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[R67Chevelle]

thats lets jut say BS. Define modified exaust. I would show up to court on this one. I got a speeding ticket for 66 in a 55 at 3:00am not traffic and cruise set a 59. I am going to fight it. In general most cops are pretty level headed. A Cop wasting you time on modified exhaust is stupid and a waste of time. The Courts, cities and counties are looking for $$$. My opinion has been I will pay the county or state an extra $350 a year just to leave me alone. This country is becoming a Police State and we all need to stand up to this kind of behavior. Sorry bout your situation. Actually that ticket borders harassment....

Blessings,

[G/A-body]

Originally Posted by R67Chevelle

thats lets jut say BS. Define modified exaust. I would show up to court on this one. I got a speeding ticket for 66 in a 55 at 3:00am not traffic and cruise set a 59. I am going to fight it. In general most cops are pretty level headed. A Cop wasting you time on modified exhaust is stupid and a waste of time. The Courts, cities and counties are looking for $$$. My opinion has been I will pay the county or state an extra $350 a year just to leave me alone. This country is becoming a Police State and we all need to stand up to this kind of behavior. Sorry bout your situation. Actually that ticket borders harassment....

Blessings,

There are a lot of states that have "modified/louder than stock statues. It is not hard for a police officer to testify to that based on his training and experience. I am sure any of us car guys can tell a car that drives past with "non stock" exhaust. There are a lot of junk vehicles on the road that have loud offensive exhaust. The 90 db rating that SEMA has lobbied for in many states is a move in the right direction since it removes the subjectivity. The challenge is that few agencies have the tools to measure the db rating preventing enforcement of those that need to be cited.

As far as "Courts, cities and counties are looking for $$$" I have never in 25 years as a police officer written an infraction for the purpose of generating revenue. If elected officials told police to write tickets the majority of officers would refuse.

"that ticket borders harassment" It is not likely that this could be harassment. I realize that there are officers who can be out of line (I am sure people have thought that about me.) but if the statute reads "louder than stock" my guess is it probably is. After all none of us would want a stock exhaust note on our performance machines.

As for fighting a warning - I am not sure there is a need. All states and departments are differant, but I have never seen a driving record that shows "warnings." Many agencies do keep the information in their local records.