David Jenkins
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How is it harassment if they broke the law? It's illegal and he pulled them over. Pretty simple. You should have gotten his badge number and reported him for NOT giving out the tickets. Believe me, he was being nice.dj
Pic of whole Club getting DPS warning/no front plate
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Paul Fischer
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Hey guys, there was a move this year to change the law but nobody spoke up. The Texas legislature sits only once every other year so the next session will be in '03. This year there wasn't enough support from the grass roots, that will have to change if the law is going to. One of the guys from the CorvetteForum.com sent me info but it went nowhere when I posted. We have only ourselves to blame...
Just consider it practice for following a pace car. Have fun at TWS next weekend.
Just consider it practice for following a pace car. Have fun at TWS next weekend.
Double Venom
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The main reasoning for two plates is really fairly simple. You have to keep in mind that on any given day, in any given area, there may be as many as 10 to 50 cars being looked for. For what ever reason, stolen, used in a simple petit theft, to the more serious crimes.
Lets not use a Viper here for obvious reasons, but lets substitute ohh, say a blue '99 Honda Accura. In an 8 hour tour of duty one Officer may pass 50 blue Honda's. It is much too difficult and hazardous to turn around and read the plate as the "suspect" vehicle is heading the other way. The Officer may be using his radio, taking notes, writing his next "run" down, any number of things, plus trying to read plates all at the same time.
Just thought I'd mention it, I haven't seen a front plate on a Cobra yet! Including mine. I do carry the registration and drivers license keeping it handy at all times, with the second plate in the trunk...for what that's worth. "We" suffer the same consequences as the Viper guys. I get a lot of Vipers here in the shop and have never heard of them being nailed by OSP but I am sure they have at one time or another. We just simply say yes Sir, no Sir, take our lumps and get on down the road.
As an active cop for 25 plus years, I helped fight the legislation in Ohio to go to one plate. As a streetrod and "kit-car" builder, and being retired, I now wish it would have passed!
Please don't take me wrong..I agree with you totally on the issue, but don't "kill the messenger" as mentioned earlier. He was doing his job, and in fact gave evryone a heck of a break in my opinion. I mean how many times can you use, "It's on back order!"
A little ways off topic, but our latest "kit" ...without a front tag!
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Lets not use a Viper here for obvious reasons, but lets substitute ohh, say a blue '99 Honda Accura. In an 8 hour tour of duty one Officer may pass 50 blue Honda's. It is much too difficult and hazardous to turn around and read the plate as the "suspect" vehicle is heading the other way. The Officer may be using his radio, taking notes, writing his next "run" down, any number of things, plus trying to read plates all at the same time.
Just thought I'd mention it, I haven't seen a front plate on a Cobra yet! Including mine. I do carry the registration and drivers license keeping it handy at all times, with the second plate in the trunk...for what that's worth. "We" suffer the same consequences as the Viper guys. I get a lot of Vipers here in the shop and have never heard of them being nailed by OSP but I am sure they have at one time or another. We just simply say yes Sir, no Sir, take our lumps and get on down the road.
As an active cop for 25 plus years, I helped fight the legislation in Ohio to go to one plate. As a streetrod and "kit-car" builder, and being retired, I now wish it would have passed!
Please don't take me wrong..I agree with you totally on the issue, but don't "kill the messenger" as mentioned earlier. He was doing his job, and in fact gave evryone a heck of a break in my opinion. I mean how many times can you use, "It's on back order!"
A little ways off topic, but our latest "kit" ...without a front tag!
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Dion Fisher
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Actually many Police officers clear more than a $100k a year
with their OT as I was told by a local Sheriff at a block party... Not a fortune but kinda' suprising isn't it??
All things concerned i'm glad the cops that i've met are as cool
as they were (i've been caught letting it all hang out @ speed) several times as a young man and once a couple years back and could have gotten absolutely nailed to the wall but the officers had compassion for me in my idiotic moment and let me go with a stern verbal warning...
Being a little guy with a Marine Corps background i'd be a "scared" spitting nails trigger happy yellin' type if I was in their shoes.. If I wasn't that, I would probably be no more...
with their OT as I was told by a local Sheriff at a block party... Not a fortune but kinda' suprising isn't it??
All things concerned i'm glad the cops that i've met are as cool
as they were (i've been caught letting it all hang out @ speed) several times as a young man and once a couple years back and could have gotten absolutely nailed to the wall but the officers had compassion for me in my idiotic moment and let me go with a stern verbal warning...
Being a little guy with a Marine Corps background i'd be a "scared" spitting nails trigger happy yellin' type if I was in their shoes.. If I wasn't that, I would probably be no more...
KingSnake97
Enthusiast
Thanks Dion. Cops do pretty good because lets face it in a big city like Chicago we make a killing in OVERTIME!!! Its got me a family nice house and three cars. I LOVE my job.
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