Most Bologna reason you've been pulled over?

[MaxHarvard]

Since my last thread with "stupidest automotive stories" went so well i thought this might be entertaining as well. so here goes.

Mind you, my wife works in law enforcement and i have lots of cop friends and have the upmost respect for cops...however... sometimes i wonder. ;)

I've been pulled over for the dumbest things... once i got pulled over for 'driving suspiciously'... wtf is that? I was lost in a neighborhood i'd never been to... it was dark... and it was raining. No ticket.

Last BS one happened when i ran a green light... yep, i got pulled over for running a green light. Cop said i ran a red, i had to inform him that one that particular light, there was a green right turn arrow... that WAS F'n LIT UP!!! No ticket. Just some bored cop.

3rd... got pulled over for "speeding"... the hell i was, i knew i was going 45 in a 45, trust me, i looked. The bullship lady cop tried to pull some "well your plates are whiskey plates"... no they arent, i know what they look like, neither me or anyone in my family has ever gotten a DUI. No ticket either, i was told to calm down because i was so pissed she pulled me over for such a dumb reason. HAHA. Jerk.

[XcYZ]

Got a ticket once for passing on a double yellow. I guess you're not supposed do that? :lol:

[MaxHarvard]

Got a ticket once for passing on a double yellow. I guess you're not supposed do that? :lol:


I had a friend who got caught speeding... i was sitting shotgun...

Officer - "Do you know why i pulled you over?"
Buddy - "Uhhh... nope"
Officer - "you were speeding"
Buddy - "Is that wrong? *smirk*"

The cop let him off because he made her laugh... it was the best response i'd ever heard! LOL

[Mecom Racer]

Got pulled over after I blasted past a cop coming the other direction. I knew I was speeding at the time so like a responsible citizen I admitted it. He said' "I know. That's okay, I only pulled you over to ask you if it's for sale." It wasn't at the time but we opened the hood and he oogled over it for a few minutes.

[sick65]

My first ticket(s), Fourteen yrs old, on a motorcycle.

66 in a 35
No passing zone
School zone
Reckless driving

I pulled out to pass a car that was only running 25mph. Went I got beside the car, they floored it so I would not pass them. They was driving a Ford Escort, so I down shifted and blew there ass away. :drive: In the middle of the drag race, we passed a cop that was clocking people in a school zone. He ended up pulling both of us over, and he gave them a speeding ticket, and threw the book at me.

We ended up in court the same day, and I got the tell the judge my side of the story. He questioned the other driver, and he dropped all charges except for speeding. Still cost me $238 bucks, and that was in 1989.

[MaxHarvard]

Got pulled over after I blasted past a cop coming the other direction. I knew I was speeding at the time so like a responsible citizen I admitted it. He said' "I know. That's okay, I only pulled you over to ask you if it's for sale." It wasn't at the time but we opened the hood and he oogled over it for a few minutes.

HAHA I had a similar experience, cop pulled me over for loud exhaust and just wanted to see under the hood! LOL :D

[3kidsnotime]

I was on my property riding a wheelie on my motorcycle, a cop drove by watched me then gave me a reckless driving...... That is no joke he said I could hurt myself and I even took it to court and lost, aparenty in this county on private property they can give dui or reckless.. If they see fit, lets hope that ass hat does not feel like going to the race track :mad:

[Jr]

[QUOTE=MaxHarvard]

The bullship lady cop tried to pull some "well your plates are whiskey plates"...

What are whiskey plates?

[HAULNSS]

My wife once got pulled over in my Z28 so the cop could check out my car. :lol: She was initially pissed at me because she was running late and thought I called the cops on her. The guy asked her to pop the hood and everything! ( It did have a tankful of 100 octane and smelled good, so I think that got his interest :unibrow: )

In my much younger days, I worked at a tire store and thus, had access to all kinds of free used tires. During one of my daily monster brake stands for the neighbors, a cop came down a side street and watched the whole thing. The neighbor was able to see the whole event unfold and said the cop had to wait awhile for all the smoke to clear before he could take off and catch me! I never seen him the whole time.

