State Troopers pulling for no reason!

[drive_55_not]

It’s same plate that was given from dealership I still haven’t added my custom plate yet lol.. btw didn’t have any issue from cops here in CO so I really don’t think plate was an issue here in first place.

As Colorado is one of those recreational 4/20 states, I'd hazard a guess they stopped you and you passed the sniff test [ hopefully you aren't one of those who smokes and drives ] so they sent you on your way.

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[smurfslayer]

It’s same plate that was given from dealership I still haven’t added my custom plate yet lol.. btw didn’t have any issue from cops here in CO so I really don’t think plate was an issue here in first place.

Was the plate mounted on the car or did you have it in the cab with you? The former is good, the latter is legal grounds for a stop in all the states. Check close enough and you’ll see that it needs to be permanently affixed - language will vary. Traffic code covers pretty much everything. Avoid a pot hole and you’re weaving between the lines or ‘moving left of center’. Reaching for that radio volume button? Inattentive driving and so on. If they want to stop you, they will find a reason or make one up. Once in a while they make one up and get called on the carpet for it, but this is difficult to prove - see above ref. to a video camera and it is only successful if you bust the officer lying in court such as he introduces his evidence; the pretext for the stop, and you present video on cross x. You then ask him to point out the violation that doesn’t exist. He then attempts to improvise and point something else out and here is the important part - your lawyer must hang him on the original pretext for the stop. Once he admits he doesn’t have one, he’s submitted a false report and in effect lied to the court. Judges don’t like this, but defense attorneys love it!
Why? It’s like John Gotti said- ‘being a liar is like being a c*cksucker. once a c*cksucker, always a c*cksucker’. His testimony is forever questionable.

Cameras work. There was a deputy in Stafford VA, who didn’t want to wait for a stopped school bus a few years back. He lit up the sirens, blew past all the waiting cars --AND the schools bus loading kids!!!!! red lights and all.

Sucked to be him, because one of the parents was behind the bus, with a video cam. They went to the magistrate and obtained a reckless driving warrant for the deputy. Reckless is a class 1 misdemeanor in VA, with up to a year in jail. Deputy eventually took a plea bargain but was _convicted_ of a fairly serious traffic offense.

and managed to stay employed.

It got bad enough in Oklahoma that they made it the law if more than X% of the revenue is from driving arrests, they can revoke the ability to patrol state roads

Departments can easily workaround laws like this. Texas is not supposed to have a ticket quota system. So... what many do is implement a ‘contact’ quota.

 

[Wiley Marmot]

Johnny Law: BOHY!! You inna heapa trouble!

Wait! Wait! I can explain!

Johnny Law: DON'T think so! You out heah drivin' in some flashy souped up; LOUD, winged out, big ahss tared sporhts car 'n you 'spect me ta believe you ain't some no good internashnal gun runnin' drug dealin', cash stealin' threat to our women folk?! You gotta a nuther think comin' Bohy!


Sorry! Couldn't help myself! Like Rocket.....................I've firmly resolved toNEVER drive in TX!

 

[Junkyard Dog]

What must be remembered is that anyone driving a Mustang at or under the speed limit is instantly suspicious.

So speeding you get stopped and not speeding is suspicious and you get stopped?

 

[Zig]

Was the plate mounted on the car or did you have it in the cab with you? The former is good, the latter is legal grounds for a stop in all the states. Check close enough and you’ll see that it needs to be permanently affixed - language will vary. Traffic code covers pretty much everything. Avoid a pot hole and you’re weaving between the lines or ‘moving left of center’. Reaching for that radio volume button? Inattentive driving and so on. If they want to stop you, they will find a reason or make one up. Once in a while they make one up and get called on the carpet for it, but this is difficult to prove - see above ref. to a video camera and it is only successful if you bust the officer lying in court such as he introduces his evidence; the pretext for the stop, and you present video on cross x. You then ask him to point out the violation that doesn’t exist. He then attempts to improvise and point something else out and here is the important part - your lawyer must hang him on the original pretext for the stop. Once he admits he doesn’t have one, he’s submitted a false report and in effect lied to the court. Judges don’t like this, but defense attorneys love it!
Why? It’s like John Gotti said- ‘being a liar is like being a c*cksucker. once a c*cksucker, always a c*cksucker’. His testimony is forever questionable.

Cameras work. There was a deputy in Stafford VA, who didn’t want to wait for a stopped school bus a few years back. He lit up the sirens, blew past all the waiting cars --AND the schools bus loading kids!!!!! red lights and all.

Sucked to be him, because one of the parents was behind the bus, with a video cam. They went to the magistrate and obtained a reckless driving warrant for the deputy. Reckless is a class 1 misdemeanor in VA, with up to a year in jail. Deputy eventually took a plea bargain but was _convicted_ of a fairly serious traffic offense.

and managed to stay employed.



Departments can easily workaround laws like this. Texas is not supposed to have a ticket quota system. So... what many do is implement a ‘contact’ quota.

If you can’t outrun ‘em don’t try

 

[Bear376]

So speeding you get stopped and not speeding is suspicious and you get stopped?

And red cars are twice as likely to get pulled over. Ask my BIL. He has three red Mustangs. Most cops are professionals and are more concerned with keeping people safe on the road. And they are human. As long as you don't create or make a bad day worse, you stand a chance of reprieve. Give them a hard time, and they will enforce the law accordingly.

 

[Cucurú]

Heck! With Tx DPS you're safer doing an Uvaldi than driving your shiny new Mustang on the freeway. I'm glad I talked my daughter out of becoming one.

 

[vaporbluestang]

Was the plate mounted on the car or did you have it in the cab with you? The former is good, the latter is legal grounds for a stop in all the states. Check close enough and you’ll see that it needs to be permanently affixed - language will vary. Traffic code covers pretty much everything. Avoid a pot hole and you’re weaving between the lines or ‘moving left of center’. Reaching for that radio volume button? Inattentive driving and so on. If they want to stop you, they will find a reason or make one up. Once in a while they make one up and get called on the carpet for it, but this is difficult to prove - see above ref. to a video camera and it is only successful if you bust the officer lying in court such as he introduces his evidence; the pretext for the stop, and you present video on cross x. You then ask him to point out the violation that doesn’t exist. He then attempts to improvise and point something else out and here is the important part - your lawyer must hang him on the original pretext for the stop. Once he admits he doesn’t have one, he’s submitted a false report and in effect lied to the court. Judges don’t like this, but defense attorneys love it!
Why? It’s like John Gotti said- ‘being a liar is like being a c*cksucker. once a c*cksucker, always a c*cksucker’. His testimony is forever questionable.

Cameras work. There was a deputy in Stafford VA, who didn’t want to wait for a stopped school bus a few years back. He lit up the sirens, blew past all the waiting cars --AND the schools bus loading kids!!!!! red lights and all.

Sucked to be him, because one of the parents was behind the bus, with a video cam. They went to the magistrate and obtained a reckless driving warrant for the deputy. Reckless is a class 1 misdemeanor in VA, with up to a year in jail. Deputy eventually took a plea bargain but was _convicted_ of a fairly serious traffic offense.

and managed to stay employed.



Departments can easily workaround laws like this. Texas is not supposed to have a ticket quota system. So... what many do is implement a ‘contact’ quota.

You’re right. Plate was mounted on the car. The second stop was quite funny the trooper said I was speeding a little didn’t even cross 75 as that was the limit. From when did they start saying little don’t they have radar to check speed? That’s when I thought it was BS reason for pulling over.

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