2 TRAFFIC TICKETS THIS MORNING

[BACKNBLACK]

So Iam driving to work and I pass a motorcycle cop that is sitting at the four corners of our downtown main street. He looks twice at me and starts the following. He pulls me over and states the following.
"Do you know why I pulled you over" I replied "you wanted to see my 35" tires" :dancingbanana: I know it was a smart a$$ comment but I really had no idea why he was pulling me over. Here is what i got two tickets for. BTW Iam in NYS

1- NO FRONT LICENSE PLATE = $90.00 (I dont have any front plates on any of my cars :giggling: ) as of today at least........

2- Rear Plastic LICENSE Plate Cover = $90.00 Once again I have covers on all my cars license plates.
(According to the NY State Vehicle and Traffic Law under section 402-1, number (license) plates "shall not be covered by glass or ANY plastic material" )

In any case New Yorkers beware the two tickets I fear most came true this morning. Now my $6.35 parking day turned into $186.35:rant: :rant:

[JH3]

I got nabbed for the front plate beeing off by customes at the NY border. Explained that the mount was damaged and I was waiting a new one. Seemed to worked as he bought the story. See the DA and make up some reason for the the plate being off. He should reduce the charge/penalty to something far less than $90. Good luck.

[phantom2]

You,being from New York,are lucky the cop is used to smart ass answers.I'm sure this could have proven to be a lot more costly if this had happened somewhere else.

[timgco]

Nice answer!!!!!! LMAO!

[Steve - SanJose]

bummer

[GaryW]

Cops suck!!!!!

[Dave92270]

it is regrettable, but looks like those cops were just doing their job right - but those are some steep fines though; oh, your answer was a good one although I doubt I'd try to be that funny if that happened to me...

[Agriv8r]

:clapping:

[stagger_lee]

Probably would have given you a warning if you played th dumb a$$ card and not the smart a$$ card. :giggling: How could he write you for something you didn't know? :confused: haha Thats funny stuff though!

[RubHer Yellow Ducky]

So Iam driving to work and I pass a motorcycle cop that is sitting at the four corners of our downtown main street. He looks twice at me and starts the following. He pulls me over and states the following.
"Do you know why I pulled you over" I replied "you wanted to see my 35" tires" :dancingbanana: I know it was a smart a$$ comment but I really had no idea why he was pulling me over. Here is what i got two tickets for. BTW Iam in NYS

1- NO FRONT LICENSE PLATE = $90.00 (I dont have any front plates on any of my cars :giggling: ) as of today at least........

2- Rear Plastic LICENSE Plate Cover = $90.00 Once again I have covers on all my cars license plates.
(According to the NY State Vehicle and Traffic Law under section 402-1, number (license) plates "shall not be covered by glass or ANY plastic material" )

In any case New Yorkers beware the two tickets I fear most came true this morning. Now my $6.35 parking day turned into $186.35:rant: :rant:

THE STANDARD AND ONLY ANSWER YOU EVER GIVE IN ANY STATE IS :

"No Officer I don't, I was paying attention to the TRAFFIC and Traffic Conditions..."

[stagger_lee]

Thats a good one ducky. I'll remember that.

[Steve - SanJose]

Duck-man, that is helpful.:iagree: First good use of big blue ink in a long time.:clapping:

[fourfourto]

I dont know if your aware of this but...

I NY those tickets are equipment violations if you put the front plate on and remover the plastic cover within 24 to 48 hours you go to the desk sargent at the precinct that issued the ticket they will inspect your rig and the tickets will be disregarded .No charge:dancingbanana: :jump: :excited:

Many people dont know this I deal with many young drivers with a drivers ed program and tell them this.Many I seen months later and said it worked for lights/tint/front plate/bald tire/cracked windshield ect.

http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/images/icons/icon2.gifGo to precinct http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/images/icons/icon4.gifDo now !http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/images/icons/icon4.gif

[Steve - SanJose]

California signs-off fix-it tickets for free too (once fixed).

[Dani]

Sounds about like my ticket I got in NYS. I was driving on I-86 near Cuba NY when a turkey hunter shot my windshield in my Element. I call the police and they said- "You pulled over immediately, right?" I'm like um.....no. I'm from near Detroit and in Detroit when someone is shooting at you- you don't pull over. So....the cop finally comes along- does his assessment of the situation and sends me on my merry little way.

About 45 minutes later- on the other side of Jamestown NY (headed towards Erie PA)- I get pulled over by a state trooper. The trooper gets out of his car- walks to my drivers side window and says "Mam- do you know it's illegal to drive in the state of NY with a severly broken windshield?"
I was shocked. First of all- I get shot by a damn turkey hunter (who breaks my perfectly fine windshield). Then I get a ticket from a cop because I'm driving illegally in the state of NY. Not to mention the fact that the cop totally thought I was full of $hit when I said I was shot by a turkey hunter. What the hell is wrong with NYS?

[RubHer Yellow Ducky]

Duck-man, that is helpful.:iagree: First good use of big blue ink in a long time.:clapping:

GEE !

Thanks Stevie..

[stagger_lee]

California signs-off fix-it tickets for free too (once fixed).

I have always had to pay $10 on the fix it tickets, ie: tint, no front plates, windshield crack. Let me know what youre tellin em if thats not the case for you. :popcorn:

[Steve - SanJose]

I have always had to pay $10 on the fix it tickets, ie: tint, no front plates, windshield crack. Let me know what youre tellin em if thats not the case for you. :popcorn:

I say "look it's fixed". And they sign it in Sunnyvale in the parking lot of the police station.

[fourfourto]

Sounds about like my ticket I got in NYS. I was driving on I-86 near Cuba NY when a turkey hunter shot my windshield in my Element. I call the police and they said- "You pulled over immediately, right?" I'm like um.....no. I'm from near Detroit and in Detroit when someone is shooting at you- you don't pull over. So....the cop finally comes along- does his assessment of the situation and sends me on my merry little way.

About 45 minutes later- on the other side of Jamestown NY (headed towards Erie PA)- I get pulled over by a state trooper. The trooper gets out of his car- walks to my drivers side window and says "Mam- do you know it's illegal to drive in the state of NY with a severly broken windshield?"
I was shocked. First of all- I get shot by a damn turkey hunter (who breaks my perfectly fine windshield). Then I get a ticket from a cop because I'm driving illegally in the state of NY. Not to mention the fact that the cop totally thought I was full of $hit when I said I was shot by a turkey hunter. What the hell is wrong with NYS?

Didnt you get a police report from the cop ?

[jmsspratlin]

Sorry to hear your misfortune. I would def take the truck back in ,let them look at it, and get the tickets taken care of. :(

[Dani]

Didnt you get a police report from the cop ?

Indeed I did. The cop seriously thought I was screwing around with him when I told him about it/showed him the report. He said "he had to call it in" to confirm. He still gave me a ticket though.

[H3less]

I dont know if your aware of this but...

I NY those tickets are equipment violations if you put the front plate on and remover the plastic cover within 24 to 48 hours you go to the desk sargent at the precinct that issued the ticket they will inspect your rig and the tickets will be disregarded .No charge:dancingbanana: :jump: :excited:

Many people dont know this I deal with many young drivers with a drivers ed program and tell them this.Many I seen months later and said it worked for lights/tint/front plate/bald tire/cracked windshield ect.

http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/images/icons/icon2.gifGo to precinct http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/images/icons/icon4.gifDo now !http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/images/icons/icon4.gif

Yes I have heard this too knew some one who needed to change plates but had them in the car (it was Feb. sub zero) and the cop followed him to a garage so he could watch him put them on.
Make the change and show them that you did it you may get a break, sans the smart remarks :shhh: !
Bye the way the guy got the ticket anyway!

[Agriv8r]

treat nice, get treated nice....

[wpage]

Sorry bout those tic's. Do a search using your favorite search engine for beating traffic offenses...:grouphug:

[Hummer Aficionado_VT]

That's a drag. I personally hate the front license plate rule. Some states don't have it, others do. They're pointless in front!

Besides, where do I put my novelty plate if I have TWO state plates?! :p

[LittleBear]

:giggling:

[fourfourto]

Indeed I did. The cop seriously thought I was screwing around with him when I told him about it/showed him the report. He said "he had to call it in" to confirm. He still gave me a ticket though.

Maybe because you came from another state ? He should have let you go:twak:
Cops give me a brake,I usually give a funny comment ,Im sure my fathers NYC family badge helps though.http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/images/icons/icon10.gif

[H3.007]

Pennsylvania has fix it tix too. Pursue it.

I have never been questioned on only having one plate in NY or anywhere else. I think PA is one fo the last states to only require the rear plate. :fdance:

[H3less]

Maybe because you came from another state ? He should have let you go:twak:
Cops give me a brake,I usually give a funny comment ,Im sure my fathers NYC family badge helps though.http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/images/icons/icon10.gif
Do you need a brother?;) could use a father who has a badge!:grouphug:

[Boar-Ral]

That sucks. When I was getting a lift on my truck a few years ago, the local police came inside to ask who owned the truck parked out front. The owners of the shop told them that it was someone who dropped it off to have work done on it, and the police told them that when they return that the shop should tell them they were advised to remove their license plate covers unless they wanted a ticket. I didn't realize it was illegal until then, though I guess it makes sense.

[jmsspratlin]

Pennsylvania has fix it tix too. Pursue it.

