yes i was taking a right hand turn, when this guy ran out in front of me, had to slam on the brakes. thank god i was able to stop. anyway he thinks this was funny, and says i can go........SO I DID with about 30 foot exhaust cloud. how i think it was funny........OOPPSS there was also a cop on that corner. yes he came after me, pulls me over. and says what with the 30 foot strip in the road. i tell him IT'A DIESEL IT IS GOING TO SMOKE A LITTLE http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif

No Ticky?


Or were you handing out Dunkin Donuts gift coupons ? Good cop,donut,bad cop, no donut!


Mac http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif

mac exactaly what ticket do they give for exhaust smoke?? im sure you would know if anyone doeshttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif

let me go with a WARNING. for what i did not ask

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When he said 30' strip as in holeshot I thought it would be an illegal start at min.Pricky cops can give you reckless driving in a heartbeat,pays to be kind and polite and cooperative when the approach.


Never go What!


I'd imagine they have an excessive smoke check box in a DMV Faulty Equipment citation,if it was just the smoke .


Send you to Inspection with or without a fine. I guess I'd have to go D O T considering I'm commercial ay 11400,easy to beat.I'd just bring it to the dealer ,cops say I have faulty injectors.





Mac http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif

but i did not leave a strip!!!!!! it was a 30 foot SMOKE SCREEN. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif

That's the best one i've heard in a while.I am sure it would have been for unsafe start or reckless."Officer, do you smell bacon?"

I figured it was "only" 30 feet of smoke,I know what your running !!





Mac http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif

Moral of the story is hit the ba#*ard.

if ya cant hit um then smoke umhttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif

Easy on the bacon jokes, some of us are Deputy's in here. Anyway in Florida you can write someone a traffic citation for a vehicle that emits smoke from the exhaust pipe for more than 5 seconds.

Five Seconds ?


They make you carry a stop watch or do you 1 one thousand 2 one thousand ? Well I hope you count slow ,low boost turbo spool can occasionally be a bit off a lag with a big fuel program. Sometimes mine don't stop till I get off the throttle.





Mac http://dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif

fouled plugs

sorry about that bacon stuff. just seemed like the officer that pulled him over could surely have more important things to do. well i gotta go, my wife just pulled in with a dozen krispy kremes. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Cool.gif

let me go with a WARNING. for what i did not ask


You gotta get a get out of jail free card..........http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif


I got a few.............http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Embarrased.gif


Wifey's Sister is a Cop..........


Thttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gifNY

Probably would not have been so bad, but you sooted up his donuts!http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Cry.gif http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif

fouled plugs


If I ever get pulled over for a smoke show i will have to use that LOLhttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif

Pricky cops can give you reckless driving in a heartbeat,pays to be kind and polite and cooperative when the approach.


Cops can give you reckless without reason. Then you are guilty until you choose to either pay the lawyer fine or the ticket and insurance fine. I personally think POS cops should be punished severly for giving tickets that don't stick. One good lawyer and the damn cop won't be so ticket happy.

What about the doughnut jokes?

Easy on the bacon jokes, some of us are Deputy's in here. Anyway in Florida you can write someone a traffic citation for a vehicle that emits smoke from the exhaust pipe for more than 5 seconds.


Well there must be a bujillion of those on file http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Ermm.gif Since we did away with vehicle inspections about 20 freakin' years ago we got lotsa vehicles that should be off the road.


Is that STATE law or County law where you are?

Was that a local town cop, or did you peak the intrest of a trooper?

no younger town cop

My Brother in law is an officer of the law, and he said he only pulls people over for blue or white smoke - usually burning tires or emissions. He said, and I quote, "Everyone knows only big diesels make black smoke..."


Damn Right.

Being a local lawman myself, my municipality has a quiet muffler law. You will never see me pull over any rice burner cars for their mufflers as long as mine drowns/smokes them out. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Rock On.gif Besides, they are usually pretty apt at giving me a solid traffic violation

It's funny how people redicule the police until they need something, then you are their best friend. I'm sure that police officer pulled you over knowing he would serve you a warning, maybe just to check and see what you were running. Ya never know, he may have a DMAX himself.


Dan

The bacon & doghnut jokes don't bother me, I could care less unless you try yo use one when I have you pulled over, then you might get another ticket.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif


It is state law not county in Florida & no I am not speaking in the intrest of the troopers some of them I will say are very strict. I am speaking on behalf of me a Deputy Sherrif.


As far as giving someone a reckless citation for no reason, I don't know, but the only way to write a citation is if an offense is committed. Otherwise take it to court & let the judge decide if it is valid or not. I don't know about elsewhere but reckless is a criminal citation and you could go to jail here.


Also if your engine is tuned correctly it should not be putting out clouds of smoke. The only time I would pull for this if it puts out so much smoke (insect control) that it causes a traffic hazard behind them and people can not see, very rare maybe 2 times in 7 years.


I will also agree that since the inspections left there are a lot more junkers on the road.


One last piece of advice to all, HONESTY, it goes a long way and is your best bet when dealing with the popo and you might even get out scott free.
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Rumaxed i live in ansonia will have to hook up some time http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Cool.gif

First impression is 90% of wheather or not you are gonna get a ticket or not.


Genohttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Hug.gif

Nightstalker


Right on man . http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Thumbs Up.gif


If you see me down in Florida sometime pull me, over we'll chat .I'll be the one with traffic stopping smoke signals. I love it when people try and dodge or drive around it like I just threw a cloud of nerve gas at them.Maybe they can't see.Keeps them off the bumper .http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif


I'm ALWAYS respectfull of the officer even when some look bothered to of had to pull you over with sirens blazing.





Mac http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Embarrased.gifEdited by: Mackin

The bacon & doghnut jokes don't bother me, I could care less unless you try yo use one when I have you pulled over, then you might get another ticket.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif


It is state law not county in Florida & no I am not speaking in the intrest of the troopers some of them I will say are very strict. I am speaking on behalf of me a Deputy Sherrif.


As far as giving someone a reckless citation for no reason, I don't know, but the only way to write a citation is if an offense is committed. Otherwise take it to court & let the judge decide if it is valid or not. I don't know about elsewhere but reckless is a criminal citation and you could go to jail here.


Also if your engine is tuned correctly it should not be putting out clouds of smoke. The only time I would pull for this if it puts out so much smoke (insect control) that it causes a traffic hazard behind them and people can not see, very rare maybe 2 times in 7 years.


I will also agree that since the inspections left there are a lot more junkers on the road.


One last piece of advice to all, HONESTY, it goes a long way and is your best bet when dealing with the popo and you might even get out scott free.





With all due respect NightStalker- while being a Deputy Sherrif, it may at some time in the future, benefit you to actually know how to spell Sheriff http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Confused.gif


Which County do you work for?

If you are 100% sure you are getting screwed over on a traffic ticket, you can demand a jury trial here in Ohio. If the Officer knows you are in the right, it will never go to trial.


But before you become a jerk remember all the hundreds of times that you broke the traffic laws and did not get caught.


I have never been pulled over for anything other then what I was being accused of, and nearly every time I have been let go with a warning. I've been pulled over 25+ times in the 1,200,000 miles and have had maybe 9 tickets, so I don't complain muchhttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif

Man if I'm behind the wheel I'm guilty of something.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif

Trace F,


I can't believe I did not spell Sheriff correctly other than it was late and I had low lighting when I typed that. It is funny that I did that and wellhttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Embarrased.gifhttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Embarrased.gif. The county I work for well I don't wont to go that far.


Anyway this will be the last thread I will make on this because we are now getting a little to far off of the thread and what this forum is for.


This could go on and on, I don't mind just not in this forum, I don't want to get a kicked out or a warning you know.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Tongue.gif