Have you ever been pulled over by the police...y not share

[azn_outlaw]

Hey everybody....

I was reading on another board reading about profiling and the police...

so seeing how maybe some of you have had an experience or two you wont forgot...why not share it...

here is the link:
http://www.clubel.ca/forums/index.p...c=12328&hl=cops

but here is the coles note version:

I am working on a television story on how police treat drivers of hopped up cars differently. I posted this earlier, and got a lot responses, including stories of unfair tickets, harassment, etc.

So if you are willing to share your story on TV, please email me

assignment@toronto1.ca

Thanks for your help, it\'s an important issue that no other media has reported before.

Producer
Toronto Tonight

enjoy

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[TheProfessor]

And another member of CSi joins TM3! Welcome to the board. I can\'t really contribute anything to that story as I\'ve never had such an experience in my 13 years of driving (knocks on wood):)

[M34ME]

I got pulled over about two months ago for speeding, got me doing 90 in a 60. I was looking like Joe cool with my sunglasses on and car all shined up and speeding, wasn\'t looking good. anyway he came up and asked me what my excuse for speeding was, putting on my best kiss-ass routine I said \"weel officer there is no excuse for speeding\" he said \"good answer\". Anyways he went on to compliment my car and say how nice it is and all, to make a long story short I got off with just a warning, man was I lucky, not all cops are out to get you..

[Fuman]

lucky ass.... I got pulled over for \'lane change not in safety\'...
now I did NOT cut off anyone or anything. My handbrake light flashes everytime I go over the bump (my handbrake physically bounces as the car does, 91 protege here).
So im on the fast lane. The light flashes and I remember I had to go to the mechanic.
The exit is 16 ave and I had to get off. So I checked all the lanes, there was one guy in my blind spot and a motorbike behind me, and a cop behind the bike.

I sped up to pass the car in my blind spot and kept changing lanes onto the ramp. Then I got slapped with the stupid ticket. Im fighting it now.

Scary thing was, when I watched my mechanic install the pads 3 days (later, he ordered when I went to his shop after the ticket), my drum pads were completely gone, COMPLETELY.

If I was driving like a prick, like I do if I\'m pissed, I wouldn\'t complain. But I seriously had to get off, and I didnt endanger anyone... retarded...

[BigWilly]

I was pulled over about 2 years ago.. with my 01 corolla.. for moving to the left of the lane to see what was ahead of this slow car ahead of me ( I was atleast 2 car lengths behind him) .. and when I did move to the left slightly, I didn\'t cross the line or anything..

cop pulled me over.. talked to me .. looked at my car, my tints, decals (I\'ve removed all of them now), exhaust, etc.. came back to me and told me to go home with a warning ..... and drive slower.. get this. I was driving 30 under the limit ...

to be honest though.. police always profile. they may say they do not.. but if a criminal or rather a person fits a certain criteria, they are bound to get harrassed more, IE car enthusiasts always get harrased by police because they think we are street racers.. read up on criminal profiling hehe ... soo.. yeah they do profile IMO ..

[cstraw]

Not much experience in getting pulled over or profiling. I got caught speeding which I was, I paid the fine that was the end of it.

As for profiling, I believe it is neccessary in law enforcment. Part of enforcing the law is predicting what behaviour will be exhibited by certain people... it is a fact of life and in many walks of life (business, politics, sports, etc). If you make your car appear to have \'race car\' qualities expect to get questioned by the police.

1 - How many of you change your car visually/mechanically to look/go faster.
2 - How many of you are aware that the potential of driving fatalities increases with speed, no matter (disregarding all other factors ie. driving conditions, etc).

If the police are to keep people from killing themselves they must make a presence. If that involves profiliing... so be it. I think in the end justifies the means. For many people this may seem unfair due to personal experiences, but given the whole picture I believe profiling to be fair and the lesser of two evils.

Chris

[Fuman]

as you said, its potential of driving fatalities.
There was a report saying speed has little to do with cause of accidents (percentage wise). A little speeding (10-20) over depending on what kind of street is reasonable.

I swear they can use another class in the drivers lisence above G.
A hard ass test where you prove how good your driving is; cornering, pretending movement of traffic etc. Cops will be alot less anal on drivers with that lisence, (I think), at least insurance will go down even more =)

[cstraw]

Speed has a big factor is determining whether a traffic accident will result in a fatality. A collision with a brick wall at 140 kmn/h is much worse than at 30 km/h. To think otherwise is un-wise or ignorant.

Profiling, reduced speed limits, communty safety zones, etc all have one common factor that limits their use and justifies the use of them... ethics (or morals/values). To say no to profiling is akin to ignoring the potential for some people to ignore the law and break it. Profiling is an opportunity for law enforcement to act within the law before the law is broken... ideally! Speed limits are set lower than what many deem safely possible. However, traffic fatalities increase with speed limit increases, the numbers don\'t lie. Therefore, is it ethically right to justify the increased potential deaths of motorists with the ability for the average joe to make it to work/home more quickly... that is a tough question. It is balancing the rights of the individual vs. that of of the population. It is a rather fuzzy grey area.

