Hi All,
I don't want to bore you with my story, but here's the scoop.
I was traveling to meet a colleague for lunch when I got pulled over. I had no idea what I possibley did wrong. I was not speeding, I was not in a hurry since I left myself plenty of time to get where I needed to go.
The officer pulls me over because I have slightly fogged license plate cover and a 'loud' exhaust. He asked me if I was in a hurry, I said no. He was being kind of cocky saying I was tailgaiting to close to the person in front of me. I assured him that I was not in a hurry and I was actually slowing down to let the person in the right hand lane get in front of me. He wasn't buying my story even though it was the honest to god truth. From his perspective it might of looked like I was tailgating since he was pulled off of the road. He was probably about 1500 feet behind me once he made the corner to see me. I tried my best to compromise with him, but he just got extremely frustrated with me. He ended up reaching thru the passenger side window and grabbed the ticket out of my hand. He said he didn't have time to listen to me talk. He ended up writing me 3 tickets.
1 for fogged license plate
2 for 'loud' exhuast
3 for tailgating.
I plan to go to court to reduce my citations. I was told from a friend of a lawyer that if I take my license plate in with my cover and show the judge just how really obstructive my cover is, that he might let me off. The writing on the plate is clear as day.
Also, how does an officer tell how loud an exhaust is if he does not measure the dB? Sure it's louder than normal, but it's not insainely loud.
Really the only citation I wanted to fight was tailgating. That was the one that really pissed me off since I was not doing anything of that nature. In a way I think the cop was just throwing around his authority around some little kid was driving a Mustang Cobra. I know I should of had my dress clothes on.:shrug:
Anyone have any suggestions with what I might be able to do? I realize the first two citations are my responsibility, but after the incident I had and the rudeness of the officer, I wouldn't mind trying to milk it for what it's worth. I haven't had a ticket in 5 years and when I do get pulled over, I try to treat the officer with the upmost dignity.
I particulary liked when the officer asked me if I knew the definition of tailgating.
cheers:beer:
Ryan
I don't want to bore you with my story, but here's the scoop.
I was traveling to meet a colleague for lunch when I got pulled over. I had no idea what I possibley did wrong. I was not speeding, I was not in a hurry since I left myself plenty of time to get where I needed to go.
The officer pulls me over because I have slightly fogged license plate cover and a 'loud' exhaust. He asked me if I was in a hurry, I said no. He was being kind of cocky saying I was tailgaiting to close to the person in front of me. I assured him that I was not in a hurry and I was actually slowing down to let the person in the right hand lane get in front of me. He wasn't buying my story even though it was the honest to god truth. From his perspective it might of looked like I was tailgating since he was pulled off of the road. He was probably about 1500 feet behind me once he made the corner to see me. I tried my best to compromise with him, but he just got extremely frustrated with me. He ended up reaching thru the passenger side window and grabbed the ticket out of my hand. He said he didn't have time to listen to me talk. He ended up writing me 3 tickets.
1 for fogged license plate
2 for 'loud' exhuast
3 for tailgating.
I plan to go to court to reduce my citations. I was told from a friend of a lawyer that if I take my license plate in with my cover and show the judge just how really obstructive my cover is, that he might let me off. The writing on the plate is clear as day.
Also, how does an officer tell how loud an exhaust is if he does not measure the dB? Sure it's louder than normal, but it's not insainely loud.
Really the only citation I wanted to fight was tailgating. That was the one that really pissed me off since I was not doing anything of that nature. In a way I think the cop was just throwing around his authority around some little kid was driving a Mustang Cobra. I know I should of had my dress clothes on.:shrug:
Anyone have any suggestions with what I might be able to do? I realize the first two citations are my responsibility, but after the incident I had and the rudeness of the officer, I wouldn't mind trying to milk it for what it's worth. I haven't had a ticket in 5 years and when I do get pulled over, I try to treat the officer with the upmost dignity.
I particulary liked when the officer asked me if I knew the definition of tailgating.
cheers:beer:
Ryan