The obvious: Profiling

[TruElegance]

I don't know how many people here have experienced it- but it's an interesting topic that Im sure has been brought up more than once.

Profiling: it's straight up ridiculous. I drive a 96 Honda Civic which I have modified down to the last bolt. My car is what you would call a "rice burner", so to speak. Im from Las Vegas but right now im currently stationed down in Texas with the Army. I cant drive pass a cop without being stared down. Anytime they see me, it's almost as if they are waiting for me to do something stupid, which most of the time I never do. Quite often I find a cop making a U-turn just so he can get right behind me and follow me around. This hasnt happened just once, not twice, not even five times. Its happened quite a bit, and unfortunately theres probably nothing I can do about it except follow the law and not give them a reason for pulling me over or giving me a ticket. Just a quick note, this has never happened to me in Vegas, so Im wondering if its just one of those things where depending on where you live, you'll be put in those situations. If anyone would feel free to share their experiences, please do...

[93rollaracer]

its happened to my friends around here. they usually make up a reason to pull you over anyways

[Will2]

When you'dude up' your car, I guess it's because you want a little action. Not,quite,this kind. I can understand your point though. I drive a black,lowered 92 Nissan hard body. It has special stripping, hood scoops and some engine mods. It looks like a low rider. I was coming through this little berg in northern Michigan that uses a lot of summer migrant help. After a music gig at a resort near there. It was around 1 am. Local cop whips around and follows me for a minute and then pulls me over. I'm right at the 25 mph speed limit and nothing is burned out including me. As the cop walks up to the truck, I roll down the window and ask if he's surprised I'm white. Maybe a bad move but I couldn't control myself, I knew why I was being stopped and so did he. Hey! I was sobber( I don't drink) and straight. But I'm also 61 years old. I just don't like driving around in a old mans' vehicle. They ticketed me for to much tint on the side windows. How can you tell that in the dark on the opposite side of the road? Go figure. After all, the entire nation is living in a 'police state'.

[Xbox2202]

It doesn't just happen to imports, it happenes to American cars too. The worst part is that around here, I don't even have to do anything to my car other than let them see that I'm young and I drive a Camaro. It's been going on for decades now, and in WV the import craze has hit, but the fuzz and the insurance agency haven't noticed yet.

[fireburn1134]

cops just suck

[RandomTask]

Q: Why do you modify the looks of your car?
A: Because it looks cool.

Q:How do you know it looks cool?
A:I like the looks of it, and may be so do some others.

Q:So you modified your car for people to look at it, hence bring attention to your car?
A:Yes, but not cops attention...

Its that simple. Some body kits look good on cars, others could go without. I would really like someone to do a weight comparison as well as an aero test in a windtunnel with a body kit to support this. Body kits really have little to no purpose other than the fact to modify the appearance to a car. I'm not saying thats a bad thing. However, there is a 'lifestyle' that goes along with 'riced out' cars or any heavily modified cars. You don't buy a Dodge Viper because of the trunk space and its versatility. You buy it because it goes fast and is a slightly rare car.As such when you see a dodge viper going down the street, it catches your attention. (Added to the fact its a car you don't see the other day). But you look at that car and realize "Wow, if he wanted to, he could obliterate the speedlimit" When you 'rice' a care, you're going for this 'niche'. Yes, theres a stereotype on racers, plain fact. But when you do these modifications to your car, realize, this WILL happen. I'm not disagreeing with the fact that there is profiling, I'm just tired of hearing, "I did all this to my car, now I'm getting all this unwanted attention", you did it for attention. You've succeeded, now you don't want it? I would say that if you didn't do anything stupid while driving your car, a cop will more than likely not write you a ticket. A cop always looks for someone doing something stupid either by setting up a speed trap or visualy observation. Riced out cars are a symbol of the 'street racing' lifestyle.

[Will2]

Point well taken,but I think you have to break a law first. Just because the car looks like it could be capable of breaking a law doesn't necessarily mean it is.