Speaking of cops..... - Page 2

DavidI · 01-14-2005, 04:16 PM

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Originally posted by yelcab1
Dude, let me clue you in.

A traffic ticket in California has to be given by an officer wearing a uniform and driving a car emblazen with insignia. There are exceptions.

So, the Detective driving the unmarked car to work noticed you being "stupid" and just wanted to give you a warning. Which is fine!

His ticket, if challenged in court, would have gotten tossed in 30 seconds.

This is not true in California. An officer does not have to be in a marked car, nor in uniform to issue a citation. The benefit to wearing the uniform and driving a marked car is to quickly identify that he is in fact a law enforcement officer. However, if he was in a "slick car" (as we refer to them) and in plain clothes, his primary duty was probably not traffic enforcement. He was probably an investigator enroute to something else.

David

id10t · 01-14-2005, 04:49 PM

See, this is where us 356ers get to have the most fun - we can push our cars to 75% of their limit and not even break the speed limit.

More fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow

SLO-BOB · 12:18 PM

This is a test...............

red-beard · red-beard's Garage

No radar pull over 2 weeks ago. I was doing 71 in a 65. I have no clue why he pulled me over. I thought he was going after someone else. It was just dusk and one of the Texas 70 during day, 65 night zones.

He just gave me a warning, then tells my wife in Spanish: "Don't let him Speed." What kind of crap was that? This was in our Jeep Cherokee.

RoninLB · 01-14-2005, 10:23 PM

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Originally posted by Sebring77

I. It happened in Kenosha WI on I-43.

For those of you who may travel to Wisconsin-there WILL be a cop there, I assure you.

Kenosha is on the coast.. maybe it happened on I-94 west of Kenosha?

I've been thru N Wis once in spring of '99 with the 911. I came in at Iron Mountain on the NE border, then W on hy70, then N on hy 13.

Great slice of the US imo.. and great quick driving without any weekend or tourist drivers, although I was a little spooked by the possible deer action. It was so nice I said to myself "screw it".

speeder · speeder's Garage

As a part time Wisconsin resident and frequent long-distance driver, I can tell you that Wisconsin is the absolute worst place to speed in the U.S., IMO. Almost a guaranteed ticket. And TONS of deer.

Eastern Utah, on the other hand, is about the best. I got a ticket in Southern Utah a couple of months ago, trooper couldn't have been nicer, wrote me for 89 in a 75 when he had me @ 100+ on radar. Warned me about the deer population.

It helps to drive a Volvo and have grey hair, and give no attitude.

RoninLB · 01-15-2005, 04:28 AM

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Originally posted by speeder
, I can tell you that Wisconsin is the absolute worst place to speed in the U.S., IMO. Almost a guaranteed ticket. And TONS of deer.

I knew about the deer from seeing so many moms with their pups.

Didn't know about the tickets.. thanks.

TSNAPCRACKLEPOP · TSNAPCRACKLEPOP's Garage

my Missouri experience speeding has beed that the last guy definitely gets stopped, and as many of those as he can wave over to the side as he passes those who stop. he will not chase those without a guilty conscience.

SLO-BOB · 01-15-2005, 07:59 AM

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Originally posted by speeder
As a part time Wisconsin resident and frequent long-distance driver, I can tell you that Wisconsin is the absolute worst place to speed in the U.S., IMO. Almost a guaranteed ticket. And TONS of deer.

No truer words can be written. I haven't had a ticket in awhile, but in my youth I had scores. The Kenosha/Racine area is notorious.

Ronin-quite right, Kenosha is on the coast, but I believe the area that extends west to the highway is considered Kenosha proper. That's what the tickets say at least

. Also correct on I-94. if you take it straight north it turns into I-43 which also runs along the coast and basically to my front door north of Milwaukee. They kind of blend after years of travelling them. I'm glad you enjoyed WI. It is very beautiful.

