Got pulled over for vert side mounted license plate!
#21
12-05-2007, 05:36 PM
RE: Got pulled over for vert side mounted license plate!
I think we can all agree that posted speed limits are not always realistic. No need to pass judgement, I'm sure we've all gotten a little frisky from time to time. My one and only speeding ticket was for doing 65mph in a 35mph. Sounds terrible doesn't it? No, it's a wide open stretch of road that should be posted 55mph.
Had my bike for almost a year in Florida and never got hassled. After moving to TN, I've had more run-ins with the law than the previous 18yrs of driving. Guess they have nothing better to do. Been pulled over for the tag once and for my friggin' helmet on the Natchez Trace Parkway.
Had my bike for almost a year in Florida and never got hassled. After moving to TN, I've had more run-ins with the law than the previous 18yrs of driving. Guess they have nothing better to do. Been pulled over for the tag once and for my friggin' helmet on the Natchez Trace Parkway.
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RE: Got pulled over for vert side mounted license plate!
BTW Speed doesnt CAUSE accidents..look it up on the NHTSA website...
Its all aobut being distracted(cell phones, eating,etc), and lack of skill(following too close..too fast FOR CONDITIONS..no skill..like I said..)
Its all aobut being distracted(cell phones, eating,etc), and lack of skill(following too close..too fast FOR CONDITIONS..no skill..like I said..)
#23
12-05-2007, 05:47 PM
RE: Got pulled over for vert side mounted license plate!
ORIGINAL: CraigC
I think we can all agree that posted speed limits are not always realistic. No need to pass judgement, I'm sure we've all gotten a little frisky from time to time. My one and only speeding ticket was for doing 65mph in a 35mph. Sounds terrible doesn't it? No, it's a wide open stretch of road that should be posted 55mph.
Had my bike for almost a year in Florida and never got hassled. After moving to TN, I've had more run-ins with the law than the previous 18yrs of driving. Guess they have nothing better to do. Been pulled over for the tag once and for my friggin' helmet on the Natchez Trace Parkway.
I think we can all agree that posted speed limits are not always realistic. No need to pass judgement, I'm sure we've all gotten a little frisky from time to time. My one and only speeding ticket was for doing 65mph in a 35mph. Sounds terrible doesn't it? No, it's a wide open stretch of road that should be posted 55mph.
Had my bike for almost a year in Florida and never got hassled. After moving to TN, I've had more run-ins with the law than the previous 18yrs of driving. Guess they have nothing better to do. Been pulled over for the tag once and for my friggin' helmet on the Natchez Trace Parkway.
Lynn
#24
12-05-2007, 05:50 PM
RE: Got pulled over for vert side mounted license plate!
I just realized I posted something wrong earlier and I want to clear it up. Lane splitting is illegal in Tennessee, not sharing a lane. My fault and sorry for giving out wrong info.
Lynn
Lynn
#25
12-05-2007, 06:48 PM
RE: Got pulled over for vert side mounted license plate!
ORIGINAL: espacef1fan
BTW Speed doesnt CAUSE accidents ...
BTW Speed doesnt CAUSE accidents ...
ORIGINAL: espacef1fan
... As for street racing...yeah I do it....though I do it in ym car ... but again I only do it in select times and places(where its me , the guy I'm racing..and maybe some wildlife/vegetation at risk..but thats it) ...
... As for street racing...yeah I do it....though I do it in ym car ... but again I only do it in select times and places(where its me , the guy I'm racing..and maybe some wildlife/vegetation at risk..but thats it) ...
In short ... anyone who races on public roads should have their license suspended & their vehicle impounded ... as far as I'm concerned do that indefinitely and throw in some jail time to sweeten the deal. Nothing more educational than spending a few years taking showers with one's new, 400lb. boyfriend.
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12-05-2007, 07:01 PM
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ORIGINAL: krautrock
Yes, in general that is true. Point in case ... in 2006 Germany, where considerable portions of the Autobahn are still without speed limits, had approx. 6.18 traffic fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants, whereas the US had 14.43 - more than twice as many. So yes, I'd rather drive on the Autobahn for 12 hours than spending an hour on an interstate in the US, be that inside a cage or on a bike. On the other hand, though ...
