Pulled over for no front plate..
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Ladies and Gentlemen !
This is an input from former State Trooper from Illinois (retired): One of the main reasons for frnt plates is ability to reflect laser and radar!
According to him, Law Enforcement asked (requested) manufacturers of lic. plates to coat them with highly reflective paint. That was implemented few years back when many cars lost their square fronts in favor to aerodynamics. This made old radars to give faulty readings. And it was a quick fix for old technology and now it's just perfect for lasers.
This is an input from former State Trooper from Illinois (retired): One of the main reasons for frnt plates is ability to reflect laser and radar!
According to him, Law Enforcement asked (requested) manufacturers of lic. plates to coat them with highly reflective paint. That was implemented few years back when many cars lost their square fronts in favor to aerodynamics. This made old radars to give faulty readings. And it was a quick fix for old technology and now it's just perfect for lasers.
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No one is above the law.............here in Chicago area the cops go thru parking garages to give out tickets and that cause I seen them.
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Mark, sorry to hear you got pulled over for such pity ****. I'm surprised they don't have better things to do considering there's probably more interesting things happening on El Cajon Blvd.
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Mark I am a 100% behind you on this and am about to take off my front license plate from my SRT-6... and for people that think law is law and regardless of what is written it must be followed are more than a little naive, we must do what we belive in.. not what is written..
Laws are made for benifit of those that make them not for the general public.. I really don't there is any other purpose for front license plates other than giving tickets to those that do not have them, As 19 states already limited their use and are living no different than before this has happened.
The attitude that cops develop during their job is less than pathetic... talking down to people, thinking they are better or above them.. I see cops speeding, cutting stop signs, running red lights all the time.. when not on duty it is pathetic. If you are the upholder of the law you must also be the first one to follow, but it is just not so..
Laws are made for benifit of those that make them not for the general public.. I really don't there is any other purpose for front license plates other than giving tickets to those that do not have them, As 19 states already limited their use and are living no different than before this has happened.
The attitude that cops develop during their job is less than pathetic... talking down to people, thinking they are better or above them.. I see cops speeding, cutting stop signs, running red lights all the time.. when not on duty it is pathetic. If you are the upholder of the law you must also be the first one to follow, but it is just not so..
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My friend recently pulled someone over for no front plate. This is what he found:
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See dude was probably minding his own business, and lost his freedom and a whole lot of weed because of this stupid excuse of a law..
Marijuana should be legal too, but that is a different topic..
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Some cops are just un fricking believable. I live in Corona, CA off Green River Road and cops ALWAYS hang on that street pulling people over. For the most part folks are speading and a fair share over the limit.
One day I get pulled over for doing 47 and the limit is 45. My first words to the guy are "you gotta be f**king kiding, right?" He asks for my license, reg and blagh blagh blagh......
I proceed to tell him how nice it is to see him everyday hidding behind a tree in a red curb zone and them pulling out and making a left over solid yellows when the sign states "right turn only" to pull my *** over for doing 2 MPH over the speed limit......so I start asking him for a badge number and tell him you'll hear from someone about this sooner than later -- like he doesn't hear that every day! Turns out the puck doesn't ticket me but its totally BS when they pull me over for a trivial speeding but when my neighor dials 911 for some intrudder in his yard it takes an hour for the police to respond!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go figure............................
One day I get pulled over for doing 47 and the limit is 45. My first words to the guy are "you gotta be f**king kiding, right?" He asks for my license, reg and blagh blagh blagh......
I proceed to tell him how nice it is to see him everyday hidding behind a tree in a red curb zone and them pulling out and making a left over solid yellows when the sign states "right turn only" to pull my *** over for doing 2 MPH over the speed limit......so I start asking him for a badge number and tell him you'll hear from someone about this sooner than later -- like he doesn't hear that every day! Turns out the puck doesn't ticket me but its totally BS when they pull me over for a trivial speeding but when my neighor dials 911 for some intrudder in his yard it takes an hour for the police to respond!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go figure............................