As for deer, I HATE them. I've hit so many I might as well take up hunting because I've killed more of the critters than most people that do hunt. I had an Acura that was two days old and a deer ran into the side of it-$1200 damage. I had a truck that a deer standing on the icy highway took exception to. It turned and charged me. I won-except for the $1800 damage. My most expensive was a deer that hit the corner of my van and spun all the way down the side of the van causing $7000 worth of damage. Yep-I hate 'em.

mattdavis11 · 01-17-2005, 08:41 AM

Why doesn't Wisconsin open the season on white tails for longer than 12 days with a center fire rifle? Season regs. here: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/wildlife/hunt/seasdate.htm#White-tailed

Time to tend to the problem, IMHO.

JoeM · 01-17-2005, 09:03 AM

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Originally posted by DavidI
This is not true in California. An officer does not have to be in a marked car, nor in uniform to issue a citation. The benefit to wearing the uniform and driving a marked car is to quickly identify that he is in fact a law enforcement officer.

David

Boy, wouldn't this just about open the door for anybody who impersonates a police officer and wants to commit some kind of crime?

speeder · speeder's Garage

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Originally posted by JoeM
Boy, wouldn't this just about open the door for anybody who impersonates a police officer and wants to commit some kind of crime?

That's one of those, "not recommended" crimes to commit, the cops will put all of their resources into catching them and then throw 'em in the special cell filled w/ their enemies.

Sebring, you should take up hunting. You could get all of your aggression out against Bambi and also do your state a favor by helping to thin the deer herd. We have a cabin near Hayward, (Minong), in Northern Wisconsin, my Mom hit a deer last year in her new VW but it wasn't too bad, luckily. We also own property up in Madeline Island, that entire state is one big radar trap.

DavidI · 01-19-2005, 12:18 AM

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Originally posted by JoeM
Boy, wouldn't this just about open the door for anybody who impersonates a police officer and wants to commit some kind of crime?

Just like Speeder said, impersonating a cop is something that undermines the credibility of the law enforcement agencies. We put an enormous amount of resources into going after these guys to lock them up as soon as possible.

David

juanbenae · juanbenae's Garage

so ahhh,, how did the dogs teeth look after the cleaning? did his breath improve?

Mike(dat's me) · 01-19-2005, 01:43 PM

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Originally posted by na2ub
A little like your situation:

I "accidentally" stomped on it in the rain from a stoplight, and did not notice the trooper behind me (could not see out the back). He pulled a rookie mistake and immediately flipped on his lights, at which point I slowed and pulled over. Before he got up to my car, I realized he had no evidence. He did not radar me, I broke no laws other than speeding, and he did not even pace me (because he just flipped on his lights and pulled me over). At that point I realized all he could do was give me a warning, which he proceeded to do, although he was a little ticked off. He asked how fast I was going, and I said "I don't know," which I honestly did not. He did not like that response, but I was certainly not going to incriminate myself either, considering he had no evidence.

Doug

You know, in Texas you will get ticketed for that.

Intention to Speed. They might as well write me that one while i'm still in the house.

cbeers · 01-19-2005, 02:33 PM

QUOTE: cbeers, How did he know you were speeding? did it look like it to him? or did he have a device to check your speed, I am always driving thru my Neighborhood in 1st gear and people keep waving at me but not with all 5 fingers, saying slow down and Im only running 25 or less but it sounds and looks fast, $hit these cars are doing 50 just sittin in the garage!!

Craig

I am pretty sure he was in traffic too, I just didn't notice him. When traffic opened up and I was at the head of the pack and took off, he KNEW I was speeding, doubt he knew how much though...

K-9 - She is as pretty as can be and no longer ruins a room with her breath!

-Chris

pwd72s · 01-19-2005, 02:58 PM

In Oregon, the game cops are State Police. They seldom do it, but they have the credentials to write up traffic violations. Game law enforcement is merely a division of the State Police. One of them taught me how to avoid deer hits. Pay attention to the roadsides. Deer cross in areas where there is thick brush on both sides of the road, prefering to remain under cover. Here we have open field areas with lines of trees along fence lines...the tree lines are the deer's highway. If one of these lines has a road cutting through it...beware, especially if it's a curve, that's where deer like to cross.