A mile down the road I see a cop car basically in my trunk. He seemed to appear out of nowhere and he wasn't too happy. :lol: I got pulled over and he comes to the window and says "What kind of stunt was that!?" Thinking he didn't see my smoke show, I played dumb and said "What stunt?" It looked like a vein in his head was going to burst.

The ticket was for 'unnecessary/unreasonable acceleration' but went on my record as a speed. Dang it.

Randy

[MaxHarvard]

What are whiskey plates?

In minnesota we have a "whiskey" plate, that is completely white in color, very different from the standard blue and white license plate. It is a 5-7 letter/number plate that usually starts with WT9840 or WS8233... (started with W, hence "whiskey" or DUI) to let the cops and other drivers know they've been convicted of a DUI. The police used to be able to pull those people over without cause, but now they have to have some reason to pull them over.

[HAULNSS]

What are whiskey plates?


In Minnesota, you can apply for a special plate that designates you as a repeat DUI driver. I think it costs a good chunk of change, but it will let you get your driving priviledges back sooner.

The plates are usually like WT1234, WX1234, WV1234, etc. Normal Minnesota plates are ABC-123, so the 'whiskey plates' really stand out. By having the whiskey plates, you agree to allow LEO's to pull you over with no probable cause. It is kind of like a scarlet letter. :lol:

Randy

[mdprovee]

Don't know if this counts.

I have gotten pulled over by CHP and the local Sheriff a couple of times within the last 4 years for speeding. Yep I was.

I always pull over and wait for them, because I saw them hiding at the last minute. I admit my wrong, and during the pull out your license and reg routine, I wiggle in the fact I work for my local Volunteer Fire Dept., show my ID and badge. Then they just warn me and let me go. That's always nice.

[modmachR]

Not long after getting my current ride the local officer pulled me over and ask me not to run from him because he knew he couldn catch me. :lol:
Then he looked at me and recognized me and said never mind,
I can just wait for you on the porch neighbor. :eek:

[MaxHarvard]

In Minnesota, you can apply for a special plate that designates you as a repeat DUI driver. I think it costs a good chunk of change, but it will let you get your driving priviledges back sooner.

The plates are usually like WT1234, WX1234, WV1234, etc. Normal Minnesota plates are ABC-123, so the 'whiskey plates' really stand out. By having the whiskey plates, you agree to allow LEO's to pull you over with no probable cause. It is kind of like a scarlet letter. :lol:

Randy

Well not quite... Most DUI convictions have a stipulation about receiving those plates, so most of the time you dont apply for it... they just give it to you.

Secondly, They cannot pull you over without cause... that has gone back and forth several times and currently they cannot pull you over without a good reason... but then again, there are TONS of good reasons to pull people over... ex: Not using a turn signal.

[Bowtieracing]

Since my last thread with "stupidest automotive stories" went so well i thought this might be entertaining as well. so here goes.

Mind you, my wife works in law enforcement and i have lots of cop friends and have the upmost respect for cops...however... sometimes i wonder. ;)

I've been pulled over for the dumbest things... once i got pulled over for 'driving suspiciously'... wtf is that? I was lost in a neighborhood i'd never been to... it was dark... and it was raining. No ticket.

Last BS one happened when i ran a green light... yep, i got pulled over for running a green light. Cop said i ran a red, i had to inform him that one that particular light, there was a green right turn arrow... that WAS F'n LIT UP!!! No ticket. Just some bored cop.

3rd... got pulled over for "speeding"... the hell i was, i knew i was going 45 in a 45, trust me, i looked. The bullship lady cop tried to pull some "well your plates are whiskey plates"... no they arent, i know what they look like, neither me or anyone in my family has ever gotten a DUI. No ticket either, i was told to calm down because i was so pissed she pulled me over for such a dumb reason. HAHA. Jerk.


Start keeping box full of donats with you and you never get a ticket :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Hdesign]

Got pulled over coming home late with my newly purchased 72 Monte back in college. The local officer claimed that my exhaust was "way too loud" and that I didn't have mufflers. I told him to check for himself that I indeed had them and he screamed at me! I don't know how he could have complained because they were Dynomax turbos and I was idling past him. And since the plastic license plate clips in the front bumper were missing, I had the plate sitting on the dash, tucked into the A pillar. Thank God I had a squeaky clean record, got let off with a stern warning.

