Some people shouldn't be allowed to drive...

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jstggs

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Has anyone ever noticed that when driving your lifted& decked out off-roader that ricers(& other people alike who think their car/trucks a racecar) pull up next to ya at the light and want to race? It happens to me ALL the time with ricers. WTF?!?

Today I was running errands arround town and I saw this guy in an original Durango, it had tail light covers& a borla exhaust but he pulled up next to me at a light and challeneged me. The light went green and he took off and I went my merry way until I pull into wal-mart and see the guy again as I'm getting outa my Wagoneer, he revvs the motor and chirps a tire so I'm like ok? Next is staples, same thing happens and I thought coincidence, nope the guy followed me to lowes and as I was leaving the lot he was behind me revving the piss outa that poor dodge so I showed him a little bit of what the 4 litre is capable of as I left the lot smokin 33's, he in turn did the sorriest butnout I've yet to see. At the next light he again challenges me by revving then pointing so when it went green he took off and flipped me off about a hundred yards down the road right before he rear-ends a parked car.

Anyways I was one of a dozen or so witnesses and apparently somebody told the cop we were 'street-racing' WHAT THE HELL!!!

In the end I got a ticket for wreckless driving as well as points on MY DL all because I took part in an illegal street race!

Anywho thanks for letting me vent
 
jstggs said:
so I showed him a little bit of what the 4 litre is capable of as I left the lot smokin 33's
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And someone probably saw you. You should've let the idiot go.

Sorry it happened, but I don't think you're gonna get much sympathy around here. :)
 
xjohnnyc said:
And someone probably saw you. You should've let the idiot go.

Sorry it happened, but I don't think you're gonna get much sympathy around here. :)
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Considering it's all of 20 miles from Lowes to where the accident happened I doubt anyone saw me in both places, all of the other witnesses were coming towards us with the exception of one.
 
Well you said "at the next light" and "a hundred yards down the road". And that's 20 miles??
 
Show up at the hearing. If the officer didn't see the incident and there was no evidence such as tire marks and such, they don't have a prima facia case. Their case is based on hearsay. If they don't have the witnesses there for you to cross examine, they will have to drop the case.
 
jstggs said:
so I showed him a little bit of what the 4 litre is capable of as I left the lot smokin 33's, he in turn did the sorriest butnout I've yet to see. At the next light he again challenges me by revving then pointing so when it went green he took off and flipped me off about a hundred yards down the road right before he rear-ends a parked car.

Anyways I was one of a dozen or so witnesses and apparently somebody told the cop we were 'street-racing' WHAT THE HELL!!!

In the end I got a ticket for wreckless driving as well as points on MY DL all because I took part in an illegal street race!
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I have seen a guy on a motocycle do a burn out in front of a stop light while a non marked "5 0" watched him do it (the cop was like the 2nd car on the on comming traffic side). The bike took off and another cop stoped him. This all happened like in a 60 second time frame. It was funny that me and my buddy were comming from a legal drag strip in Osceola.

Ah good times!
 
So you're saying the "next light" was 19.9 miles from Lowe's??? You must live in BFG.
 
I used to love it when someone would pull up next to my wheels and want to race. If there was a cop visible I'd goose that big 440 with it's headers and dual turbo mufflers a few times and when the light turned green just drive like normal. Asshat takes off and gets nabbed....great fun..
 
First thing....TODAY, calmly write down exactly what happened in your opinion. Site locations and times of the incidents where he was follwing you. If you have recipts from the various stores, keep them...they are time stamped. Take pictures of the location of the incident including the road where (if he burned out) there will be tire-tracks, and your side will not. If possible also have pictures of your tires and his in case someone wants to see the tread pattern.

Have that information with you when you go to court. If you have any witnesses to the incidents leading up to the final ticket, make sure they are there. You may be able to ask for any witnesses that the officer used when writing the ticket to appear.

Show up looking nice, and be polite but knowledgable about EXACTLY what happened. Be honest about the issue, including your own "burnout". Don't lose your temper there (the jusge is not the one charging you after all)

Odds are the other guy won't show.

Jim
 
old_man said:
Show up at the hearing. If the officer didn't see the incident and there was no evidence such as tire marks and such, they don't have a prima facia case. Their case is based on hearsay. If they don't have the witnesses there for you to cross examine, they will have to drop the case.
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I usually just flash my dunkin donuts work ID and the cops send me on my way while wishing me a good day.
 
jstggs said:
Today I was running errands arround town and I saw this guy in an original Durango, it had tail light covers& a borla exhaust but he pulled up next to me at a light and challeneged me.

The light went green and he took off and I went my merry way until I pull into wal-mart and see the guy again as I'm getting outa my Wagoneer, he revvs the motor and chirps a tire so I'm like ok?

Next is staples, same thing happens and I thought coincidence, nope the guy followed me to lowes and as I was leaving the lot he was behind me revving the piss outa that poor dodge so I showed him a little bit of what the 4 litre is capable of as I left the lot smokin 33's, he in turn did the sorriest butnout I've yet to see.

At the next light he again challenges me by revving then pointing so when it went green he took off and flipped me off about a hundred yards down the road right before he rear-ends a parked car.
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HOLY frikken run on sentences Batman!
 
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