So I got pulled over last night......

Consider yourself lucky.......

Crossing 3 lanes quickly could be considered reckless driving. Take the speeding ticket and go to court.

Also, I'm not going to judge you for drinking at 20, but don't drink and drive.

FYI - When I've gotten pulled over the officers ask the probing questions to me also. So "any drugs?", etc. is not reserved for vettes or minorities.

 

You're lucky SOB for not getting a DUI. Pay the fine and be happy.

 

Well your buddy is just sorta full of ****; every single time I have ever been pulled over I have been asked if I was arrested, if I had been drinking and if there are any drugs or weapons in the car. The answer to all these questions is either no or the truth; whichever doesn't damage you.

Yes they can ask for his ID. You are lucky for not getting a DUI or having to do a blow test.

However, I'd still say fight it. Who cares if you're guilty, you can still potentially get off. And there is no reason to help them in their revenue generation.

 

Another success story.....

Yea....I'm never been pulled over but others I know were asked the same question regardless of race or age. Also can depend where you live and history of the area. It could be a routine question.

As for the officer checking his I.D though, I never heard of that one....just the driver's should be been appropriate.

Funny how an officer asks if you have drugs......

 

How much of the game did you see at the Restaurant?

 

I'd change my shorts and consider myself luck that they didn't make you take a PBT on the scene. At 20 you can be arrested for DUI at as little as .01%. Pay the ticket or fight it in court, but I would be kissing the officer's a$$ for not smelling the tequila on your breath.

 

You're a p****! Fake ID, dinking and driving, swerving across three lanes of traffic, no signal. Are you nuts! You're very lucky! And you should have made the proper turn for the lane you were in and turned around in the next parkinh lot!

Give me a break kid.

 

First of all were you under age and drinking?
Second did you cross 3 lanes when you should not have?
Did you have a fake ID?
Just because it's legal for me to drink at 18, does that mean you can in your country?
Did you show poor judgement on that night several times?
Does the law care if you think you know your limits?

You're not as grown up as you want to appear. You're young, learn from this and if you don't make those mistakes again, you won't have another post like this one ever.

 

^Seriously...

Were you looking for sympathy here? What did you expect to hear from us? Your 'good fake ID' lets you drink and then go driving? You cross over 3 lanes without signaling, get pulled over, tell the officer you hadn't been drinking, and then get away with only a ticket. Welcome to life- you easily could have gotten a DUI and had 'your' 'Vette towed.

 

And if the cops were itching to get you, they would have, instead of letting you go with 30 warnings, dumbass. And just because you are allowed to drink is a dumbass reason for drinking. Yeah you're as mature as any 21 year old I ever knew. And as for me, I may not hold my mouth closed as often as I should and I've made mistakes but I'm a lot more mature than you and your "story" above.

 

That's an absurd statement. Your C5 Vette is probobly worth less than the car's they drive. And why would you assume that they would automatically be jealous? Do you know what they drive? Maybe that cop has a cherry '57 Vette in his garage or a brand new C6 Z06. I wonder how many of the guys on here get pulled over and "harrassed" because they drive $200,000 Italian masterpieces? I'm gonna guess not too many and not too often. You screwed up, broke the law, and were d@mn lucky to just get stuck with your simple speeding ticket. Stop trying to make it sound like the cops are below you and were just out to get you.

 

100% agree.

 

This is what they refer to as profiling. They selected you because you guys looked like a good target. Things are different now(post 911 stuff) plus there's pressure to write more tickets to collect revenues. You played it perfectly, so consider yourself lucky. Next time be extra careful or they'll be roughing you up and you'll really regret it.

 

I've never taken a drink and then drove my car afterwards. I have zero sympathy.

 

+1

You (original poster) make it sound like you're above 99% of the world because you have a Corvette. There are tons of people with nice cars out there. Go to a high school in a nice neighborhood and you'll see a sea of BMW's, Lexus', MB's, Porsches and yes Corvettes. I bought my Corvette when I was 17 - actually paid for it myself and it was used but only 2 years old. I got pulled over often too and I thought it was because the cops were out to get me and "jealous" of me. I bought myself my Viper for my 21st birthday and surprisingly I never got pulled over. Not because they stopped being jealous but because I had grown up. I also realized that "nice cars" are nothing special. Some rich guys drive around in old Hondas, and some folks driving around in their new M5 are financed beyond belief and a missed paycheck would bring it all down. So, no, a cop is not impressed or jealous by your car and/or age. Being underage and having ANY alcohol is against the law and IMO you should be kissing that cops butt that he didn't haul you in. You got off light and your immaturity oozes from your post.

Just my .02.

 

I think you should fight the tickets, solely based on the fact that the government has turned law enforcement into a bunch of revenue agents... I also think you should never start a thread like this again...

There are plenty of people here - PLENTY - who will go out, have a drink or two with dinner - and then get in the car and drive somewhere else or go home. So if you really were fit to drive, then it's no big deal if you're not drunk; thousands of people do it everyday.

But when you lump it all together - the bragging on the fake license, the feeling singled out because you're young in a 'Vette, the under age drinking (no matter where you've lived) - it all makes this thread seem like you've got a persecution complex and you're giving it some exercise...

 

Profiling is when a person is stopped by police for no initial reason beyond their appearance, (or when a technicality, such as a low tire or dim license-plate light is the basis of an exploratory stop and search) often because they fit a stereotypical 'profile' such as perceived skin color, class, or sexual orientation. Whether or not a person is later discovered to have an outstanding warrant, something illegal in their car, or etc., the initial stop, based on profiled assumptions, is clearly discriminatory.
Violation #1

Cutting across 3 lanes is an automatic violation.

.02 can be a dosage of NyQuil. Consider yourself very lucky.