Nonsense. Unless it's a closed track that isn't open to general traffic, you'll never know for sure what might or might not come your way. 2nd point in case ... my OL's uncle took an evening walk along a "lonely stretch" of road in rural AL three years ago when (so described by witnesses from about 1/4 mile away) two cars came "racing" down the road, one of which swerved off the road and his rearview mirror struck the OL's uncle in the back. The two cars took off, drivers never found and the uncle ... well, he died at the scene even before the ambulance arrived.
In short ... anyone who races on public roads should have their license suspended & their vehicle impounded ... as far as I'm concerned do that indefinitely and throw in some jail time to sweeten the deal. Nothing more educational than spending a few years taking showers with one's new, 400lb. boyfriend.
ORIGINAL: espacef1fan
BTW Speed doesnt CAUSE accidents ...
BTW Speed doesnt CAUSE accidents ...
ORIGINAL: espacef1fan
... As for street racing...yeah I do it....though I do it in ym car ... but again I only do it in select times and places(where its me , the guy I'm racing..and maybe some wildlife/vegetation at risk..but thats it) ...
... As for street racing...yeah I do it....though I do it in ym car ... but again I only do it in select times and places(where its me , the guy I'm racing..and maybe some wildlife/vegetation at risk..but thats it) ...
In short ... anyone who races on public roads should have their license suspended & their vehicle impounded ... as far as I'm concerned do that indefinitely and throw in some jail time to sweeten the deal. Nothing more educational than spending a few years taking showers with one's new, 400lb. boyfriend.
But you are cool with cellphones while driving? Find some statistics that show me that show me street racing dominates or is something other than measurable cause of death for US motorists....I bet youll find inattention and alchhol are far far greater contributors to the deaths of US motorists...
As for the solution to street racing....
Give us a place to race safely...
Quit allowing tracks that were once in the middle of nowhere to be closed down....because someone moved in next door and said...."Gee its loud here"(Same thing happens to airports..BTW)
Alterinatively have police close industrial parks and give us the place to do it....
You know..just give us a place to do it..nearby, often and not SUPER expensive....
Alot of places have tracks enarby...about 4 hours nearby..that are only open 2 time a week..maybe...but closed for a portion of the year....and alot fo track fees are $20 or more....and you MIGHT get 3-4 passes at these tracks on a busy night....if you spend 9 hours there...
Why do people street race?
Yeah...thats why......everyone is part of the problem..not the solution.....
#27
12-05-2007, 07:11 PM
RE: Got pulled over for vert side mounted license plate!
Jeeezeus!!!!! Now that we all have our lessons learned and hammered home by the Internet preachers, delete all comments except Lt753's.
Gonna put me in Jail again Lt???
Gonna put me in Jail again Lt???
#28
12-05-2007, 07:15 PM
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RE: Got pulled over for vert side mounted license plate!
ORIGINAL: bigkev
Well. . . . . . actually got pulled over for going 90 mph in a 45 while lane sharing with buddy on his bike. Oh and for wearing a beanie helmet. But anyway, the trooper said my vertical mounted license plate was illegal. Does anybody live in TN and know if that is true. He didnt write me a ticket for the plate so it made me wonder. I have searched TDOT and DMV motorcycle law and I cannot find it anywhere.
Well. . . . . . actually got pulled over for going 90 mph in a 45 while lane sharing with buddy on his bike. Oh and for wearing a beanie helmet. But anyway, the trooper said my vertical mounted license plate was illegal. Does anybody live in TN and know if that is true. He didnt write me a ticket for the plate so it made me wonder. I have searched TDOT and DMV motorcycle law and I cannot find it anywhere.
By the way...welcome to the forum (From NY)
#29
12-05-2007, 07:17 PM
RE: Got pulled over for vert side mounted license plate!
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Jeeezeus!!!!! Now that we all have our lessons learned and hammered home by the Internet preachers, delete all comments except Lt753's.
Gonna put me in Jail again Lt???
Jeeezeus!!!!! Now that we all have our lessons learned and hammered home by the Internet preachers, delete all comments except Lt753's.
Gonna put me in Jail again Lt???
#30
12-05-2007, 07:25 PM
RE: Got pulled over for vert side mounted license plate!
ORIGINAL: azhole
In AZ you would be going to jail for anything over 20 mph over the speed limit. It is actually a criminal offense here. The top speed here is 75 mph on the interstates, and it's only 10 mph over there before it's a criminal charge.
In AZ you would be going to jail for anything over 20 mph over the speed limit. It is actually a criminal offense here. The top speed here is 75 mph on the interstates, and it's only 10 mph over there before it's a criminal charge.