Now that I married into a law enforcement family....my troubles are over. One quick call and I'm off the hook!

[Beach Cruiser]

I got pulled by a bicycle cop for playing my radio too loud! He gave me a ticket for disturbing the peace!

Got a reckless driving ticket for spinning my inside wheel in a gravel parking lot! Tried to fight it, but they stuck it to me.

Got a speeding ticket for passing someone on a two lane road. I wasn't speeding until the cop appeared from around the curve coming at me and I had to get out of the way!

[KAA]

"Secondly, They cannot pull you over without cause... That's right, so all they have to do is make one up. How do you prove they are lying? Couple examples:

I was cruising through Bloomington, MN on my way home late one night in a 35 mph zone. I was approaching a vehicle traveling the same direction only going much slower which I immediately suspected was a police vehicle. I made sure I was going a little under 35 mph. Sure enough, as I passed the car I saw that it was an unmarked squad. I continued on for another mile or so and just before I hit the freeway, the lights go on. The officer asked for my license and insurance and said nothing else. He went back to his car and returned a few minutes later and said "thank you, have a nice night". So I asked him what he stopped me for. He asked me if I knew what the speed limit was. I said yes, 35 mph. He said, well you were going a little faster than that. Ya right.

Another time I was on my way home from work at 2am cruising down the highway in Farmington, MN. I was in my El Camino. I see squads hiding out along that stretch of highway all the time so I never speed and I always pay attention to what I'm doing. Sure enough, I passed one parked in a dark spot on the side of the road. Just as I pass him, the lights go on. This time I got the 50 questions. Where are you coming, from where are you going, have you been drinking...and he told me the reason he pulled me over was because I crossed the white line on the shoulder. :rolleyes: There was no WAY he could have seen that even if I did! So I got the verbal driving lesson and a "nice car" comment and sent on my way.

I don't want to sound like I don't appreciate the work police do trying to crack down on drunk driving because I do. But, I don't think it's right for them to make crap up just so they can pull someone over.

[MaxHarvard]

KAA: this is right, they do "stretch" the truth some times... i was referring to the specific DUI, whiskey plate law where they could pull you over without cause.

I got pulled over once for doing a wheelie on motorcycle and the tub o' lard cop came waddling over to me screaming, "WHO THE HELL WERE YOU TRYING TO IMPRESS??"

At the time i was a smartass and said, "did you like it?" How i walked away without a ticket is beyond me.

[KAA]

i was referring to the specific DUI, whiskey plate law where they could pull you over without cause. I know, I was just using your statement to make my point. :thumbsup:

I guess I'll have to try being a "smartass" next time. :yes: Every time I've gotten pulled over for speeding or whatever, I was polite and did everything they tell you to do when you're pulled over to make it safe for the officer and let them know you're not a threat. Not one warning, ever. :mad:

[sick65]

My brother-in-law has been a local cop for the past 10yrs. I get to here some of the funniest stories about pulling people over and the excuses they use.

The best one I can think of....

He pulled over a guy for running a stop sign at a railroad crossing. As he approached the car, the guy insistently gave him an excuse that his son wasn't felling well and he was trying to get him home.
He ask to see his license and proof of insurance. As the guy is digging through his glove box for everything, his son blows chunks all over the windshield, dash, and his father's arm. My brother-in-law simply turns around and walks back to his car a leaves without saying a word. :rofl:

[Musclerodz]

I was pullled over in Texas going home for speeding. He decided to give me a no seatbelt ticket and no speeding ticket although I was definitely SPEEDING for some stupid reason. I had the windows up so no way he could see with him also going the other direction on a divided highway. I soon realized no seatbelt violation was TWICE the cost of any speeding ticket that didn't invlovle a trip to jail. :censored:

Mike

[Jr]

In minnesota we have a "whiskey" plate, that is completely white in color, very different from the standard blue and white license plate. It is a 5-7 letter/number plate that usually starts with WT9840 or WS8233... (started with W, hence "whiskey" or DUI) to let the cops and other drivers know they've been convicted of a DUI. The police used to be able to pull those people over without cause, but now they have to have some reason to pull them over.