Fuman, I too would like to see harder testing for drivers licences. The test should be on how compliant one is within the \'laws\' and respectful of other drivers. The test should not be for performance gains but for safety gains. I would like to remove all drivers on the road who don\'t put driving on their top 5 list of things to do while driving. I also think that it would benefit us by having the police less likely to suspect that we are driving foolishly, there is a time and a place... neither of which are ever on public roads.

If only I were god... joking!

Chris

[Candyman]

I currently have an Eagle Talon (my 3 is coming this sat, I hope?!) I pulled out of my condo and turned right. I was stuck behind a slow car, so I tried to pass him. I got a speeding ticket within 10 sec of leaving home. He says I was going 70 in a 50 zone. I don\'t think it\'s fair to say I was speeding, since I was accelerating not driving at a constant speed of 70km/h to just pass a car. :(

Candyman

[FLIPDADY]

When I had my Civic I got pulled over on Elgin Mills just after the train tracks. Ticket for modified headlamp housing, no license (forgot at home which was 40 feet away), no insurance (also at home w/license, and warning for intake and improper exhaust. The cop said this car looks like it was prepared for street racing.

[Newlook]

I got pulled over in my 3 last year early on a Sunday monring for doing 74 in a 50 zone. It was a downhill and I saw the cop and slammed on the brakes. Took him awhile to catch up to me (I could have gotten away, oh well). He was a young Peel cop, he walked up to me and I was all prepared - engine off, stereo off, window down. The first thing he said other than Good Morning was \"nice car\"... haha.

I told him I was in a little rush, not lying cuz I was still eating my breakfast, still got the bun in my mouth. He gave me a ticket for 60 in a 50 and that was it.

[FLIPDADY]

Forgot to mention the 3 tickets I got that morning.

-Modified headlamps $68.00

-Failure to provide proof of insurance $130.00

-Failure to provide driver\'s license $130.00

No points and when I got the bill in the mail they made a mistake on one of the charges and the amount read $13.00. I had no problem paying that one.
:p

[wtom]

Originally posted by FLIPSPEED

-Failure to provide proof of insurance $130.00

-Failure to provide driver\'s license $130.00



There\'s no grace period to allow you to bring your documents to the police station to show that you really do have them?

[DeLaY_NoMoRe]

Originally posted by FLIPSPEED


Forgot to mention the 3 tickets I got that morning.

-Modified headlamps $68.00



Holly~~~urs was CHEAP! I remembered I once got pull over in 2002 while I was still driving my previous PROTEGE, the cop tagged me a ticket for modified headlamp with fine of $110 !!! Also that time I was just a bit lack of luck, I got pull over just in front of my house, just 5 feets away I could turn onto my drive way and gotten away!! :(

[Fuman]

ticket for modified headlamp???
so LEDs/HIDs are illegal?

[DeLaY_NoMoRe]

actually I just changed the headlamp bulbs......and the cop used a flashlight to see the bulb reflection colour reflected on the housing, which is blue, then he said it was illegal, therefore tagged me a ticket for that......:(

[MazdaTree]

this is some shocking news my friends dad was goin to work in sauga in a white tl with blue licence plate covers and got pulled over for the covers and the cop gave him a warning and is givin them a week to return blue covers to the police station... the thing thats messed up is everyone has licence plate covers:sarc

[Geologic]

Originally posted by MazdaTree


this is some shocking news my friends dad was goin to work in sauga in a white tl with blue licence plate covers and got pulled over for the covers and the cop gave him a warning and is givin them a week to return blue covers to the police station... the thing thats messed up is everyone has licence plate covers:sarc

The cop must\'ve been an *******.. they are illegal but there are so many on the road. He must\'ve been doing something wrong for the cop just to pull him over for those covers ALONE.

[Krakilin]

I got a minor speeding ticket, going up north on Warden pass hwy 7, there are always cops there make sure you stay at 60km/h even though it really looks like a 70-80km/h road. Woodbine between hwy7 and 16Ave is another hot spot for cops.

[eguiyab]

I got pulled over last fall by an ETF truck. Scared the crap outta me. Cops are bad enough... but the ETF. I was doing about 100 on the off ramp at VP and the 401. Swung out onto VP still doing about 100 into the far lane and slowed down to 70. Stopped at the very first light as it was a red then all of a sudden the ETF stops right behind me. He must have been one of the first cars in the traffic behind me. So I go on normally. Then a min later he decides to pull me over... open the window .. so he wont notice the dark tint, stereo off and ready.
I go to him \"sorry officer, is there a problem?\" and he goes yeah you were going just a little fast. knowing i was doing 100 on a 40 ramp. So he steps back as im going through my glove compartment... and get this says.. \"nice car, must handle well... why didn\'t you buy and RX-8\"
I was thinking like what the hell?? Is this a trap or something? Tell him I cant afford it and then he goes on to question what I do and such. Long story short... I tell him im a Nurse on a Cancer unit and he lets me off clean. No warning, no nothing... says have a good night.. get home safe.
I was so lucky! I didn\'t even know that the ETF would bother to stop someone for that! Figured they had bigger fish to fry.... anyway learned my lesson.

[Newlook]

Originally posted by eguiyab


I got pulled over last fall by an ETF truck.