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The part that gets me is these same cops that don't have time to patrol our area have time to sit around the corner looking to pull people over for rolling stop signs. One cop was paying so much attention to "stop sign violations" that he even told me to stop behind the line over his loud speaker.
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I guess we all know where their priorities lie. $$$$$$$
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hky------------be glad he didn't give you a ticket just for the smart mouth! He was probably looking for something to write u up for. A speeding ticket to be honest most municipalities would throw it out so he probably would have made it a shorter stop if you weren't pitching at him
alot of cops everywhere do that and yes there are better things for them to do like go after the jerks and *******s out there but they don't. So why work yourself up for that?
alot of cops everywhere do that and yes there are better things for them to do like go after the jerks and *******s out there but they don't. So why work yourself up for that?
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maybe the people you hang out with!
Doped people have impaired judgement just like drunks do and if we were to legalize dope then imagine everything else we'll have to legalize. I know you are kidding right?
Happy people and cars do not relate.
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Doped people have impaired judgement just like drunks do and if we were to legalize dope then imagine everything else we'll have to legalize. I know you are kidding right?
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I am in the minority here, since I live in a state (New Mexico) that does not have a front plate. That said, I really fail to see the benefit of the front license. Police here are accustomed to looking at the back of a car, and traffic cameras are focused on the rear of cars. I am not aware of any groundswell of support for adding a front license.
The argument for a front plate is about security. Perhaps then we should also require a license on each side of the car, and paint numbers on the roof. Society has to make choices, how many liberties are we willing to trade for security?
The argument for a front plate is about security. Perhaps then we should also require a license on each side of the car, and paint numbers on the roof. Society has to make choices, how many liberties are we willing to trade for security?
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that really sucks bro!!! ever since iv owned my 2000 s500 (i bought it in 2000) iv had 10's all around and then later on in the back i put one layer of 20 and a layer of 5 so its pretty dark.. and i have to front plates my car never came with a front license plate frame and iv never gotten pulled over for it..strange man...
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Hell, I don't even like rear ones.......
Got busted for "running a red" when I passed clearly during a yellow. **** speed camera's got my rear license plate. (with a nice picture of my car passing the intersection with a YELLOW LIGHT CLEARLY IN THE PICTURE.)
The picture came with a nice $300 ticket. $300 for running a red? I almost want to believe the ticket would've been cheaper if I was speeding instead.....
I contested the hell out of it, and the Judge actually laughed when he saw the picture of the Yellow light. I got off with a "warning", and was told they were going to fix the over-sensitive cameras.
F-ing Plano Pigs. This is what happens when rich neighborhoods have too much tax money. Thank God I moved to Houston. This city can't even afford reflective lane markers for the crap roads here, much less speed cameras! Woohoo!
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NO I am absolutely not kidding. If anything I would vote to make alcohol illegal and legalize pot.. Alcohol is poison dude, marijuana is all natural. I speak from much experience and yes research.. Not trying to start a pissing match..
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I am in the minority here, since I live in a state (New Mexico) that does not have a front plate. That said, I really fail to see the benefit of the front license. Police here are accustomed to looking at the back of a car, and traffic cameras are focused on the rear of cars. I am not aware of any groundswell of support for adding a front license.
The argument for a front plate is about security. Perhaps then we should also require a license on each side of the car, and paint numbers on the roof. Society has to make choices, how many liberties are we willing to trade for security?
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The argument for a front plate is about security. Perhaps then we should also require a license on each side of the car, and paint numbers on the roof. Society has to make choices, how many liberties are we willing to trade for security?
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BTW, I am not talking about driving while impaired and would certainly never endorse it.. My spouse was killed by a drunk and stoned driver 6 years ago..
NO I am absolutely not kidding. If anything I would vote to make alcohol illegal and legalize pot.. Alcohol is poison dude, marijuana is all natural. I speak from much experience and yes research.. Not trying to start a pissing match..
NO I am absolutely not kidding. If anything I would vote to make alcohol illegal and legalize pot.. Alcohol is poison dude, marijuana is all natural. I speak from much experience and yes research.. Not trying to start a pissing match..
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