movement towards you pocket. This could take care of many problems for the rest of us.


:clap:

Burt
03-04-2006, 05:34 PM
I've been pulled over and had numerous accidents and have never had a problem in my 4 years of ownership.

:unsure:

kraziness
03-04-2006, 09:15 PM
Pulled over for speeding once, an out headlight once, caused one accident and was hit by someone another time :dunno:

EMoney
03-05-2006, 03:40 AM
I've been pulled over for speeding so many times that I've lost count. I've got out of 2 by going to defensive driving class. I actually think I'm a much safer driver because of it all. :yes: