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fang_gt86 · 04-13-2015, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by gramicci101

This is why I tint my windows. Nobody can tell!

Not really. Your chance of getting pulled over for dark tint is worse. Lol

gramicci101 · 04-13-2015, 12:15 PM

Not around here. The cops recognize that super dark windows are necessary for life in the desert, so they don't mess with you over tint. Mine are 20% all around, and I've actually been thinking of getting them darker because they don't block enough light as it is.

tahdizzle · 04-13-2015, 01:01 PM

I don't have cops following me, its called chasing where I'm from.

Tcoat · 04-13-2015, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by tahdizzle

I don't have cops following me, its called chasing where I'm from.

fang_gt86 · 04-13-2015, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

This explains why crime rate is so low in Canada.

brandonblt2 · 04-13-2015, 01:19 PM

My windows are tinted which is illegal in NJ but when I roll around in town there usually down so its more of a double edged sword. When they run my plates and see my perfect record they usually back off if they do pull me over I usually get a warning for tint.

stugray · 04-13-2015, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Lonewolf

Having smoked tails is the biggest target you can put on your car aside from a monster wing or obnoxiously-loud exhaust...

Except for maybe a drawing of a DIC|<....

Special_K · 04-13-2015, 01:51 PM

I got pulled over in rural Oregon about six months back. I was obviously speeding and deserved a ticket... Being brown and from Cali where Moore's law always applies when it comes to traffic stops, I had my hands firmly on the wheel, palms open, and eyes straight ahead. When the officer comes up to my window and sees how I'm sitting he immediately asks if I have a firearm in the car. I tell him that I don't, and reach veeeeerrryyy slowly for my registration. I can see his initial tension quickly subside as he realizes that my demeanor could only be a result of all those bad encounters... Musta hit good guy cop right in the feels because I could tell he felt bad and let me off with a warning. So from now on that's going to be my go-to strategy.

PeterFRS · 04-13-2015, 02:03 PM

^ this.
I have been pulled over once years ago.
I showed him how petrified I was, with both arms on the wheel with palms open,
looking straight ahead lol (16 years old at the time)
And the officer was very pleasant to deal with. let me off with a warning

BUT I live in Canada.. so..

Special_K · 04-13-2015, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by PeterFRS

^ this.
I have been pulled over once years ago.
I showed him how petrified I was, with both arms on the wheel with palms open,
looking straight ahead lol (16 years old at the time)
And the officer was very pleasant to deal with. let me off with a warning

BUT I live in Canada.. so..

Haha, I suppose that would work too.

Mine is not a look of fear so much as, "I'm doing everything to show that I have no desire to get shot/tazed/maced today."

Tcoat · 04-13-2015, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by PeterFRS

^ this.
I have been pulled over once years ago.
I showed him how petrified I was, with both arms on the wheel with palms open,
looking straight ahead lol (16 years old at the time)
And the officer was very pleasant to deal with. let me off with a warning

BUT I live in Canada.. so..

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Originally Posted by Special_K

Haha, I suppose that would work too.

Mine is not a look of fear so much as, "I'm doing everything to show that I have no desire to get shot/tazed/maced today."

Up until the last 20 years or so it was always the "polite" thing in Canada to get out of the car and walk back to meet the cop half way.
Try that now (especially in some States) and get back to us with how well it worked for you.

tahdizzle · 04-13-2015, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Up until the last 20 years or so it was always the "polite" thing in Canada to get out of the car and walk back to meet the cop half way.
Try that now (especially in some States) and get back to us with how well it worked for you.

Quit resisting!

gramicci101 · 04-13-2015, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by PeterFRS

BUT I live in Canada.. so..

Did he apologize for pulling you over?

Tcoat · 04-13-2015, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by gramicci101

Did he apologize for pulling you over?

I got pulled over at a speed trap several years ago and will never forget the exchange:
Cop - "Excuse me sir sorry to wave you over but do you know how fast you were going"

Me - "I was doing about 90 (80Kph limit) but so was the rest of the traffic so I was just keeping up"

Cop - "Yes sir 90 is pretty much standard along here and normally I wouldn't give you a second glance but we have had some problems so we are cracking down"

Me - "OK no problem I will keep it at 85 from now on"

Cop - "Well I would appreciate that. Do you have any tickets or charges?"

Me - "Nothing ever"

Cop - "Well we will just chat here for a couple of seconds more since my boss is watching"

Me - "What shall we chat about?"

Cop - "I don't know just nod your head and look remorseful"

Me - "Oh I can do that"

Cop (stands up from car and says loudly) - "Thank you for your patience sir just remember slow it down a little"

I drive away thinking "What the hell just happened?"

04-13-2015, 01:51 PM	#78
Special_K Bannéd Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ Location: WA Posts: 1,425 Thanks: 1,671 Thanked 2,079 Times in 912 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I got pulled over in rural Oregon about six months back. I was obviously speeding and deserved a ticket... Being brown and from Cali where Moore's law always applies when it comes to traffic stops, I had my hands firmly on the wheel, palms open, and eyes straight ahead. When the officer comes up to my window and sees how I'm sitting he immediately asks if I have a firearm in the car. I tell him that I don't, and reach veeeeerrryyy slowly for my registration. I can see his initial tension quickly subside as he realizes that my demeanor could only be a result of all those bad encounters... Musta hit good guy cop right in the feels because I could tell he felt bad and let me off with a warning. So from now on that's going to be my go-to strategy. __________________ The fascinating thing about my signature is that by the time you realize that it is of no importance, it will also be too late to stop reading it. Good luck getting those five seconds of your life back.

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PeterFRS Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: FRS Location: NorthofBorder Posts: 236 Thanks: 82 Thanked 81 Times in 60 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	^ this. I have been pulled over once years ago. I showed him how petrified I was, with both arms on the wheel with palms open, looking straight ahead lol (16 years old at the time) And the officer was very pleasant to deal with. let me off with a warning BUT I live in Canada.. so.. __________________ '14 Scion FRS Tein Flex TE37

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