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Oh my friend got pulled over like that too... he was doing like 120 on Derry Rd (70 or 80), as he turned into his side street he got pulled over by a Marine unit (a cubevan anyways, not a crusier...). The cop said he was going a little fast and see if he was drunk. He got let go after a few questions, no ticket whatsoever but scared the crap out of him.

[Flagrum_3]

Haven\'t got a ticket in 12 years, just lucky I guess...(knocks on wood).But a couple of weeks ago heading up the 400, I\'m doing 150kph in the fast lane,I look in my rearview and see this beemer coming up fast behind me so I signal and change lanes he goes flying passed me I pull back into the fast lane still doing 150 and all of a sudden I see this OPP sitting behind a concrete barrier and he\'s firing her up. I figure wtf I\'m screwed so I never slowed down just moved into the center lane....the cruiser flys by me and pulls the beemer over:D I guess my luck is still running....but it scared the Shit out of me.


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[chinsterr]

I got a ticket for making a left turn at an amber light on 16th and bayview. The light was AMBER!!!!!!!! From where the cop was, there was NO WAY he saw the lights . When i told him it was an amber light, he told me was red .. and that he counted the number of seconds for the light to change. What a monkey, doesnt he know that the ambers on bigger intersections stay on longer ? i swear, he was just filling his quota. Any ways, becuase it was my first attempt he charged me for \'invalid ownership\' ? fine was 120$$$

The next run in with the PoPo happened at finch and warden. I was slighty in a rush and was going a tad over the speed limit. I approach a red light and guess whos sitting in the lane next to me... TWO of those black-on-navy cop cars (YES, TWO of them). So i come to a stop at the lights and make eye contact with one of the cops in the first car, his sirens go off (oh crap). The next thing i know he chases some guy in the other direction who went through the red light. Then when our light turns green, i clear the intersection and the sirens on the second car go off. Maybe the first cop needed back-up? Nope! he pulled behind me . WTF!!!!!! i got two tickets :(:( One for one of those \'bubble\' things you can get at pmall or cantire to protect your license plate. AND one for my license plate lights ... which he said were not bright enough. I told him i purchased those from canadian tire and that the sales dude said they are legal (obviously this is a lie), the cop told me they are NOT. What a pr!ck. When the night was over, i ended up with 240$$ in tickets ... all caused by a 2$ bubble from pmall.
---> \"broken\" license plate bulbs --> 120$$
---> License plate not fully visible ---> 120$$
---> License plate bubble ---> 2$$
----> sux, doesnt it ?

But ya, i went to court and the guy never showed up . Typical

Toronto cops are (*&^(*&^%@#$^%@! @$$es
they are too afraid to go into malvern, jane finch, or where ever to catch catch the REAL bad guys... but brave enough to give an 18 yr 360$ worth of tickets in under a year. I salute you. f@gs

[Fuman]

did u offer to take it off (ur plate cover)?
I got pulled over twice:
1 - one of my lights were gone (front)
2 - one of my brake lights were gone.

I told the cop, I\'ll fix it within a few hrs, and will show u at the cop station.
He\'s said, \"just fix it within 24hrs or the next cop that pulls u over will give u a ticket\".
(dis was 3 in the morning, when I was on the way to work. I had a sign that said \"toronto star, on delivery\". I think he knew that I was poor =) )

Maybe I just ran into a nice cop.

[chinsterr]

Originally posted by Fuman



Maybe I just ran into a nice cop.

is there such a thing ? never ran across one ...

[latal199]

I got pulled over today, going 100 in a 50 zone. I was really in a hurry. The cop was really nice though. He told me that it was my first offense and on the ticket he put "driving 60 in a 50 zone". So its only 40$. With a new law about young drivers he had a right to take my license away. I guess there are some nice people working in police )

[Ogata]

I got pulled over today, going 100 in a 50 zone. I was really in a hurry. The cop was really nice though. He told me that it was my first offense and on the ticket he put "driving 60 in a 50 zone". So its only 40$. With a new law about young drivers he had a right to take my license away. I guess there are some nice people working in police )

Is this a triple post?

http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=9547
http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=28980
http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=9546

May I suggest a merge with Phil's original thread?

http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=29635&highlight=speeding+ticket

[JonsMazda]

1. 2005 Pulled over for disobeying sign $150 (Bathurst and Eglinton)
2. 2008 Pulled over for random check $0 (jane & finch)..no tic
3. 2008 Pulled over for going 50 on a 40 $0 (jane & finch)...no tic
4. 2008 Pulled over for stopping at stop sign for only 1 sec $0 just a warning, cop was wondering what "Axela" stands for...no tic (Yonge & Shep)

[3_SoMe]

Here is a story of ******* cops for you.

