Just got back from Angeles Crest Highway. [moto] I've been on plenty backroads and canyons but I've got to say that this was probably the nicest road, by far! The road was smooth, virtually no debris, few cars and was a nice tight, twisty road. I started to wonder why I had waited so long to hit this road up. And as I saw a CHP biker [leo] on the other side of the road light me up, I remembered why.... the stories about all the cops [bang] . Got speeding and a couple non-moving violations.. I didnt let that ruin my ride and I enjoyed the rest of my ride but i'm not sure I'll be going back anytime soon, especially not on a weekend. What a waste of a wonderful road. :'(
Frame it up ........ It can always be a nice reminder 10 years from now 8)
Like Dude said above: Frame it.
There'll be plenty more.
Hire a lawyer and have him do what he can.
You want your record as clean as you can keep it for your insurance... and defending the NEXT ticket.
LAWYER: "..your honor, please keep in mind, my client is an upstanding citizen with no recent infractions..."
Help him help you.
It's all about the ride.... [thumbsup]
Hopefully it wasn't too much faster than the posted limit...sorry about your luck!
Wow I just got my first ticket on my bike a month or so ago. Was really late for work so was bombing along
at 94 in a 55. It's wide open rural highway in eastern Washinton. Around the corner comes the State Patrol.
I chopped the throttle and pulled right over. He turned around and came bombing back and was supprised that I
was pulled over waiting for him. He ran my info and said he clocked me at 94 and when i went past him I was doing 71.
He wrote me a ticket for 5 over and then told me how to find a website on the WA state website, so that I could defer my ticket.
As long as I don't get another ticket in the next year they drop this one, like it never happened. The
state bear was really nice and thanked me for pulling over and not making him chase me down.
See if you can get it defered.
he he [evil]
Quote from: bobspapa on July 28, 2008, 04:45:06 PM
he he [evil]
This from mister "slowed-down-to-145-by-the-time-I-went-past-the-cop-and-actually-pulled-over-so-he-wrote-me-up-for-doing-80."
Buddy of mine, this weekend blew through a speed trap in his truck. Pulled over behind the next building and watched the cop blow by with lights and sirens, then proceded to his destination via back roads. Classic Smokey and the Bandit
It's tough when they are on bikes too. I don't know if I'd try to get away from a motorcycle [leo]. I don't advise that someone run from the [leo]although I have done it several times and barely lived to tell the tales. 130 mph on a secondary road is about as crazy as it gets , but that's what it takes to shake a [leo] until you can find a place to hang out 'til the coast is clear. Plus when I throttled it as I went by them , they couldn't get my license plate# and I had a heck of a head start and the 1st side road I'd turn and chances are they wouldn't know if I turned l,r, or was still going straight. Then look for a nice place to spend some time out of site and when you head home you never know if you will come across another [leo] who is on the lookout but without a license # They don't have much to hold you on if they would even stop me which hasn't happened and won't because I won't do that kind of speeding anymore. Dolph
Quote from: Obsessed? on July 28, 2008, 05:11:50 PM
This from mister "slowed-down-to-145-by-the-time-I-went-past-the-cop-and-actually-pulled-over-so-he-wrote-me-up-for-doing-80."
thats why I chuckled [laugh]
Quote from: MAXdB on July 27, 2008, 05:43:24 PM
Just got back from Angeles Crest Highway. [moto] I've been on plenty backroads and canyons but I've got to say that this was probably the nicest road, by far! The road was smooth, virtually no debris, few cars and was a nice tight, twisty road. I started to wonder why I had waited so long to hit this road up. And as I saw a CHP biker [leo] on the other side of the road light me up, I remembered why.... the stories about all the cops [bang] . Got speeding and a couple non-moving violations.. I didnt let that ruin my ride and I enjoyed the rest of my ride but i'm not sure I'll be going back anytime soon, especially not on a weekend. What a waste of a wonderful road. :'(
What non-moving violations did they get you on as well? No seat belt? [bacon]
I had that conversation the other day with my friend. I was being an idiot and had full-upper gear on driving, helmet included, but had forgotten to put on my seat belt. Now, in OH you don't need a helmet on a bike. You have to wear a seat belt though. Ummm.... that makes no sense. It would have been pretty funny to get pulled over and gotten a no seat belt ticket. In Jacket, helmet, and gloves, with front and side air bags.
Quote from: Duc Stamp on July 29, 2008, 07:30:18 AM
What non-moving violations did they get you on as well? No seat belt? [bacon]
that would include no blinkers and relocation of license plate under the tail near the shock. he was also considering giving me one for my non-dot pipes..
I got pulled over at 4:00AM one freezing (20F) morning doing 80 in a 55 and the first thing the cop said was "Thanks for stopping, most guys just gun it and I have to chase them down". We then discussed how cold I must be and how much he likes Ducs, then he let me go with a warning ;D [leo]
Quote from: MAXdB on July 30, 2008, 05:00:37 PM
that would include no blinkers and relocation of license plate under the tail near the shock. he was also considering giving me one for my non-dot pipes..
