crsnhppr Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 3 of them. Group ride ... like 8 or 10 of us. They all on 1,000's and as luck would have it cop decides to zero in on me, the slowest most helpless bike of the bunch. Disregarding traffic device( wheelie thru a redlight), no proof of insurance, expired tag. If your in Mississippi around Flora watch out. I was a good guy tho so he didn't cite Me for reckless driving which would have made this all a 1000 dollar ordeal instead of the 500 dollar deal it is now. Bummed as fk cuz it was the first nice weather day in awhile and first Good long ride I've had with the group What's yalls worst traffic stop? That's mine for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemer Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I'm not sure whether to pity or criticize. :-S A wheelie through a red light?!! Beemer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crsnhppr Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 It was yellow when i crossed the line... and it was like no cars anywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reboot Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I will hoon it up with the best of them,but to be blunt you kinda brought that on yourself imo. I have not been hit with any tickets while on my bike,but I tend to hit up old back roads when I have the itch to hoon. I don't know the laws in MI,but is that something a cop could impound you for(exp tag and no proof of ins)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2wheeler Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 What's yalls worst traffic stop? That's mine for sure. Mine was a long time ago, when literally a couple of minutes after I lit a joint, I drove past a cop on radar. Well, you can bet I was crapping my pants when he came after me, as I was frantically trying to make me and my car look and smell totally innocent. The bad news was that I got popped for speeding - the good news was that I did not get popped for being/getting stoned. That was around 1980, and the PA state police did not take kindly to partakers back then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Worst ticket was doing 100+ in a 45 zone. The judge was nice enough to drop it down to the maximum over the limit that didn't require license forfeiture. If I recall there was heavy fines, community service, and driver's safety program that I had to do within 6 months to prevent the stiffer penalties. The joys of being 16 and bulletproof. These days I got too many bills to mess around and get tickets, though I will gas 'em once in a while. No good back roads around here to hoon it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkness14 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I got busted for jaywalking on a college campus?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member norcal616 Posted March 20, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted March 20, 2017 Back roads is the place to play around,..in my case i was way out in the boonies using a road i drive on daily and i see the garbage truck more than any other traffic, so yea its a dead road in my book..which led to my worst ticket which would have been a 117 in a 55 zone...the cop was coming at me on a two lane road and blocked the road so i couldnt get past him without going off road, so i stopped about 1/4 mile short of him and forced him to drive over to me from where he blocked the road....luck would let me have it with a 65 in a 55 zone only because he himself was an avid track racer and his ole lady was looking for a bike and he was interested in the FZ-07 for his old lady...i wonder if she got one? 2015 fz-07- Hordpower Edition...2015 fj-09- 120whp- Graves Exhaust w/Woolich Race Kit- tuned by 2WDW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justblade Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I got a stunting tickets thats cost me about three grand in total and a license suspension. Praying my insurance doesn't go up I'm in Ontario Canada they don't take kindly to that **** lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member avanti Posted March 21, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted March 21, 2017 Sorry to hear, but if all the things you listed were true... grow up!!! (Btw, I WAS just there, or at least south of there at the Petrified Forest Park, or whatever it is called, Saturday) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Mr.Puss Posted March 21, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted March 21, 2017 ........................no. Somehow, by some miraculous continuous stroke of good fortune and perhaps a good touch of solid driving Ive managed 10-20km over the limits everyday, everywhere, except school zones of course, and havent gotten a ticket, a bender, or smashed through any fruit stands in 16 years. Tough Regards,Steve McQueen. Crush your enemies. See them driven before you. Hear the lamentations of their women. Fuss Life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crsnhppr Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 Sorry to hear, but if all the things you listed were true... grow up!!! (Btw, I WAS just there, or at least south of there at the Petrified Forest Park, or whatever it is called, Saturday) Yes that's the place, we were south of petrified forest off hwy 22, 2 bikes had rocks go thru their radiators so we got stuck at a gas station repairing them for a couple hours, I think the anxiety had bubbled up and I got the tickets like 1/4mile after pulling outta the gas station. Cops had been pissed we were all there at the gas station in the first place and were the kinda cops that are annoyed by sportbike riders in the first place. Cop said he was going to run me over if I hadn't stopped then claimed the money I pay in fines will hopefully save my life... despite his desire to run me over and potentially kill me. I never run from cops and was nice and respectful so he dropped the wrexkless charge tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemer Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 It was yellow when i crossed the line... and it was like no cars anywhereIf that's true then technically you didn't run a red. Was there a camera at that light or did the cop say that you could've/should've tried to stop instead? Beemer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemer Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 What's yalls worst traffic stop? That's mine for sure.Mine was a long time ago, when literally a couple of minutes after I lit a joint, I drove past a cop on radar. Well, you can bet I was crapping my pants when he came after me, as I was frantically trying to make me and my car look and smell totally innocent. The bad news was that I got popped for speeding - the good news was that I did not get popped for being/getting stoned. That was around 1980, and the PA state police did not take kindly to partakers back