It is 6:10am on a Wednesday, and I was driving to pick up my buddy that I work with. I am dressed with dress pants and a dress shirt. As I am getting towards his house and to make a right hand turn onto the street he lives on, there is a bus to the right and a dump truck in front of me. I pass the bus and follow the dump truck onto his street. Didn't see the sign that says "Closed Road. For local traffic only" I look in my rear view mirror and see that the lights behind me are Crown Victoria lights. Trust me, I work at the plant that makes those cars and I know what they look like. So I drive along this road that is under construction, taking it extremely slow cause I am lowered on S-techs. Pull into the driveway of where my buddy lives and get out of the car. I was smoking a cigarette so I walked up to my friends dads business that has a butt disposer outside the main door and put it in. As I am walking back to the car the cop yells at me and tells me he wants to talk to me. ( No lights, no nothing ) So I walk to the car and he yells at me to get back so I get back in my car. So I did as he was telling me. He walks up to my window and asks me for my paperwork. I asked him why I was being pulled over and he said because I went down a closed road. So I handed it off as I should.

In the meantime a second cop car shows up and turns on his lights. So the original cop turns on his lights too. My friend walks out of his place with his arms up thinking what the hell. He gets in my car and obviously asks a lot of questions. As we are sitting there, a third cop car shows up and turns on his lights. At this point I am thinking what the hell did I do!! Sat there and wondered what was going on. I see the original officer flipping through a manual in my rearview mirror. Minutes pass, and finally he walks up to my car and issues me a ticket for travelling down a closed road. (4) points. All in all the officer kept me there for 45mins to the point I had to call my boss and tell her I was going to be late for work.I was so pissed.

So I decided to take the ticket to court. I had pictures of the "local traffic only sign", my friends house, his pay check to show we worked together. I thought I had a pretty good case.

Anyways, I went to court and got up behind the bench. Showed my pictures, and told my story. The officer told his story as well and the only thing he said is the reason he followed me is because I have a loud exhaust system. I have a Vibrant. He didn't even know the streets we drove down and was a bumbling idiot to the judge. Didn't even know the street he pulled me over on. The sound of my exhaust though came up 4 times in the case to the point that I was ready to object!!! The sound of my exhaust has nothing to do with this case. So anyways, I am feeling pretty good about what I have presented to the judge.

I step down and wait for the outcome. The f'ing judge decided that since I don't live on the street, I have no reason for driving down that closed road (the one that my friend lives on, that I was picking up for work.) I made the comment that if my handicapped grandmother lived there, that I would not be able to pick her up at her residence, and the judge said no, I would have to make her walk to a non closed road to my car for me to pick her up.....

Needless to say I was pissed and still am about the ticket. I don't care about the $80 ticket...it is the points.

[Terrible3]

^^^^ Wow that"s terrible man. Stuff like that makes me scared to drive sometimes, why should I be fearing cops so much?



The last ticket I got was odd. I was going down Manse road heading south just past the community center. I was following a school bus down the slight hill just in front of the school. The bus pulled into the school and I continued forward up the slight incline and about 60 feet up the road (from where the bus pulled in) I see a cop standing in the middle of the road. I figured the road was closed as I approached him. I roll down my window and am told I was clocked doing 65 in a 40. I was stunned!!!! How was it possible for me to be following a school bus, then accelerate up a hill (in a mini van)to 65kph in just 60 or so feet then stop for a cop in the middle of the road? Anyways I was barely 19 at the time and had my parents car and insurance. They reduced the ticket down to a 58 in a 50 and I paid it thinking well its no points, no big deal. Well now that I have my own car and am paying my own insurance, I wish I would have fought it. I am paying nearly 1000 a year more due to it and there was no way in hell it was possible for me to be going that fast especially with the cop being on foot. I really felt like I was being picked on as I was a young driver at the time. I only have one more year and that ticket is gone, thank god.

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[chinsterr]

1. 2003 - Pulled over for running a left arrow amber .. got tick for improper ownership = $120
2. 2003 - Pulled over for license plate bubble and defective license plate lights (?) .. two tickets = $ 0 (dropped in court)
3. 2004 - Running stop sign on private property ..warning
4. 2006 - Speeding (110 in an 70) , dropped to 83 in a 70 .... = $50-something
5. 2006 - Speeding (120 in an 80), office forgot to file ticket = $0
6. 2009 - "Routine Check" ... practically followed me from my work to my house .. no ticket

[Slipstream]

interesting stories..only time ive ever been pulled over was doing donuts at the pmall parking lot around 4am in the morning, cop pulls up to me ask for my license then asks me why I was doing donuts just told him i was having some fun before my winter tires came on. Left the parking lot without a ticket all he said was "just dont do it again infront of me"
Guess ive only experienced nice cops (knocks on wood)

[Dave_The_BMXER]

I have a decent one.

My old Blazer was stolen a few weeks after I got it and returned. However once I reported it stolen it was taken off the OPP list but still on the list at the border and Peel Police.

(I got stopped at the border once and it was a huge ordeal but I will skip that story).

So I am with my gf on a long weekend Monday (forget which) and we were near sq1 down center (where she lives) and I see a cop pass by. Now this truck was slammed, black on gun metal Irocs, with tinted windows. So pretty 'murdered' out as they say.

Anyway cop turns around and follows us into the sq1 parking lot and my gf goes to get out and go to the bank (as I didn't do anything wrong) the cop hand on his gun tells her to get back in the vehicle then approachs the drivers door to me.

I had already figured out what was going on so I had all my stuff ready and told him it was not stolen.

He took all my info back to his car and then eight (!!!!) more cops showed up lighting up the parking garage like Christmas day.

At the end of it all I was told I had to go down to the station and clear my car they couldn't do it. Even though they were the ones who found it.

I never did though because I didn't see how it was my responsibility. No ticket but damn!

Oh actually I got a rolling stop ticket once while listening to 'Riding Dirty' that sucked!

[FONZ]

2006 -Pulled over for stopping at a stop sign - No ticket
2006- Pulled over and got car searched. Nothing happened
2006- Pulled over, for no apparent reason
2007- Pulled over, had a couple of black friends, So they asked a bunch of questions, nothing happened
2007- Pulled over and got car searched, because the friend told the cop that he got charged before for weapons. ( Which I wasn't aware about )
2007- Got pulled over, because they thought I didn't fit the description of my mother, So I got barracated in with 4 cops cars at Eglington and Erin mills.
2007- Got pulled over at night, for going through a green light, cop tried to say I went through a red, and than his next excuse was to give me a $200 ticket, because I was passed 1am, and had my G2, wasn't allowed to have passengeres in my car, until he found out later that I was passed my 6 months.
2007- Got pulled over by Metro, because they saw my friend leaning against the window, with no movement, ( because he was sleeping) and they thought I was carrying a dead passenger.
2008- Got pulled over at Main and Williams prkyway, asking me, what I'm doing here at night, dark car, dark tints, everything blacked out, he said it was " sleek "

[Thrizzl3]

2006 - Got pulled over for not having fitting description of the registered owner which was my grandfather yet we have the same last name

2007 - Got pulled over for doing 110kmh in a 60 zone $200 ticket

2007 - Got pulled over for doing the speed limit:loco

[openuser]

they thought I was carrying a dead passenger.

That's a good one! Had a good laugh!! hahaha :chuckle

[Hives]

1. Got pulled over b/c I picked up my frds who got kicked out of a strip club, and the cop followed me (steeles and torbram). Made me do a breathalizer test as well.

2. Got pulled over for doing 102 in 70 zone. (Hwy 27) $245 ticket with 4 points. Took it to court, got it down to 15 over, no points.

[stas]

2008- pulled over when coming back from a meet, as turn onto bathurst from wilson no traffic anywhere in sight went upto 60kmh in 2nd, love that v-tech sound :), keep driving see a cop pull up behind me (he even had his headlights off) so i move over to the right lane not to block him, keep doing 60 next thing i know he pulls me over, turns out my car was too loud and that disturbed his donut eating contest with his chick partner lol, in the end gave me a warning, wasnt even a traffic cop, also warned me that since its end of march next couple of months cops are gonna be doing bs stops of modded cars and suggested to watch out for that, also i got it out of him to admit that there are no laws, regulations, methods of testing loudnes of a car, all he told me "loud is loud" got to love our legal system :)

[jaimie08mazda3]

2007- 85 in a 50.. got it dropped down to 79 in a 50. 77$ ticket but as people say its not the money thjats the issue its the points.. 3 points
2008- pulled over for speeding... kinda passed a cop in guelph and didnt realize it* it was an excursion police truck. got off the hook for that. thankfully
2008- Stole my own car coming home from work..
2008- Once again about 3 weeks later, got pulled over for stealing my own car
2008. pulled over for noise pollution cuz some old woman called the cops
2008- pulled over for noise pollution. no ticket either
2008- random drug search :S
yeea they dont like me

[mdass52]

So far with the 3, only been pulled over once for my smoked tails. It was in broad daylight and the officer said they looked too dark and to turn my lights on, so I did and both sides were clearly visible so I was let off.

[ShortBus]

i don't get why people care about the points, for insurance a ticket worth 4 points is the same as a ticket worth 1 or 2 points, all they know is you got a ticket on your record. the only reason why poinits would matter is if you get enough to lose your license.

[Propofol]

Got pulled over on a Sunday morning coming off night shift, still in my greens and stethoscope around my neck and yes I was speeding, thought that I was going to get a ticket for sure. Got away with a friendly warning instead of a ticket when the officer found out I was a nurse. Lucky break for me:chuckle

[crazycanuck]

dude, I got pulled over by Howes just for checking out my exhaust. He came out in full swat gear like it was just another day. Scared the shit out of me.

[b.rabbit]

We were in a right turn lane at Hurontario and Eglinton and my passenger decided to use my horn on a car in front of us and we knew the ppl in front of us. After my passenger sounded the horn, I realized there was a police car behind us. I complete my right turn, but the police couldn't as it wasn't safe to turn.
I thought it was over then, but then I see the lights and get pulled over. My passengers, especially the one that sounded the horn was petrified. Lol..
The police officer approaches my window and starts asking me if I was the ambulance or the firefighter and asked me where I was in such a rush to get to. So I simply said to him that I was trying to catch up to a friend that was leading me to our destination. The officer tells me that I'm lucky that he's not going to issue me a ticket for reckless driving and that he's letting me off with a warning. Phew!
But as a result of that ordeal, we were able to play a pretty good prank on our friends....