I have never been questioned on only having one plate in NY or anywhere else. I think PA is one fo the last states to only require the rear plate. :fdance:

Nope, try the whole southeast region as well

[jmsspratlin]

Maybe you should have said-------2 see my 35" tires sir...This is real life.U BACKNBLACK R AN IDIOT...

Big talk from a boy:lame:

[Steve - SanJose]

That's a drag. I personally hate the front license plate rule. Some states don't have it, others do. They're pointless in front!

Besides, where do I put my novelty plate if I have TWO state plates?! :p

I keep the front plate in a safe place (in the compartment with the jack).

[Bampei]

Pennsylvania has fix it tix too. Pursue it.

I have never been questioned on only having one plate in NY or anywhere else. I think PA is one fo the last states to only require the rear plate. :fdance:

From NCLS.ORG

Two License Plates Required

Approximately 30 states require that automobiles have a license plate on both the front and back of the vehicle. Proponents of two license plates argue that it increases safety and helps law enforcement officials. For example, supporters have suggested that two license plates help photo radar enforcement, because the photo is taken from the front of the car.

Opponents, however, suggest that two-plate systems increase the likelihood of fraud because a vehicle owner might put the second tag on another unregistered vehicle, thus evading registration taxes and fees. Another concern is the expense of issuing twice as many plates and storage of the plates. The price of manufacturing a license plate varies from state to state, and sometimes the price differs for specialty plates or personalized plates versus regular plates. For example, Missouri manufactures its plates at an estimated cost of 84 cents per plate, while the estimated price in Connecticut ranges from $2.85 to $8.

As reported in The Fast Track to Vehicle Services Facts: 1999 Edition, a total of eight jurisdictions responded to the question of whether they currently were considering changing the number of license plates required on a vehicle. Almost all the responding jurisdictions that currently require two plates have considered cutting back to one, but efforts have almost always failed. For example, the debate over one versus two plates has been ongoing in California for several years. Currently, law enforcement officials in California and other supporters have prevailed in maintaining the two-plate requirement, but proponents of one plate continue to emphasize fiscal concerns. On the other hand, the Indiana legislature has considered changing its requirement from one plate to two, but the move has been defeated because the advantages of two plates have not been shown to outweigh the costs.

[Bampei]

More on the one vs. two plate rules....

From Wikipedia:

In the United States, 20 states do not require an official front license plate, these states being Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, and West Virginia; U.S. territories Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam also do not require an official front license plate. In Nevada, front plates are optional if the vehicle was not designed for a front plate and the manufacturer did not provide an add-on bracket or other means of displaying the front plate. [8] Antique auto collectors may use novelty replicas of period license plates to give their show cars a dated look.

[fourfourto]

http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/images/icons/icon8.gif:rant: DAM! I was upstate Ny this weekend and got a ticket from the Sydney local town police for 45 in a 30.I was leaving a Kmart center and going down the road about 3/4 of a mile and right at the 30 sign he got me.
No other sign before that and i thought I was driving slow .
The PO slithered all stelth like up to my open window(tint :shhh: )Said did you know its 30 on village roads, I said I didnt realize it till I seen you and most of the roads up here outside the village are 40 to 50 mph roads.
I said I thought I was doing 40.
He did ask me if I had factory tires :confused: I told him my dads a cop and showed him my badge,he said thats nice .
When he came back with the ticket He also slithered up in stelth mode learing his head up (maybe he was realy short or thought I would pop him :giggling: ?
My wife asked If that was the only 30 sign on that part of the road Because it was at the end of the road, he said stop getting
argumentative and explained the ticket.WTF

County and Ny state cops always cut me some slack, this Hick Ahuh AhuH :twak: Just collecting funds for the town.

Then Im told By my mother in law and sister in law that they each got one in the same spot and never gave me the heads up ?.http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/images/icons/icon8.gif

[lance-n]

That's a drag. I personally hate the front license plate rule. Some states don't have it, others do. They're pointless in front!

Besides, where do I put my novelty plate if I have TWO state plates?! :p

Well, here in mexico you have the front plate, the rear plate
the front interior window sticker, the rear interior window sticker and the "circulation hologram"

it is hard to even see out the windows with all that sh!t!
what a nightmare

[Huck BB62]

I've seen vehicles from Texas with bigassed stickers in the window. They suck worse than front plates!!!

I hate front plates. On my H3, I just bent it to fit the bumper (by slamming it into the sand dunes at Pismo) Look at some of the vehicles they're mounted on, they cover some of the most important part of the cooling area!

I hate those photo revenue generators, get the deflection spray, it works.

I didn't even have front plates on, but at airports, they've become anal about it because they record every single vehicle with cameras now and will ticket you if you don't have it. I seriously wished that they'd at least make the front plate Euro style so that it wasn't so obtrusive, ugly, and air blocking.

About the cost of plates? Here in Cal, believe me, you pay for your plates, and pay, and pay, and pay, and pay, and pay..............