stupid stupid

Pistolpete · #1 03-30-2005, 07:16 AM

k two stories

1) driving back home wit my gf in my dads ute, its pouring rain and the engines still cold. light goes yellow up ahead im goin 70kph i ease the breaks on and feel them start to snatch, which they sometimes do till the cars fully warmed up, so i have the choice of going through a red light 1 second after it turned red or locking the wheels and sliding through a few seconds after it goes red.
i chose the first (and safer) option got hit with the camera 6 points and $250
next night driving to my gals place. Im used to cruising at well above the speed limit due to riding a mbike so i wasnt thinking and was siting abov the limit. got flashed again $100+ and 2 points

thats 3 ponts from losing my licence.

now to the racing

coming home from work last night sitting at the lights (its 3 lanes) and a supra pulls up next to me revs a bit, engine sounded N/A, so i thought id humour him and rev back, light goes green and we take off.
i pull on him all through first, but by the beginning of second he has started to come back slowly, by 120kph he has the lead on me by almost a full car length. we still push it though up to about 160kph.
Heres the amusing thing: up ahead the lights are red so we slow down and eventually pull up either side of the car sitting in the middle lane, which also happened to be a POLICE car!! damn that was too close cause if the lights wearnt red we would have passed him at 160kph in a 70 zone!

not so cool as my licence would have been taken 4 sure!

damn cops

speedthrill · #2 03-30-2005, 07:50 AM

wow, that was indeed a close one.

So those 3 points now mean that you can lose yr license for how long?
What kind of a system is that?

Pistolpete · #3 03-30-2005, 07:59 AM

we got whats called demerit points, u start with 12 points and they get taken away depending on the severity of the offense. ie. running the red was worth 3 points but casue it was the easter long WE it was doubled so 6 points! or small speeding fine like $100 would b worth 1 point.

points return 3 years after they where taken so i have 3 years last sunday till i get them back.

once u run out of points u lose ur licence for 3 months i think, but then u get them all back after.

so im going to have to be very carefull for a bit i think, but then saying that before the WE. i had lost only 1 point since i got my licence.

-Jayson- · #4 03-30-2005, 08:59 AM

ouch that sucks man, im glad Michigan is to much of a hick state to invest in cameras. But i also heard they have liscense plate covers that a clear, but when you take a pic of it, it comes out red, like red eye in picture of people.

Guywithacar · #5 03-30-2005, 09:08 AM

cops always seem to pop up in places you dont want....

IE. infront of you doing a buck 20

CassiesMan · #6 03-30-2005, 09:49 AM

I think you could fight the cammera ticket if you explain the situation to the judge...other wise, that was a nice close call at the end, woulda been nasty.

xXxRocker5150 · #7 03-30-2005, 10:00 AM

Yea, I've heard about those clear plate covers too, hopefully you can fight that first ticket, and good luck with that

street_racer_00 · #8 03-30-2005, 11:54 AM

Or you could just drive without any plates at all...lol

lamehonda · #9 03-30-2005, 12:37 PM

You better be careful or you are going to be out of commision for awhile.

Polygon · #10 03-30-2005, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Pistolpete

damn cops

You broke the law, stop bitching about it. They're just doing their job.

Rally Sport · #11 03-30-2005, 05:01 PM

Yeah the cops ARE doing their job, but sometimes they think they can do whatever they like just because they have a badge to flash at people with.

noodleman · #12 03-30-2005, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by CassiesMan

I think you could fight the cammera ticket if you explain the situation to the judge...other wise, that was a nice close call at the end, woulda been nasty.

THen the judge just says you were going to fast for the circumstances. Still get the ticket and pay the court fees.

2of9 · #13 03-30-2005, 07:11 PM

what if u ran, with your two feet, so fast that u were caught "racing" with a slow ass car? would that count as "street racing" hahaha.. jus kiddin. but that sucks man, but nice race.

Polygon · #14 03-31-2005, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Rally Sport 92

Yeah the cops ARE doing their job, but sometimes they think they can do whatever they like just because they have a badge to flash at people with.

There aren't that many police officers that do the crap you see in movies. The fact still remains that he broke the law on every account and he deserves what he got. Sometimes I break the traffic laws but I don't bitch about it if I get a ticket.

eclipsed4utoo · #15 03-31-2005, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Polygon

There aren't that many police officers that do the crap you see in movies. The fact still remains that he broke the law on every account and he deserves what he got. Sometimes I break the traffic laws but I don't bitch about it if I get a ticket.

agreed

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