[rwatt]

I got pulled over by a mall cop for pushing shopping carts in to a ditch using the front end of my old Protege. :chuckle
I also got pulled over in the same car for doing 105 in an 80 zone. I don't know how I was going that fast because 5th gear didn't work in that POS. Cop dropped it to 95...I paid the 50 bucks, no points, insurance didn't go up.

[bunchi]

one time i pulled over because i thought the cop was telling me to do so and he was standing right in front me. so I turned into the street where all his pals are, there was like 4 cruisers there. waited and waited, and then 1 of them approached me, told me I can go, because he was just telling me to stop so that the car that was speeding on the fast lane can stop and turn into that street. i thought he was getting me for driving at the proper speed :chuckle

oh earlier this year during those really cold days,i was on my way to work and at midland/danforth there was an accident. the cop was standing behind the cars that collided so apparently he told us to stop but i didn't see it because there was this huge lincoln navigator in front of me. anyway, the driver of the suv decided to just go and I followed him, and then I saw the cop shouting at me, with snot almost coming out of his nose :chuckle he let me go anyway i told him i didn't see him because of that big suv. imagine a cop, chinese, fat, face red because of the cold, really mad and shouting, with snot :chuckle no offense to al chinese here... i'm one too :chuckle

[GHANNAH86]

I have only had one ticket and that was for passing when their was no passing lane. 110$ and 3 demerit points and boy did my insurance jump. The cop said if I tried to fight the ticket he would make sure it jumped up to 500$ fine and a wreckless driving charge so I didn't fight it. Been stopped at a few ride checkpoints. Just about got arrested once due to a rookie not beliving my photo on my license was really me, luckily his duty SGT was at the Ride stop and he asked how old I was when I had the picture taken. Tahnkfully he belived that I was only 16 when I got my license.

[aris]

i have had many tickets over the years. My last one was 2 years ago and i was going going 43km over the limit. My fine was $330 it has slowed m down now..lol

[FoXy]

Hmmmm Lets see... Tickets??

Improper lane change....
Failure to show insurance papers...

Got off on both...

Never actually been pulled over while I was driving...

Been pulled over MANY MANY times while other ppl were driving.

Although I did get "pulled over" (if you could call it that) in a parking lot.... AND then arrested for possesion... yea... that sucked... But the cop just took the dope and let me go. lol haha

[kevcol74]

18yrs old -
Rear-ended someone - Cop charged me with "Following too Close" $90 + 4 points (yes, that was back before Graduated licensing...just dated myself there!) Was lucky, he should have charged me with careless, but he said "I did the same thing when I was your age, so I'm going to give you a bit of a break)
Unnessary Noise x 2 - Damn 87 Sundance 2,2 Turbo could really peel those tires!! ($75 each)

23 - Clocked at 110 in an 80 in my 86 Mustang GT Convert... Cop asked me "Didn't you see me?" (was parked on the side of the road) I said "Yes sir, my speedo said '90', so I didn't slow down" He looked me up, was clear for years, so he asked if there would be a reason for the speed difference, told him my tires were oversized (which they were), so he let me off with a warning. Also asked "Do you have a muffler problem??" (had the exhaust dumped under the car at the time, couldn't afford the stainless tailpipes, I was in college!) No sir, just performance exhasut, is it too loud?" He said that wasn't for him to decide, but the ministry if transport.... First I heard of that!
Later that year - 84 in a 50 in Windsor, went to court, dropped it to 65 in a 50, $120 fine, no points. (lost the fight, so to speak)

26 - 133 in a 100 (401) in my slightly riced 90 Acura Integra (rims, body kits) Lady cop, must not have had a Valentine Date that night (yes, Feb 14th) wouldn't show me the radar, wouldn't budge. Went to court again, dropped to 110 in a 100, another fine and no points.

Ironically my insurance rate have never changed...

[imhungry493]

18yrs old -
Rear-ended someone - Cop charged me with "Following too Close" $90 + 4 points (yes, that was back before Graduated licensing...just dated myself there!) Was lucky, he should have charged me with careless, but he said "I did the same thing when I was your age, so I'm going to give you a bit of a break)
Unnessary Noise x 2 - Damn 87 Sundance 2,2 Turbo could really peel those tires!! ($75 each)

23 - Clocked at 110 in an 80 in my 86 Mustang GT Convert... Cop asked me "Didn't you see me?" (was parked on the side of the road) I said "Yes sir, my speedo said '90', so I didn't slow down" He looked me up, was clear for years, so he asked if there would be a reason for the speed difference, told him my tires were oversized (which they were), so he let me off with a warning. Also asked "Do you have a muffler problem??" (had the exhaust dumped under the car at the time, couldn't afford the stainless tailpipes, I was in college!) No sir, just performance exhasut, is it too loud?" He said that wasn't for him to decide, but the ministry if transport.... First I heard of that!
Later that year - 84 in a 50 in Windsor, went to court, dropped it to 65 in a 50, $120 fine, no points. (lost the fight, so to speak)

26 - 133 in a 100 (401) in my slightly riced 90 Acura Integra (rims, body kits) Lady cop, must not have had a Valentine Date that night (yes, Feb 14th) wouldn't show me the radar, wouldn't budge. Went to court again, dropped to 110 in a 100, another fine and no points.

Ironically my insurance rate have never changed...

