venting... tired of getting pulled by police

[milled]

I just got my 1970 hugger orange 4x4 chevy going and since then my local pd has pulled me over for more things. Their always polite but this is nothing more than police opression. They always ask "so have you had anything to drink? no no no and no but they keep on trying. ie no front plate(don't need one) couldn't see a tail light worked fine. So I've contacted a attorney about this harrassment and the said that they must dammage me in some way inorder to smack their hand. Before i got her running i wasn't pulled over for over 5+ years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have you other lifted 4x4 guys expieranced the same thing?

[roger0080]

Meanwhile as they have you pulled over checking you out for "public safety" reasons, over 3 vans of illegals up from Mexico skirt by you, a drug ladden u-haul truck zooms by and 2 stolen cars zip by you.

Just play the game I guess.

Maybe he's a closet 67-72 chevy truck fan waiting to come out???

Just make a comment to him and ask him "Hey Barney, is that your single bullet in your shirt pocket there?" (ie Andy Griffith show) and see what he says heh heh heh.

I said "Thanks Barney" to a policeman in a town where they pull you over because you have one headlight out (that's what they watch for). I saw him scurry from a car he had pulled over, make a u-turn so he could nab me with a warning about my headlight out. Thanks Barney. Now we can all sleep better at night.

[kenny_strong]

I agree with you. When I lived in CA and drove my 66 around the cops would ALWAYS pull me over. It did not help I was 17/18 years old but it everything worked. I got a ticket one morning about 5am, I saw a cop at a gas station on the corner and I was makin a right turn at the stop sign so I made sure to completly stop.

As soon and I made the turn out she came with the lights flashin. She came up to the door and said "nice rig but I can see you dont know how to drive it" than asked for my info. She said I was speeding and I argued with her and asked to see the radar gun and said theres no way i was doin 10 over the speed limit 50 feet after I made the turn.

When she came back she said she would help me out and not write me up for speeding, just running through a stop sign which I did NOT do. After more arguing I signed the ticket, turned up the radio all the way and wound out every gear with those loud 2 chamber flowmasters. Didnt help my driving record but it made me feel better.

[Mrwlliam]

OMG!!

I have an 84' 6 nch lift with 35's and have been pulled over 3 times for BS.. First time was for not having my licence plates in the proper spots ( front was in window ) but i did have it sucktion cuped so it could be seen easy..
Cop said " I know this is a mud truck" i looked at him and said, no sir.. ITs not.. I got a ten day fix it tikit.. Next was for not having a licence plate light, ok arguemnt but it was daytime. fix it tikit for one day.. Third was for headlights being to bright, or to high..

ITs bs for sure

[Hottrucks]

LMAO I know what your saying saturday night I was dropping "a Friend" off at her car we had been out for a nice evening dinner and a joy ride to an Ice cream shop about an hour from here....( it was A nice night to cruz you know cool and dry which hasn't happened here in awhile) anyway we had left her car under the lights at home cheapo as we are getting the car in pulls barnie fife pulls up faceing the side of the truck with the high beams on about blinding me so I turn my head away from him and the lights he comes to the window and asks if everything is ok and asks why we parked there I told him we just wanted to leave the car someplace safe and thanx for ooking after it...he turn and went back to his car...this is where it gets good.....he shuts the high beams off and starts to drive awaygoing behind my truck as he goes by I look in the rearview just in time to see him flip a falsh light on to check the plate.....WELL....theres nothing that he can see it's under my truck and it's slammed so low you can't see it anyway he does a drive around to check the building (haha) then parks in the next lot over...
we say our goodbyes and I follow her out of the lot though a few lights she goes left to get on the highway I beap and go right make it about 1 mile to the rest area and barnies buddy was sitting there as I go by the lights come On I think one more exit and I'm off.....he follows me as I'm going down the ramp I put the air to the rear bags jacking the back WAY up when I get to the bottom of the ramp I pull over and barnies buddy pulls in behind me and then the blues come on.........in the mean time I flopping on the seat laughing.....when he gets to the window he asks if I'm ok I said yep just my speedo cable just flopped on my foot and I'm try to get it back in the back of the speedo ....LMAO....I said I guess I'll have to check it in the morning when there more light....I dropped into gear and drove off LAUGHING with him still standing in the road.................

mind you I'm not a teenager I'm in my 40's
thanx sorry for the long read but I get it to ...it's all BS...my feels are write me the ticket and when we get in front of the judge I call him on the stand and ask him if there are bigger criminals on the streets than me ussually they say yes then I look at the judge and tell him I plead gulity and will pay the fine......it ussually maes the cop look like an Idiot in front of the judge and they don't lke that....