California should have something like this...
Thanks

[slownova]

i was driving the other day and got pulled over becouse the color of the car didn't match the color on the vin pulled when they ran the plates :rolleyes:

[Ummgawa]

I do recall getting pulled over in a small town called Austell. I was driving a lowered 63 Impala (4 speed of course). My best frend at the time, who thought he was doing me a favor, asked the Cop " I wanna know why the F&%K you pulled us over". He was in the passenger seat. It all went down hill from there.

[1984 camaro]

Got pulled over for no front licence plate the cop was going to issue a ticket so i told him to give me another ticket for the the rear plate to He looked at me kinda dumb and let me go.

[EFI]

I once got stopped while riding with my (then) wife. The trooper who stopped us thought we had just robbed a store. Our car fit the description and I just happened to be riding shotgun. Lucky for us, as he quickly leaned and looked into the car with his piece drawn, I was able to see his name tag. I then informed him that I knew who he was and that his wife was my dad's secretary.


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[Van B]

Last summer I was leaving a local cruise night in my dad's 65 Corvette Pro Street with a 565 ci BBC. As I drove out, I gave the gas about a 1-2 second whoooommp! Next thing I know there is a squad getting large in my mirror, lights blazin'. He asks, "do you know why I am pulling you over?" To which I say, "because I am a dumba$$". He laughed and ended up writing me a warning for Unnecessary Acceleration and told me he hoped I had it out of my system.

The question I have for you guys - Is there such a thing as unnecessary acceleration?

[oldzzy]

I once got pulled over for tint on my windows being to dark, and my music too loud. So i asked him how could my music be to loud if my windows were rolled up? He told me the next time i get pulled over not be be a smartass and let me go lol.

[nowwhat]

Coming Back from the beach years ago I was asleep in the back seat when my buddies up front decided to eat mushrooms....brilliant....

I woke up when the cop pulled us over.....He asked the driver...do you know how fast you were going...?....my bud said....55?....the officer said....ummm no......my bud said....60?......the cop just strangely shook his head....my bud said...I couldn't have been doing more than 70.....

The cop said...Sir please step out of the car.....after he got the cuffs on he told him he pulled him over for doing 25 in a 55.....

[Mikael A]

I got pulled over last month for running a stop sign,I was not able to see
the f :censored: thing.

mike a

[steemin]

Try this out sometime..

Cop.."Your eyes are bloodshot have you been drinking?"

Response.."Your eyes are glazed have you been eating donuts?"

Let me know how it works out..

Scott

[KAA]

The question I have for you guys - Is there such a thing as unnecessary acceleration? NO WAY! All acceleration is necessary. :willy:

[the camtender]

Me and my 2 work buddies got pulled over in the early 80's in Dallas for to dark of a tint on driver's window.Those 2 big redneck cops where hoping to find something and boy did they.1 cop asked me (the driver) to step out of the car,the other cop was on the other side of the car and tapped the pass.window to roll down.1st cop then asked for driver's liscene and proof of ins.so I handed him my liscenes and told him ins.was in glove box and he said get it.Now this is when things started to happen really fast.I reached back into the car and when I opened the glove box my 44 cal. loaded chamber (not complete gun) rolled out!Have you ever seen a 200lb innocent,long hair guy get pulled out of a pass.window.Well I didn't get to either.When the 2nd cop yelled there's a gun,the 1st cop had me by the belt and had me out on the ground before I could say O SH$$$.

Well it even gets better (or worse for my innocent friends).After they searched bodies and found nothing,they went back into the car and in the glove box I had a pill bottle.1st cop came to me(we were still spread eagle over 120 degree hood)and asked me what the pills were?Robert the 200lb hong hair guy just about had a heart attack when I told the cop that they were amphetamines (when I ment to say antibiotics).

Now,not only were they tearing my car apart to find the rest of my gun(which was back at the hotel),they are trying to match my pills up in their drug book with no success.While we were still on the hood the cops go back to their car to run liscenes,Robert asked me what was next if I was going to say our cigarettes were marijuana?Shortly after that was said 1 cop came back to the hood of the car,picked up the cigarette boxes and begain to tearing then apart(cop had left his radio on,hidden on the door sill of car).

