Are MB Cars Likely to be Pulled Over in Your State?
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From: Nyack, NY
C300 Sport 4Matic
I've driven with my 30% tints by many cops just camping on the road waiting to ticket somebody and never got pulled over. I guess they just the star and assume I'm not up to something lol
With that said, years ago when I had my civic, it was a complete different story haha
With that said, years ago when I had my civic, it was a complete different story haha
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From: Everett, WA
2013 C250
I've driven with my 30% tints by many cops just camping on the road waiting to ticket somebody and never got pulled over. I guess they just the star and assume I'm not up to something lol
With that said, years ago when I had my civic, it was a complete different story haha
With that said, years ago when I had my civic, it was a complete different story haha
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2011 c300 sport
does the tinted window reduce radar detector capability?
By the way, reviewing the Passport Max 2 versus Valentine One is like getting in-between NY Yankee fans and Boston Red Sox fans...
Or Giants and A's fans
Or Patriot and ______ fans...
or between cops and looters...
or...
Merry Christmas!
By the way, reviewing the Passport Max 2 versus Valentine One is like getting in-between NY Yankee fans and Boston Red Sox fans...
Or Giants and A's fans
Or Patriot and ______ fans...
or between cops and looters...
or...
Merry Christmas!
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From: NYC
'09 C300 4matic (w204)
locally in nyc, i used to get stopped a lot in my beat up 2002 camry for "random searches" or "you fit the profile" searches. but now i only get stopped around holiday's that involve mass amounts of alcohol. also, driving up to syracuse i get stopped at least once on my way up through the i-87 by cops around my age (mid 20s).
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2011 c300 sport
locally in nyc, i used to get stopped a lot in my beat up 2002 camry for "random searches" or "you fit the profile" searches. but now i only get stopped around holiday's that involve mass amounts of alcohol. also, driving up to syracuse i get stopped at least once on my way up through the i-87 by cops around my age (mid 20s).
A MB 300 is not an arrogant car; that is, one that will trigger envy in a cop, but it is not a 2002 camry, either, which may suggest to the cop:
this guy cannot afford to hassle me in court with a lawyer; hence, the ticket. The cop who is "into" traffic does not want to lose any cases. A lawyer involved is going to demand to see the:
officer's Radar training record, including dates of completion, possible scores, length of training, comments by supervisor, etc.
The machinery's last servicing record;
the Frequency used,
the amount of 'false' readings...
and just about anything else you might think of.
Like most, I am all for traffic safety. Speed traps, however, where the 45mph zone goes downhill to a 25 mph zone where the cop awaits drivers, is not about safety; it is about revenue.
I consider my Valentine to be a safety device to audibly (and visibly, through the app) remind me to stay at the PSL.
I also see that some PDs are looking to get Google to drop WAZE.
Reckless speeders are playing a dangerous game with their lives and our lives. They are playing the odds and will eventually get caught.
The rest of us should not be subject to entrapment in locales that are revenue strapped.
Last edited by PeterHyatt; Jan 28, 2015 at 03:01 PM.
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From: NYC
'09 C300 4matic (w204)
i did not suggest anything to the effect of anyone's intelligence, but more to the effect of their presumptuous ignorance. Either way, it is only a stop and a few bucks for a lawyer. i do not have a radar, don't need one. i only speed in large open roads....
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2011 c300 sport
I didn't think you addressed intelligence; it is my rant.
I'm sensitive to the speed trap "industry" and it bothers me a lot. I was recently pulled over and was not speeding and refused to back down from this position. The officer attempted intimidation but I wouldn't back down.
This has been an interesting thread. There is a lot of info online about which cars are more likely to be pulled over than not...and insurance companies get involved in the research:
Which make and model;
which color
gender of driver
and so on.
This has been an interesting thread to read.
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From: GA, USA
Current: '19 E450 Cabriolet - Past: '19 C300 Coupe, '12 SLK350, '16 E350, '14 C250 (x2), '09 CLK350
Here in Atlanta, C-classes are about as common as Accords. Both my wife and I drive W204s. They just last forever in this climate, very car friendly. I don't think it has to do with the car around here.
I think it has more to do with the road, the police and how they get revenue than anything else. In a place like Atlanta, police are more concerned with preventing the constant flow of accidents and reckless drivers, rather than just speeders.
Where you're going to hit here are on the rural roads. There's a "super speeder" law that was recently passed that only applies to two-lane roads and rural cops collect like crazy on them. Any speed over 85mph on a two-lane road and you're looking at $750+ in fines, minimum. Rural cops have nothing to do in middle-of-nowhere Georgia, and there's towns that are famous around here for just being highway speed traps to pull in cash to pay for city services.
In and around the city on three lane highways? People commonly drive 85 in the passing lane, no consequences. Most cars pulled over are old, crappy cars.
I think it has more to do with the road, the police and how they get revenue than anything else. In a place like Atlanta, police are more concerned with preventing the constant flow of accidents and reckless drivers, rather than just speeders.