[84 400]

I got nabbed too. coming home from a night run wheeling with my dad driving. Got puled over by a cop ask if we been drinking... nope says we got a tail light out. Runs the plates and all and lets us go with out even a witten warning. We get to a rest stop and we check it the light is working fine.

Its profiling pure and simple... beat up old 4x4 late at night they assume ur some "good ole boys " out drinking. A big old lifted truck attacks attention especially if itt is pretty high or pretty beat up. I just keep it legal and say screw it. yeah it sucks but you know if they wanna give you a ticket there gonna give you a ticket.

Also keep in mind if your running bigger meats it throws off your speedo reading

[special-K]

Cops profile,for sure.It`s a form of descrimination.But,driving anything that stands out gets the cop`s attention as well as everyone else`s.They are more aggressive these days because they are the king`s men collecting taxes to make up for financial declines in this sucky economy.They are revenue grabbers more than protectors of justice these days.

[OLDCHEV4X4]

I got pulled over in Greg Neck MD. I was in my 72 Blazer. The police woman said i was not wearing my seat belt. I showed her my lap belt that was still connected, and she said i didn't have a shoulder belt. I said they didn't have them in 1972. She said ok and i went on my way.
(I know....they were a option)

[thirdstreettito]

I have only been pulled once, it was because I missed my turn, turned around and there just so happened to be a checkpoint up ahead. I'm surprised I havent been pulled more. I work night sometimes and get home at 2:00am. My truck sounds like a big block with open headers. I squeal the tires a bunch and my power steering belt squeals. My torque converter kicks in at about 1600, so I have some room to rev it, which I do, even as I pass cops. Usually they pay me no attention, and when they do pay me some attention, they wave. Weird I know. And I drive with the hammer down constantly, but I dont speed, I just get to the speed limit quickly. Plus my trucks governor is 3650, when I hit 3600 it is about 115dB.

[milled]

Originally Posted by 84 400

I got nabbed too. coming home from a night run wheeling with my dad driving. Got puled over by a cop ask if we been drinking... nope says we got a tail light out. Runs the plates and all and lets us go with out even a witten warning. We get to a rest stop and we check it the light is working fine.

Its profiling pure and simple... beat up old 4x4 late at night they assume ur some "good ole boys " out drinking. A big old lifted truck attacks attention especially if itt is pretty high or pretty beat up. I just keep it legal and say screw it. yeah it sucks but you know if they wanna give you a ticket there gonna give you a ticket.

Also keep in mind if your running bigger meats it throws off your speedo reading

sounds like they read out of the same play book. My police are nothing more than liares with arrest powers and lately more sophiscated firearms. What the hell happened to search and siezure and probally cause laws??? Is thiis the america that patrick henery invisioned? I'd hate to see what the cops would like to pull under martial law like (katrina). Bottom line I'm pissed off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gerfunken]

Been there myself. Had a cop in front of me, one behind me at a red light. The cross traffic light went red, two cars ran the red, and I get lit up.

Cop comes up to the window, and asks if I know why they pulled me over. I answer honestly, "I have no idea, but I see you missed the two red light runners." He cites that I don't have mud flaps on my truck, and I reply, "This truck is stock, and it has never had mud flaps." He walks around my truck two times, while his partner runs my plates..... "I guess we'll let you off with a warning this time."

I guess I should have kept my mouth shut, but instead I asked why it was more pressing that lack of mud flaps was deemed more important than cars running red lights......... I have to remember to keep my inner monologue to myself..... <sigh>

[84 400]

honestly i wish the cop had just said that the truck looked suspicious or he thought we might have been drinking. Just be honest you know...... I can't make a statement about all cop and i do value the job they do keeping things safe but man they just have a totally different mindset. It takes a different kind of person then me to be a cop

[Hottrucks]

OH side note see what happens now if you have a concield weapons permit...they are now reporting to DMV so when the run your plates or leince it pops up...

[dammitmitchell]

ive given up on "speeding" im usually the guy withthe lifted truck annoying daytime traffic..
it takes too much gas to get up to speed quickly... it's hard to slow down...
it's annoying to dodge little cars thinking they'llget a free insurance claim..

im just sick of them alll.. so i mind my business, rumble around "quietely" (ie usually below half throttle)
and throw batteries at passerbys..

maby not the batteries..
i used to get pulled over to "bull****" about my jeep (ol military deal)
but lately i jsut get stared at and they measure my headlights when i walk away...

i dotn iget it officer.. you are only 54inches tall.. and you can look DOWN to my headlights.. so why are you measuring them
napolean

[pokethesmot]

Originally Posted by dammitmitchell

ive given up on "speeding" im usually the guy withthe lifted truck annoying daytime traffic..
it takes too much gas to get up to speed quickly... it's hard to slow down...
it's annoying to dodge little cars thinking they'llget a free insurance claim..