OMG what do you say in court to get the speeds dropped? im 18 and got caught doing 100 in a 80 zone 3 points! witch is really hurting my wallet on insurence next time i will go to court but what do u say to make them drop it?!?!??!! plz ty help!

[imhungry493]

pulled over 2 weeks ago doing 102 in a 80 zone cop said hell be nice and make it 100 ...... id prefer umm 99 so there's no dam points but i was trying to be friendly with him so i might talk him into lowering it he said sorry but theirs a speed safety thing going on in Barrie and im going to get the 20 over. AGHHHHHHH MY INSURANCE IS SO HIGH! im 18
i could cry. what pisses me off most is a guy ina mustang JUST BLEW BY ME must have been doing about 140 max or but the cop must not have even noticed him i cant see how.... so when the lights came on i pulled over thinking hahahah this guy is ****ed! nope he pulls me over......

[Newlook]

pulled over 2 weeks ago doing 102 in a 80 zone cop said hell be nice and make it 100 ...... id prefer umm 99 so there's no dam points but i was trying to be friendly with him so i might talk him into lowering it he said sorry but theirs a speed safety thing going on in Barrie and im going to get the 20 over. AGHHHHHHH MY INSURANCE IS SO HIGH! im 18
i could cry. what pisses me off most is a guy ina mustang JUST BLEW BY ME must have been doing about 140 max or but the cop must not have even noticed him i cant see how.... so when the lights came on i pulled over thinking hahahah this guy is ****ed! nope he pulls me over......

99 in a 80 zone would still give you points.... If you're 15 over it's 3 points.

You should have cried... I heard it works for some :chuckle

Lucky me I only got pulled over 3 times and 2 tickets:

2004 - Got pulled over and got the car searched. Apparently the rental car I was driving fit the description of the vehicle of a break-in suspect. It was up north on Hwy 17 in a town which I was actually doing 90 in a 60 zone!! I thought I was dead meat.

2004 - On the same trip as above... not that lucky this time. Got nailed on Hwy 17 north of Wawa doing 122 in a 90. I was being REAL nice.... "Good morning officier!" once I rolled down my window. Cop asked if I've ever gotten a ticket, I told him "no, this would be my first since I started driving if you decide to give me one" :chuckle Told him we left Thunder Bay at 5am.... "Becareful of the moose, don't drive too fast." Knocked down to 104 in a 90, no points, $50.

2004 - couple months later after the first tic (must be a bad year), got pulled over again on Mississauga Rd at Collegeway. I take that route to work and I knew it was a bad spot for speed trap. I was in somewhat of a hurry and didn't pay attn to my speed. Damn sure there was a cop sitting there, saw him, slammed on my brakes (I think I was doing 75 in a 50).... Drove by and saw him pulled out (F*CK). He caught up to me south of Dundas on Mississauga Rd and I was nice to pull into a side street. "Nice car!" "Oh thanks!" Clocked me doing 72.... Got a 60 in a 50, $40, no points.

No tickets since :) *knock on wood*

[alhope34]

2006 - In the Yaris, speed trap on Danforth just east of Warden, pulled over for 70 in the 50 zone, ticketed for 60.

2007 - In my 1994 Probe GT, pulled over for no plates, had a temp plate on my windshield. First thing I told the cop was it was 2 days expired. He looked at it, confirmed, then told me to go straight home cause the next cop won't let me off.

2007 - In Baie-Comeau, QC in my Probe again. I was filling my tires with air at the gas staion just off the main road. I saw a QPP drive by, circle around, come to the gas station and proceeded to try and ask me about my tints. I think he meant they were too dark, but he spoke extremely limtied English and I can't speak French. I kept saying I don't know French! All the while my French girlfriend was in the passenger seat in the car just laughing at the both of us. He finally got fed up, said a bunch of stuff in French, and drove off lol.

2008 - Went to pass someone on the mountains of Cape Breton Island in my MS3, got back in my lane and a cop was comming around the next corner just before I started to slow down. 155 in an 80, got pinned with it all. This RCMP was also my grandmother's nieghbour... I paid the ticket, although I was lucky enough that it never appeared on my lisence abstract.

[ICCCPI]

Got pulled over today. I haven't noticed the the street car that stopped. Passed it. The cop came out of nowhere. 110$ Do you think I get points for that?

[kingpin748]

I got pulled over because I was driving like a shithead. It was a paddy wagon though, not radar so the only thing I got tag for was failure to produce a licence.

I had left it at home dammit.

[Thrizzl3]

I got pulled over because I was driving like a shithead. It was a paddy wagon though, not radar so the only thing I got tag for was failure to produce a licence.

I had left it at home dammit.

lol that sucks..cops were staring at me through my tinted windows..they only saw my outline:chuckle

[Nick]

OMG what do you say in court to get the speeds dropped? im 18 and got caught doing 100 in a 80 zone 3 points! witch is really hurting my wallet on insurence next time i will go to court but what do u say to make them drop it?!?!??!! plz ty help!

just get in there a bit early and check in with the prosecutor, most of the time he'll do something for you.

[rei]

I got pulled over because i turned erratically from dundas to mavis; had to stop a left turn because i would have gotten plowed by a porsche.

