Pulled over on way home from dealership in our project BRZ...Wreckless Driving!

[JRitt]

You guys will love this...we certainly had an interesting introduction to our new BRZ today! My boss and I had just picked up the car at the dealership and were on the way back to the office. We stuck a Go-Pro on the roof to document our first drive. We were traveling at the speed limit on a 45mph two-lane road. I slowed to what I estimate was roughly 30-35mph to make a left hand turn. There was a short line of oncoming traffic (also traveling at about 45mph). From the video it appears to be a landscaping truck, a minivan, and a police patrol car. They are highlighted with the red arrow. After making the turn I resumed the speed limit on that road (35mph). The policeman that was in the line of oncoming traffic quickly pulled tight behind us, and stopped us approximately a quarter mile down the road (you can hear his siren chirp in the video). His reason for pulling us over was that we were “driving recklessly.” He said we cut the landscaping truck off in a dangerous manner. After a brief discussion he let us go with a verbal warning. Watch the video on our site here. The light was green…plenty of room…not going fast at all…car did not slide or make any squealing noises, etc. The policeman mentioned something about drunk drivers, so I’m not sure if they were looking for people extending their holiday weekend, or if he thought we were doing something suspicious with the camera on the roof. Regardless, it was a shocking introduction to our project car.

So am I officially the first reckless BRZ driver in the country? You decide. If I am, I don’t think I’m very good at it!

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[mechaghost]

Maybe because you took the turn fast? From the video it looked like you just turned left without any noticeable slowdown.. Or the cop just wanted to see the brz

[JRitt]

That's the thing...I actually did slow down a bit. I was going at a brisk pace, but well under the speed limit. Ah well...a good story if nothing else. Some of the other guys at the office suggested maybe he just wanted a look at the car???

[stateless]

You definitely had lots of time to turn. I think some cops are just assholes.

[mattles]

man thats a reallllly wide and nice intersection. If it was me Id have been probably doing 55-60mph and might have deserved a reckless ticket.

Anyways, Im glad you werent ticketed for something so stupid.

[(K)]

Darn kids and their 200 mile an hour sports cars...serves you right. Now get to making those performance parts

[JRitt]

Darn kids and their 200 mile an hour sports cars...serves you right. Now get to making those performance parts

Go around Pizza Boy!

We're on it...multiple AP Racing brake systems, Spiegler SS brake lines, Ferodo and CL Brakes brake pads, a couple different Scorpion exhausts, Nitron suspension systems, a bunch of track goodies...this is going to be fun. Here are a couple of pics:

[Rampage]

If that Landscaping truck jumped on his brake (or even tapped) it could have put the cop on you. It is doubtful that he could properly judge your speed at that angle. He was probably just fishing. (Or he wanted to see the car!)

[dorkymork]

Originally Posted by Rampage

If that Landscaping truck jumped on his brake (or even tapped) it could have put the cop on you. It is doubtful that he could properly judge your speed at that angle. He was probably just fishing. (Or he wanted to see the car!)

This is what I was thinking - if he's not just bored or a prick, he was judging your actions by the reactions of the cars in front of him. Him seeing a blue sports car quickly turn the intersection (knowing your speed or not), causing other cars to brake... might have been enough for him to chase you down. At least he had the sense not to ticket you.

[(K)]

I'm actually quite partial to European brands (though I'm only familiar with 2 of those on your list), with regard to suspension and brake components. From my, admittedly limited, experience with European suspension philosophy, ride comfort is never sacrificed and performance is always top tier to boot. Rides are never kidney shattering and cornering is always flat. In my mind; perfect. Glad to know you guys are going to be an outlet for my bank account.

I'm sure there's a premium involved with those brands. BUT. You get what you pay for!

[Bristecom]

That's one thing I worry about with this car and why I may have to go with the max grip option over the stock fun sliding tires. When cops hear tires squealing, they automatically think reckless driving. My winter tires squeal more when it's warm out and one day I took a turn and my tires squealed a lot more than I expected but I was perfectly in control and had plenty of grip. But a cop pulled me over and claimed I was flying around the corner recklessly which is nonsense.

[Subie]

That was decidedly NOT reckless driving, but I'm afraid that you are guilty of wreckless driving.

[trackmagic]

I'm glad you did not get a ticket, but in a way it could have been fun.

Can you imagine breaking out that video after the cop tells the judge how you dangerously cut off the paint truck?

[AshWilliams]

What delivery truck?

I've taken turns faster in my PICKUP.