That guy definitely had a chip on his shoulder. Unless you were rude, which I doubt is the case, he just wanted to give it to you.
At the least non-moving violation is 0 points.
Quote from: Duc Fever on July 31, 2008, 01:39:07 AM
I got pulled over at 4:00AM one freezing (20F) morning doing 80 in a 55 and the first thing the cop said was "Thanks for stopping, most guys just gun it and I have to chase them down". We then discussed how cold I must be and how much he likes Ducs, then he let me go with a warning ;D [leo]
Smart move! I got pulled over several years back, similar circumstances, and he also let me go with a warning.
Back when I was an idiot, I was speeding and wandering in my lane... aggressively... and he pulled me over. I could have just lane split through traffic and he would have been stuck, but I stopped.
He came up to me, "What the hell were you doing?"
M"Yeah, sorry about that."
C"Got your license?"
...after coming from the cruiser and likely seeing my not short history..
C"Thanks for stopping, looks like its going to rain... You're not far from home so why don't you save that stuff for the track and get home before you get soaked?"
M"Thank you very much! I really appreciate it sir."
and let me off with that. Very surprised.
I've definitely had my share of experiences with cops that will let you go with a warning but there are those who will get you for everything they can find no matter how compliant you are..
My first time riding Angeles Crest was with a bunch of people from the DML. Four of us got pulled over at once for doing 10 over. I've moved to San Diego since then, but in the three years I lived in LA I got 4 tickets up on Angeles Crest/Malibu. You pay to play up in those hills...
Quote from: Guaps on August 01, 2008, 03:20:30 PM
My first time riding Angeles Crest was with a bunch of people from the DML. Four of us got pulled over at once for doing 10 over. I've moved to San Diego since then, but in the three years I lived in LA I got 4 tickets up on Angeles Crest/Malibu. You pay to play up in those hills...
how's San diego compared to angeles crest/malibu?
That sucks, but it's a numbers game, when your number comes up you gotta take it, specially at ACH with all the summer weekend crashes. I've ridden ACH on and off for 8 years now and I've never gotten a ticket, I know friends who have but like someone else said, you pay to play.
Once my ankle heals you should meet up with me and my buddy for our weekday runs, that place is a ghost town mid week.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQWPeCDTiUA
Junior Brown is the Man. [thumbsup] Most of you folks wouldn't know. :-\
I live in SC where most of the cops have nothing better to do than to harass. In my town we have. or used to have, the most police per perrson on the east coast... I have been pulled over myself 3 times and god only knows how many times with my friends, and have NEVER been let go without a ticket. I think age plays a HUGE role in their decisions, and me only being 23, I for sure get the short end of the stick... Last time I went to court to fight a ticket, the cop lied under oath on three instances and I called him on each one, where he would then re-tell his story to the judge. Her mind was made up about me from the get go. She got so irate with me that I had corrected him and stuck me with the full fine and all of the points... Oh yeah the tickets amounted to 6 pts. and something around $450 FOUR DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS...
There was a recent push I think this past year to step up the patrols this in ACH and Malibu. It's worse in the boo, but I've counted 6 riders pulled over in one trip from Glendale to Palmdale. It's not too bad super early on the weekends, but I won't go later in the day. I've been looking elsewhere.
Best pull over ever: I'm on my way to work at 6 am south on the 405 in LA. I get lit up and pull right over. I'm bummed because I've never not gotten a ticket. I pull off the helmet so he can see the grey hairs and that I'm shivering (forgot my sweater and winter gloves). That's right, play the pity card. It was all I had. Then he said those words that made me smile, "You just pulled into that car pool lane and you were gone. Like a rocket." I was really smiling on the inside but figured better not do so on the outside. Then, wonder of wonders, he hands me my license back and says slow it down. A warning! When I put my helmet back on I heard angels singing.
Ha, officer Stout will ride the wheels off that thing. [moto]
He'll serve you the ticket no doubt, he usually camps out near the bottom. Even on the weekdays ya gotta be careful.
Quote from: kopfjager on August 02, 2008, 01:06:06 AM
Junior Brown is the Man. [thumbsup] Most of you folks wouldn't know. :-\
Junior Brown is the shiznit. Some people may not appreciate him but I do. ;D
Well f@#$ my number came up today. 50 in a 35 zone...the kicker is I was a few blocks away from home. I actually didn't see the cop until I passed him and saw the lights on my mirrors. "Pay to play"....hopefully I can just pay the fine, pay for traffic school and call it a day. [bang]
Quote from: MAXdB on August 01, 2008, 04:34:15 PM
how's San diego compared to angeles crest/malibu?
Not nearly as many as in LA, but still present. Maybe it's because the areas I ride down here are less populated???