then All the party heads in my town used Ozium. P-) A can in every car! Beemer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2wheeler Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Mine was a long time ago, when literally a couple of minutes after I lit a joint, I drove past a cop on radar. Well, you can bet I was crapping my pants when he came after me, as I was frantically trying to make me and my car look and smell totally innocent. The bad news was that I got popped for speeding - the good news was that I did not get popped for being/getting stoned. That was around 1980, and the PA state police did not take kindly to partakers back then All the party heads in my town used Ozium. P-) A can in every car! ABSOLUTELY! Wow that takes me back. I haven't thought about Ozium in over 30 years. Of course, don't forget the mandatory bottle of Visine too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemer Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 All the party heads in my town used Ozium. P-) A can in every car! ABSOLUTELY! Wow that takes me back. I haven't thought about Ozium in over 30 years. Of course, don't forget the mandatory bottle of Visine too. I have younger, partying brothers that remind me of that from time to time. Beemer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worty Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 I got a stunting tickets thats cost me about three grand in total and a license suspension. Praying my insurance doesn't go up I'm in Ontario Canada they don't take kindly to that **** loli had a friend get the stunt driving charge. (doing doughnut in a empty snowy parking lot. The cop was a dick.) He was in the same boat as you. Hopping his Insurance didn't go up. He hasn't changed anything on his policy yet hopping they don't look at his drivers record. Its been 4 years now and no change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamahaha Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 The OP was cannon fodder. The supersports love having a slower bike or two along. Its the guys in the rear who get busted. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vroomvroom Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 The OP was cannon fodder. The supersports love having a slower bike or two along. Its the guys in the rear who get busted. LOL. You don't have to outrun the bear, just your buddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbone Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Definitely silly to rip through a stale yellow whilst one wheeling. Bikes stick out as it is, let alone a herd of sporties. Time to pay the piper!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakusaizou Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Slackers are never safe. We lost a friend in heavy traffic and decided to wait ahead for him. Half a hour goes by until he rolls up with a speeding ticket. Traffic was flowing pass the speed limit, but when you're caught, you're caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbone Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 It was yellow when i crossed the line... and it was like no cars anywhereIf that's true then technically you didn't run a red. Was there a camera at that light or did the cop say that you could've/should've tried to stop instead? Being that this subject is how I bring home the bacon (see what i did there?) , I'll to try make this slightly clearer than mud. If you are beyond the white stop line (being there is one provided) when it changes from yellow to red, you technically did not run the red, like Beemer stated. However, this becomes a yellow light violation 99.9% of the time- at least in my state. The only exception for yellow lights are if you cannot safely stop under normal driving. Most people use this excuse to blow them and it's a bad habit to get into. Theoretically, if you are going the speed limit or close to it , have functioning brakes and are paying attention, you shouldn't have any problem stopping in time. What gets people in trouble is speeding , being impatient or getting distracted and not noticing when the light actually turned yellow. In the OP's situation, it's obvious why he couldn't (or didn't lol) stop for the yellow. To the OP, if you are CERTAIN it was yellow when you entered the intersection, you could try to contest the red light part and maybe it could get dropped to a yellow light run. It won't save you a bunch of $ or points, but it at least looks better on paper. Just a word of caution though...some courts will allow officers to amend tickets at court to the original violation. In your case, it could be the careless or reckless for the wheelie. See? Clear as mud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpc46 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 On i5 in downtown Seattle we have a 3rd set of lanes. North Bound, South Bound and the Express Lanes. The express lanes have 3 lanes that sit right in the middle of the Main Line lanes. They swap directions depending on the time of day to help reduce traffic. I was on my GSXR 750 heading home after work when a coworker on his bike tried to race. I gave in and sped up to catch him. At 160 I finally passed him and then began to slow down. About 10 miles up the road I see a WSP behind me with his lights on. At that point I was doing 60ish as I caught up to traffic a ways back. (I'm might be dumb but I'm not retarted and do stuff like that with traffic) I knew exactly why he was behind me and immediately pulled over and showed no aggression on me running. Apparently about 10 miles back I had passed him while he was on the Main Line lanes. I never saw him. He was pissed and tried to get me to incriminate myself as he never actually got a speed on me. I ended up getting a $550 Negligent 2. He said the only reason why I didn't get a Reckless and arrested was I pulled over and was nice to him. He then told me if I decided to run he already had 2 more WSP sitting less then a mile up the road waiting for me. Needless to say all my coworkers gave me shit the following day as they all passed me while I was pulled over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbadc650 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Going 86 in my Prius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member phyciocc Posted April 1, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted April 1, 2017 That's all? I hit at least 90 on mine:) Tickets? Got them in my car (two in the early 2000's, for speeding in a 55 zone). None on the bike. One time, though, I got pulled over for doing 69 in a 55 (4 lanes highway but in the middle of nowhere) The cop told me that they don't bother anybody untill 65, but to cool it. I think I got away because of my physique...Papa smurf physique that is, but without blue skin. Marco I am a crazy Physics Prof. Beware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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