Where you're going to hit here are on the rural roads. There's a "super speeder" law that was recently passed that only applies to two-lane roads and rural cops collect like crazy on them. Any speed over 85mph on a two-lane road and you're looking at $750+ in fines, minimum. Rural cops have nothing to do in middle-of-nowhere Georgia, and there's towns that are famous around here for just being highway speed traps to pull in cash to pay for city services.
In and around the city on three lane highways? People commonly drive 85 in the passing lane, no consequences. Most cars pulled over are old, crappy cars.
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I concur with PeterHyatt, the Escort Max and Live system is by far the only reason I've not been pulled over in NJ, DE and MD. I drive how I want, when I want and have been fine, ONLY because of the Escort Max and Live. If you drive fast, and don't want to test the theories on this thread, get a good (Escort or Valentine1) radar detector and know how to use it. Just having one isn't enough, you have to drive smart when you decide to push the limits.
With that said, NJ is the BEST state to drive fast in. Everyone understands the rules of the road and nobody stays in the left lane without getting a bumper full of the car behind them. The police are great and although corrupt like every other state, don't target certain cars on the highways. Inner cities are a different story but if passing through, enjoy the Autobahn-esque driving on the Parkway and Turnpike.
MD - slowest drivers ever. Not bad drivers, just nobody exceeds the speed limit. BORING.
Finally, drive to not give Mercs a bad name. Many people think we're snobs or wanna-bees. Maybe we are, but we also don't need to be "Need for Speed" people either.
If you have cojones, use them and let your Merc fly, but sensibly and safely.
With that said, NJ is the BEST state to drive fast in. Everyone understands the rules of the road and nobody stays in the left lane without getting a bumper full of the car behind them. The police are great and although corrupt like every other state, don't target certain cars on the highways. Inner cities are a different story but if passing through, enjoy the Autobahn-esque driving on the Parkway and Turnpike.
MD - slowest drivers ever. Not bad drivers, just nobody exceeds the speed limit. BORING.
Finally, drive to not give Mercs a bad name. Many people think we're snobs or wanna-bees. Maybe we are, but we also don't need to be "Need for Speed" people either.
If you have cojones, use them and let your Merc fly, but sensibly and safely.
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2013 E63 AMG
2 years owner of a c250 sport with some mods never been pulled over.
In my previous car a 370Z nismo I was pulled over 15 times in 1 year..
I even got pulled over once and I quote "your car looks like it was going fast".
So yes car brands have a huge impact on you getting pulled over. My driving style has not changed at all.
In my previous car a 370Z nismo I was pulled over 15 times in 1 year..
I even got pulled over once and I quote "your car looks like it was going fast".
So yes car brands have a huge impact on you getting pulled over. My driving style has not changed at all.
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2011 c300 sport
I've done enough asking of officers and citizens to conclude the same thing.
It does, however, depend upon your area.
Envy in some; whereas in some rural areas, where the big trucks are prized, I was told of not only being pulled over, but harassed and ticketed over tire size. One officer who has his own big truck with 'barely legal' tire size targets others as if it is competition.
It takes all kinds.
Update; The Valentine V1 has saved me hundreds of dollars. I am not a speeder, but do drift up with traffic. My issue is specific low income areas where speed traps are revenue sources.
Where I live is 45 mph down hill, to 30, at the bottom of the hill.
V1 causes me to hit the break there, regularly, as there is not a soul that doesn't go from 45 to 50 on that hill, only to have a very short warning.
There are several of these speed trap areas and in just a year and a half, I have been spared heavy fines in these areas alone.
The V1 has already paid for itself, but psychologically, it gives me peace and reminds me to watch my speed. In rural 95, it is 75, which in MB, is easy to drift, but the unpleasant thing is this: with 70 or 75, there are many drops to 60 where tickets await you, before going right back up to 70. True enough, there are warnings, but after going so many miles consistently, the warnings are dulled to the senses. Valentine is a nice reminder.
I even use a dedicated android phone, right in front of me, with the YaV1 app: big screen telling me exactly where the radar is coming from!
It does, however, depend upon your area.
Envy in some; whereas in some rural areas, where the big trucks are prized, I was told of not only being pulled over, but harassed and ticketed over tire size. One officer who has his own big truck with 'barely legal' tire size targets others as if it is competition.
It takes all kinds.
Update; The Valentine V1 has saved me hundreds of dollars. I am not a speeder, but do drift up with traffic. My issue is specific low income areas where speed traps are revenue sources.
Where I live is 45 mph down hill, to 30, at the bottom of the hill.
V1 causes me to hit the break there, regularly, as there is not a soul that doesn't go from 45 to 50 on that hill, only to have a very short warning.
There are several of these speed trap areas and in just a year and a half, I have been spared heavy fines in these areas alone.
The V1 has already paid for itself, but psychologically, it gives me peace and reminds me to watch my speed. In rural 95, it is 75, which in MB, is easy to drift, but the unpleasant thing is this: with 70 or 75, there are many drops to 60 where tickets await you, before going right back up to 70. True enough, there are warnings, but after going so many miles consistently, the warnings are dulled to the senses. Valentine is a nice reminder.
I even use a dedicated android phone, right in front of me, with the YaV1 app: big screen telling me exactly where the radar is coming from!
Last edited by PeterHyatt; Apr 6, 2016 at 05:16 PM.