After about 11/2 hr in the hot Texas sun they finally wrote me a $50 ticket for the tinted window and told us we had better go back to our home town(Houston).I think it cost Robert $15 for a hair cut to even it out and $100 to get checked by the doctors to see if he had suffered a stroke/heart attack.25 yrs later I can still see the look on Roberts face when I said amphetamines.:eek: Priceless!!

Jerry

[chicane]

I got pulled over once..... because the LEO, get this..... 'though it was modified.'

Ya THINK !?!!

[race-rodz]

threatened with reckless endangerment on a honda 50 scooter, wet empty parking lot+full leathers+video camera=practicing crashing into shopping carts..... 3 cops and a roll back tow truck to impound the non-registered/insured scooter

[Hooligan]

Speeding 35 in a 25 school zone, the catch is that I was on a bicycle.

[Bowtieracing]

Try this out sometime..

Cop.."Your eyes are bloodshot have you been drinking?"

Response.."Your eyes are glazed have you been eating donuts?"

Let me know how it works out..

Scott

This is best so far :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :hail:

>THANKS!!!!!!!

[rocketman]

I've been stopped for

Sudden accelration
exhaust
showing horsepower
slicks on the street
purging nitrous
street racing

I was coming home from a cruise in my old 37 ford with a 706,speed limit in 25 threw the center of town,I am doing everything to run 25,the car is bucking and just sounding nasty.cruise by a cop,get almost threw town,he stops me ask if I have exhaust,I said yes,he says it's not legal it rattled the windows on his car,I said a ford truck if a rusted muffler will sound th esame,he says i am getting a ticket,I said well you have a decibel test in your pocket,he said no, I said well in court your guy to look dumb up there,and the charges will be dropped.he said you would take a 75 dollar ticke tto court,I said because this is joke,he warned my told me go home

[awr68]

Was up in Canada on my Honeymoon (sp? I'm tired!!) and got a $150 ticket for running a YELLOW light...yeah that made my day!! :rolleyes: Oh and did I mention I didn't pay it yet...it's only been 12 years, I guess I don't want to cross that boarder yet!! :_paranoid

[Speedster]

Last summer I was leaving a local cruise night in my dad's 65 Corvette Pro Street with a 565 ci BBC. As I drove out, I gave the gas about a 1-2 second whoooommp! Next thing I know there is a squad getting large in my mirror, lights blazin'. He asks, "do you know why I am pulling you over?" To which I say, "because I am a dumba$$". He laughed and ended up writing me a warning for Unnecessary Acceleration and told me he hoped I had it out of my system.

The question I have for you guys - Is there such a thing as unnecessary acceleration?

Years ago when I lived in upstate New York I did a rather larger burnout taking off from a light one summer night and got pulled over for "Uncontrolled Acceleration". When I asked what that meant, the officer explained that since my tires were spinning, I had no control over my car. I then asked if they gave tickets throughout the winter when people were spinning in the snow. Obviously I was young and stupid and ended up with tickets for modified exhaust, no front license plate, tires not "fully" covered by fenders or mudflaps, but not one for "Uncontrolled Acceleration" - I think that one was B.S. No real points on the license, just expensive at the time.

The obnoxious part was that he left first, and while pulling a U turn to head in the other direction made sure he smoked his tire(s) right in front of me.

[Derek69SS]

Every time I've gotten pulled over for speeding or whatever, I was polite and did everything they tell you to do when you're pulled over to make it safe for the officer and let them know you're not a threat. Not one warning, ever. :mad:Oh, man... I've had 11 warnings for speed; 8 verbal, and 3 written... 2 tickets. :_paranoid

I was going fast enough to deserve a ticket every time too!

One local cop, that knows my parents (small-town, everybody knows everybody), and knows our cars, pulled me over for 68 in a 55. Asked me if I was one of Dean's sons, and let me go... about a month later, in the same place, a different cop pulls over my brother for 67 in a 55. The cop that pulled me over, was driving past, and turned around and told that cop "Give him a ticket, I've pulled him over before" Obviously my brother was pissed, when he told the story, and I started laughing... About 2 months later, the same cop pulls me over again (66 in a 55) and gives me ANOTHER WARNING. :lol: