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Originally Posted by javeryh I got a speeding ticket in 1995 on my way back from an REM concert. I was going 69 in a 65. It was 2 a.m. and there wasn't a single other car on the highway for as far back and as far forward as I could see. What a dick.

I don't know if this is actually true, but I heard(maybe just PA) that cops can't pull you over if you are less than 5 miles over the speed limit. Or maybe it was that they can, but the ticket won't be enforced if you challenge it. Guess it depends on the $ amount if i would bother going to court for it if that were to happen.

Some cops will write a ticket for anything. I got a ticket for running a red light when i was 90% through the intersection when it turned red. I was going 45 MPH and was about 5 feet from the intersection when the light turned yellow. I guess he wanted me to slam on my brakes so i would skid into the middle of the intersection and block traffic.

Traffic cops = Traffic tickets / violations = Money for the government (state and local)

tha po-leece. tha po-leece, yo. 'em.

Originally Posted by Michaellvortega I would get pulled over on a regular basis with no ticket given EVER, just pulled over for a fake light being broken or some lame excuse.

With the first car I had (a 79 VW Bus), I was pulled over constantly with the "broken taillight" excuse. It was happening about once every other week or so. (I also drove home a lot at 2:30 in the morning.) On my current car, (a 00 Ford Escort) I know for a fact my right taillight is busted. This not only shows when I brake, but doubles as my rear right turn signal. I still drive around at 2:30 in the morning quite a bit, but I have not been pulled over with this car once. I've had this car for a little over 2 years now.

Yeah; the "broken taillight" excuse is common place in traffic cop bullshit.

My friend and I got pulled over for a "broken taillight", slammed the breathalyzer in my friend's face, asked us out of the vehicle, searched the car, found nothing, asked us where the "alcohol" he "smelled" was (and there was none), and then bitterly let us go 'cause he couldn't find anything.

Later, we checked the taillight... and it wasn't out.

This happens all the time, from what I hear. How can we, the citizen, prove it? Nobody will listen... and if they do, the cop will deny it.

Originally Posted by Brak Yeah; the "broken taillight" excuse is common place in traffic cop bullshit. My friend and I got pulled over for a "broken taillight", slammed the breathalyzer in my friend's face, asked us out of the vehicle, searched the car, found nothing, asked us where the "alcohol" he "smelled" was (and there was none), and then bitterly let us go 'cause he couldn't find anything. Later, we checked the taillight... and it wasn't out. This happens all the time, from what I hear. How can we, the citizen, prove it? Nobody will listen... and if they do, the cop will deny it.

Uh, get out and make them show you which light is out?

Originally Posted by jmcc Uh, get out and make them show you which light is out?

Why? So they say "No"?

Cops should deserve the benefit of the doubt, which we gave them that time, as we wouldn't expect a cop to lie through his Burt Reynolds moustache.

One is quick to think what they'd do in that situation, but I'm 300% sure you wouldn't ask for him to show you the out taillight.

Regardless, if you did ask him to show you the taillight, they could say they made a mistake and still go about their real motives of pulling you over, since they can pull the "suspision" card.