Is it illegal to redline your car?
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Originally posted by lvs2k
Well, at least dirty looks don't get you any points on your insurance.
Originally posted by Platinum:
He just gave me a dirty look as I passed by.
He just gave me a dirty look as I passed by.
I've only had one police encounter: just after hitting VTEC in 1st off a light, he was behind some landscaping on his bike -- gave me the "I'm watching you" hand signal (fingers in V, points at his eyes, then towards me) -- or maybe he meant "I saw you just hit VTEC)"
Felt kinda cool actually...but I'm sure if he sees me anytime in the near future for so much as not signaling correctly, we'll have a chat.
[Edited by SilverFog on 05-08-2001 at 06:50 PM]
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Wow, its amazing how many people have had bad experiences with police. I wonder if they feel good giving people a ticket for going 15 miles over the speed limit or if its a 'i have to meet quota' type of thing?
You have to remember that they are really human...they just don't look like it or act like it
-B
You have to remember that they are really human...they just don't look like it or act like it
-B
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Ahh, the police, you've gotta love them. In my younger days, they were to be avoided at all costs, avert your eyes, drive 1 mph under the limit and change routes if they're around you too long.
But as I got older, and got my share of tickets, I learned about my rights and how the system works (mainly in getting tickets reduced, removed, etc.). So I like to give the traffic police a little tweak now and then. Now, that doesn't mean squealing the tires or blatantly breaking the speed limit but things like:
- Sitting at a stop light next to a police car. When the light turns green, begin accelerating at a pace just slightly quicker than that of the cruiser. Usually he'll add a little gas to pick up the pace, and so will I, just staying ahead of him till the speed limit comes up. At which point the officer will usually go accelerating on by to demonstrate his control of time and space on the road. Of course, it helps to have cars that will easily outaccelerate a police cruiser without having to resort to full throttle and raucous noises.
- Turning a corner and taking it at a pretty high pace, often with minimal/no braking. I don't violate lane discipline (turn into the inside lane), don't go fast enough to squeal tires, etc. and of course my cars don't exactly have much body roll to indicate their speed.
- The 1 mph pass. I used to do a lot of driving on the Interstate in the Southwest. Long, long expanses of open road where the usual pace is 80-85 mph (before and after the speed limits went up to 70-75). As an observant driver, you'd sometimes notice a knot of traffic in the distance, which usually indicated a highway patrolman (or DPS in AZ). So you'd slow down and find yourself playing follow the leader with a bunch of people afraid to pass a police officer. Now, if the officer was doing 5-10 over the limit, I wouldn't do anything. But occasionally he'd be travelling right at the limit or slightly below (always have your speedo calibration checked). So I'd work my way up through traffic and then pass him with a 1 mph differential. Not once did I get pulled over and surprisingly I've never had an officer increase his speed to match mine. And once I passed without the bridge troll eating me (metaphorically speaking), lo and behold everyone else had the guts to do it.
There are many other stories, usually involving a little rev of the engine, etc. I don't advocate anyone duplicating my actions, but I never received a ticket for any of the stuff I mentioned. In fact, I've only been ticketed for speeding and that only happens when I _didn't_ see the officer. Check that, I did get pulled over for going fast around a corner once (but I didn't know there was a cop nearby), but after confirming I wasn't drunk, he let me go (since I really didn't violate any laws).
Police are people too (and many are pretty cool, except motorcycle cops, never mess with them, they are satan's spwan ;-), and most won't go out of their way to give a questionable ticket. In some ways, when it comes to traffic, they're like dangerous animals. As long as you know where they are and what you're doing, you're pretty safe. Its the ones you don't see that will get you. Oh, and it helps to not fit their idea of a problem citizen (young male, often of a specific ethnicity I'm sorry to say, dressed in a particular manner, driving a particular type of car).
UL
But as I got older, and got my share of tickets, I learned about my rights and how the system works (mainly in getting tickets reduced, removed, etc.). So I like to give the traffic police a little tweak now and then. Now, that doesn't mean squealing the tires or blatantly breaking the speed limit but things like:
- Sitting at a stop light next to a police car. When the light turns green, begin accelerating at a pace just slightly quicker than that of the cruiser. Usually he'll add a little gas to pick up the pace, and so will I, just staying ahead of him till the speed limit comes up. At which point the officer will usually go accelerating on by to demonstrate his control of time and space on the road. Of course, it helps to have cars that will easily outaccelerate a police cruiser without having to resort to full throttle and raucous noises.
- Turning a corner and taking it at a pretty high pace, often with minimal/no braking. I don't violate lane discipline (turn into the inside lane), don't go fast enough to squeal tires, etc. and of course my cars don't exactly have much body roll to indicate their speed.
- The 1 mph pass. I used to do a lot of driving on the Interstate in the Southwest. Long, long expanses of open road where the usual pace is 80-85 mph (before and after the speed limits went up to 70-75). As an observant driver, you'd sometimes notice a knot of traffic in the distance, which usually indicated a highway patrolman (or DPS in AZ). So you'd slow down and find yourself playing follow the leader with a bunch of people afraid to pass a police officer. Now, if the officer was doing 5-10 over the limit, I wouldn't do anything. But occasionally he'd be travelling right at the limit or slightly below (always have your speedo calibration checked). So I'd work my way up through traffic and then pass him with a 1 mph differential. Not once did I get pulled over and surprisingly I've never had an officer increase his speed to match mine. And once I passed without the bridge troll eating me (metaphorically speaking), lo and behold everyone else had the guts to do it.
There are many other stories, usually involving a little rev of the engine, etc. I don't advocate anyone duplicating my actions, but I never received a ticket for any of the stuff I mentioned. In fact, I've only been ticketed for speeding and that only happens when I _didn't_ see the officer. Check that, I did get pulled over for going fast around a corner once (but I didn't know there was a cop nearby), but after confirming I wasn't drunk, he let me go (since I really didn't violate any laws).
Police are people too (and many are pretty cool, except motorcycle cops, never mess with them, they are satan's spwan ;-), and most won't go out of their way to give a questionable ticket. In some ways, when it comes to traffic, they're like dangerous animals. As long as you know where they are and what you're doing, you're pretty safe. Its the ones you don't see that will get you. Oh, and it helps to not fit their idea of a problem citizen (young male, often of a specific ethnicity I'm sorry to say, dressed in a particular manner, driving a particular type of car).
UL
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Something to remember, policemen are not always the geniuses or high achievers in school. Police work does not pay very well either
Interesting choice.
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A few years ago, I was driving my Prelude through Maywood, NJ and noticed a police officer behind me. . . I locked the cruise control in at 25mph (below 25 cruise doesn't work). . .
He followed me for about 2 miles & as we approached the Paramus/Maywood border he pulled me over (big surprise
). . .
I asked what the problem was. . . His response: "My radar had you doing 20 in a 25. . ." As if that's a illegal I them told him you must have been mistaken because I had cuise control locked in at 25 and it doesn't work at lower speeds. . . No response from the officer. . .
Bottomline, some officers don't subscribe to the "protect & serve" philosophy. . .
He followed me for about 2 miles & as we approached the Paramus/Maywood border he pulled me over (big surprise
). . . I asked what the problem was. . . His response: "My radar had you doing 20 in a 25. . ." As if that's a illegal
I them told him you must have been mistaken because I had cuise control locked in at 25 and it doesn't work at lower speeds. . . No response from the officer. . .Bottomline, some officers don't subscribe to the "protect & serve" philosophy. . .
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