im just sick of them alll.. so i mind my business, rumble around "quietely" (ie usually below half throttle)
and throw batteries at passerbys..

maby not the batteries..
i used to get pulled over to "bull****" about my jeep (ol military deal)
but lately i jsut get stared at and they measure my headlights when i walk away...

i dotn iget it officer.. you are only 54inches tall.. and you can look DOWN to my headlights.. so why are you measuring them
napolean

same here man i almost never speed in my truck....now when im in a car on the other hand.... lol

[kernalklink]

hahahahaha - i poked some smot today........

anyways - where i live i have the interstate on the edge of my small town - so we constantly have state troopers cruising through town - then pulling me over for window tint violations - my ass! like that is really serving or protecting anything. i guess in a town of only 1200 people they have to find some way to squeeze money from us.

[traedog]

I've been through both instances. Twice, pulled over by good officers, warned about my speed, gotten away with more than I should've (45 in a 30 and 66 in a 40... that was on my latest birthday. lol!)

Then there was that other time...Profiled in a small town between home and college. Limit went from 65 to 55 and I was runnin 67 with a red cavalier on my tail doing the same thing. Cop passes in opposite direction, turns around and heads in our direction. He gets closer, and passes right by the ricer cavi and gets on my bumper with lights going. Takes his time looking around the car, no small talk, just to the point with this guy. It's 5:00 in the afternoon on a thursday and he calls back up just for fun. Oh, and to sign the ticket, i am asked to step out of the car and precede to the back between the officers cars. At the time, i was 19 driving a BLACK 94 Z28 with after market 18'' wheels. The stop took about 45mins.

I'm a firm believer that there are true blue GOOD officers out there, but they are over shadowed by guys/girls like this that give them all bad names. I have nothing but respect for any officer doing their job, mind you. Thats what got me out of my other encounters. Just my little story to go along with your venting.

Come to think of it, I believe there's a song by Cory Smith that might fit this thread fairly well...lol

[traedog]

By the way, if i am in the worng, I have no problem paying the ticket.

[Hottrucks]

Originally Posted by kernalklink

hahahahaha - i poked some smot today........

anyways - where i live i have the interstate on the edge of my small town - so we constantly have state troopers cruising through town - then pulling me over for window tint violations - my ass! like that is really serving or protecting anything. i guess in a town of only 1200 people they have to find some way to squeeze money from us.

thats funny as hell...I have the same thing but the part of my town that is on interstate is back one exit and you have to go back inot another town to get there about a 5/7 min driver...mind you there is only about 1.5 miles of Interstate in MY town ...the go upt there and shoot radar evertime I go by and see them I flip them off!!!! one day he decided that he had enough and pulled me over bla bla bla'd me for 10 min then let me go well since he was heading back into town and I was going home he followed me.....on the way back into town I pulled into the PD went in and had a talk to the chief about deputy dog up on the big road and the pile of crap he gave me.( and I include the finger thing) neeedless to say I have never seen him up on the big road since and every time I see him he gives me the look...........

[kernalklink]

Originally Posted by Hottrucks

thats funny as hell....

funny but the ticket is still $76 in here in iowa.... maybe i'll take the tint off this time....

[Hottrucks]

here in NH its illegal too, but you get a fix it ticket...lets just say I have spare glass for the doors........

[Russell]

My old K25 was a cop magnet too. The rural officers leave me alone, as it really was a mildly lifted truck compared to most, but the city cops were absolutely ruthless. The truck had a 4" lift with 35" boggers, mudflaps and flares on all four wheels, and you can be sure all my lights worked at all times to keep from giving them an excuse to light me up.

9 / 10 I got pulled over claiming that my exhaust was too loud. The exhaust had a pretty good bellow to it when I got on it at wide open throttle (straight piped 6.2L turbo diesel), but it was still no louder than a big block gasser with a set of flowmasters on it, and was pretty quiet when I was being gentle in the city to avoid being pulled over.

I never did get any tickets, but jeese, I couldn't go anywhere without plotting an extra 30 minutes to getting stopped by the city cops! Drove me nuts!

[dgfreeze]

geeze, i read all these bs stops, and i thank god that i live in a small town where my brother in law and best friend are both cops, and i know all the others, and they are all cool. but then if i go to the nearby cities, well, that's a different story. lol

[Hottrucks]

the big problem is lttle towns are now getting Big city wanna be cops with a gun badge and NO commom sence

[willett]

i get pulled over all of the time, but it is usually because i stomp on it too close to a cop.....

i'm running a big block with straights so you might well imagine how loud my truck can be.....