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Old Dec 27, 2009 | 02:33 PM
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From: Calgary, Alberta
Originally Posted by insylem
Funny you say that
My brother used to have a rusty old S10 Beater,
and the cops messed with him all the time about it.
Pulling him over for this and that. Once they even
impounded his truck when he was LEAGALLY parked
for about 2 hours at a friends house.
that sucks i've never had a problem with cops. even been let off with warnings everytime but then again i'm nice and according to my brother and friends i don't have a horse shoe up my ass, i've got the whole damn horse.
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Old Dec 27, 2009 | 10:03 PM
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One ticket, Cops think nothing of you.

Two tickets, they could use you for quota.

Three or more, easy pickings.

Don't you think they run your tag before they ever think about pulling you?
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Old Dec 27, 2009 | 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Nightmare9
Radar detectors are double edged swords... cops can detect that you have a radar detector, and a lot of them will use that as an excuse to pull you over, if not for speeding then they'll find something else. Just slow down and don't give them a reason...

BTW, i think your ride looks awesome, and it probably isn't helping matters (who do you think they would pull over, a rusted old beater or his car?)
Only the ones that have the Spectre series of RDD's. But most LEO's won't have them since they cost money to get. They're only common in areas where detectors are illegal (Some providences in Canada, and VA/DC in the US.) The only US state that I know of outside of VA and DC that operates them at all is Texas (Texas only uses them in very limited numbers and only to determine if they should use instant on mode).

As far as cops go, they won't try to find something to pull you over only because you have a detector, that is a waste of their time. They only do that if they think that they'll have you on something like DUI, Narcotics, or license/insurance violations.
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Old Dec 27, 2009 | 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by deebsr6
if you have a high rise swap for a low rise. stay out of the left lane and use your cruise control and set it for 5 over max
QFT!

After my ticket, its only the right lane for me, and cruise control FTW

oh, and i'd definitely lose the stripes and go wingless, they make you a target.
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Old Dec 27, 2009 | 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Nighthawk243
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Get a good detector. NO COBRAS.
My cobra has saved me many time. I hate to break it to you all but is lazer is being used nothing can help you.
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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by n323er
My cobra has saved me many time. I hate to break it to you all but is lazer is being used nothing can help you.
Actually im pretty sure they have laser detectors too, and I know they have laser jammers...But are they legal? Probably not...
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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by bluelight
To the people who say "try going speed limit". Give me a break. Your going to tell me in all the years of driving you have NEVER disobeyed a single street law.
the difference is, the rest of us dont come onto the internets and cry about getting tickets.
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by LethalSS
the difference is, the rest of us dont come onto the internets and cry about getting tickets.

um...ok I didn’t make this post incase you missed that. Just showing support to someone in a similar situation. I actually laughed about it.
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 11:10 AM
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lol low profile spoiler and sedan with black paint... no problems here haha

and yes colour does make a difference... makes you very noticeable in traffic when you're doing something wrong... there is a reason they are referred to as "arrest me yellow" and "here i am red"
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 12:34 PM
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That sucks bro. I've never been pulled over for speeding. I got pulled over once coming back from the mall, which is about half an hour away from where I live, and I WAS speeding that time. Sot he cop comes up, and first of all says "Hey man we were just admiring your sticker" (this was on my old cobalt when i loaded it up with offensive stickers) He actually thought they were funny as ****. Well he started telling me that my headlight was out, then his partner said something, he turned around, stared at his car for a second (I think listening to a call coming in) and then said "Ok your headlights out, just get that fixed and have a nice night" and they took off speeding the opposite way.

I think I got super lucky.

Anyway, on the highway near me it's 65mph and I always go to 70 exactly and put cruise control on and I haven't been pulled over yet.
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