I made my turn went down mavis at90 (in a 60 zone), and had the po on my tail.
They thought I ran the red, going through the intersection not making aturn.
I showed I had just been at the LCBO and thus couldn't have been and they let me go.

[kevcol74]

OMG what do you say in court to get the speeds dropped? im 18 and got caught doing 100 in a 80 zone 3 points! witch is really hurting my wallet on insurence next time i will go to court but what do u say to make them drop it?!?!??!! plz ty help!

I went to court, and to save the court's time, they will offer a lesser plea before the trial starts in most cases. I took that on ticket#2 considering I lost on ticket#1 (though they offered it to me)
Fought, and basically they took the cops word over mine, plain and simple. But, being my first speeding ticket and a college student, they dropped it down for me.

[gabbygenier]

allright well here goes haha

summer 02(bike): randomly pulled over cop gave me shit for nothing. checked my bros record(he was with me) on the bike
summer 02(bike): got clocked at 160 in a 90. let go for 120 in a 90.
summer 02(bike): cop fllowed me to gas station and accused me of doing something i didnt do, he was an ass so i was an ass too
summer 03(bike): taillight was burnt out
summer 03(bike): parents live out in the country and the guy on the corner kept calling the cops, they waited 4 hours for me to come home, gave me a ticket for 10 over and left.
summer 04(bike): got pulled over for a blue license plate cover.
summer 07(company van): got a ticket for 20 over with the company e 250 haha
summer 07(company van): another ticket in Manitoba for 30 over. that one cost me alot.
summer 07(company truck): got pulled over for having fuel drums in the box
Winter 07(mazda): got pulled over for speeding, knew the guy, let me go
winter 08(rental truck): ticket in mexico for 40 over, never paid it haha
winter 08(company truck): another one in mexico for 10 over 100$ can
winter 08(mazda) turned left at a red 5 mins after i was not supposed to
EDIT: forgot a few. added them and also what i was driving.

as you can see the cops loved my bike

i think thats it. for now anyhow haha

[b.rabbit]

allright well here goes haha

summer 02: randomly pulled over cop gave me shit for nothing. checked my bros record(he was with me) on the bike
summer 02: got clocked at 160 in a 90 with my bike. let go for 120 in a 90.
summer 02: cop fllowed me to gas station and accused me of doing something i didnt do, he was an ass so i was an ass too
summer 03: parents live out in the country and the gy on the corner kept calling the cops, they waited 4 hours for me to come home, gave me a ticket for 10 over and left.
summer 07: got a ticket for 20 over with the company e 250 haha
summer 07: another ticket with the company van in Manitoba for 30 over. that one cost me alot.
Winter 08: got pulled over for speeding, knew the guy, let me go
summer 09: ticket in mexico for 40 over, never paid it haha
summer 09: another one in mexico for 10 over 100$ can

i think thats it. for now anyhow haha

How did you get tickets for Summer '09 when it hasn't happened yet?

[Thrizzl3]

How did you get tickets for Summer '09 when it hasn't happened yet?

LMAO!:chuckle

[gabbygenier]

sorry. i wass in mexico. nice and warm. should be winter 08 haha

[EChid]

i don't get why people care about the points, for insurance a ticket worth 4 points is the same as a ticket worth 1 or 2 points, all they know is you got a ticket on your record. the only reason why poinits would matter is if you get enough to lose your license.

Following up on that, if you get a ticket that doesn't cost you any demerit points (say you get a ticket for 65 in a 50 zone, which is 15km/h over where 16km/h and up gets you 3 points), insurance doesn't care right? Is it only if you get demerit points?

[alhope34]

Following up on that, if you get a ticket that doesn't cost you any demerit points (say you get a ticket for 65 in a 50 zone, which is 15km/h over where 16km/h and up gets you 3 points), insurance doesn't care right? Is it only if you get demerit points?

My insurance went up 15% when I got my 10km/h over ticket.

[Noisy Crow]

My insurance went up 15% when I got my 10km/h over ticket.

Yup. Go to InsuranceHotline or Kanetix and punch in your info. Try it with a clean record and then change it to add in the ticket. You will note that the ticket categories are basically less that 50 over the limit and 50 or more over the limit. It's the *ticket* that counts.

[dentinger]

i dont know the exact dates, but over the past 3 years....

-70 in a 50 (knocked down to 14 over, no points)
careless driving (6 pts, $325 fine, 30 day suspension, knocked down to 3 pts, no suspension, $200 fine?)
-80 in a 60 (3 points?, knocked down to 14 over, no points)
-illegal right turn, ($90, 3 pts, cop didnt file ticket, got thrown out)
-PS tailight not working (warning, i fixed it on the spot)
-loud exhaust (warning)
-drifting in a parking lot (warning, private property)

i tihnk thats about it....

[Ex-Rolla]

never been pulled over and received a ticket. I did get pulled over for driving with a burnt bulb, but i just tol the officer that because they are HID's, unfortunately it's notas simple as going to CT for a replacement. Told him i've already made an appointment with the dealership... he was ok with that.

2nd time was when they confused me for another "purple" car... got boxed in by 4 cop cars on red maple an 16th... almost shit my pants lol