Got a biased ticket

So I was driving down the highway, my V1 goes off, I slow down 5 mph to 65, I see a cop ahead do a U-turn and is now going my direction. He is ahead of me by 3 cars. I stay steady at 65. He slows down and I eventually pass him. Now here is the tricky part... I was ahead of him and we were both in the right lane and we pass a no passing sign, he gets over in the left lane and gets where if I cut straight over I would nick his front bumper. There was construction ahead so my lane would cut off, so I sped up in fifth another couple miles an hour and got over. he pulls me over at the end of the zone and says he pulled me over for my window tint and my license plate frame. During the time he is complimenting my car and asking me about it ect... after he writes me a citation for window tint (90 bucks) he says and im loosly quoting and infering --you shouldnt have been driving a nice car because it caught my attention, and when you passed me i figured id pull you over, you shouldnt have speeded up, i should have hit my brakes and ducked behind him (i was about to hit cones), dont drive a nice car--

My argument is simple, if i hit my brakes that would let him pass me in a no pass zone. I was well ahead of him at the no pass zone sign, he was gaining on me till said situation, he was in the left lane since he knew there was construction ahead so he knew i would have to get over. so wtf. i was put in a bad situation since i couldnt see the merge over cones and sign till after this hill. From my experience i can say that trooper was a dick. That po-dunk town just wanted money and they knew I had some.

His main argument for pulling me over was I made myself obvious by passing him. I dont think that speeding up 3 mph to avoid hitting cones and being able to change lanes is bad driving, especially in a no passing zone in which I was ahead of the cop the whole time.

Just my wtf of the moment. Seems like everything is out to get me since my cheating gf broke my heart. the only thing that makes me happy anymore is driving my car, and i cant even drive it sensibly (imo) without being harassed/profiled.

[djomlas]

well you did have 2 illegal things on your car, too dark of windows and license plae was covered.

but yeah that was a bad situation man

[blinkwatt]

Dude try not to fret it,you'll be alright.

Your car is loud and nice,people will notice it whether you like it or not. If the guy wanted to be a complete d1ck he could have given you a ticket for speeding(and possibly speeding in a construction zone). Looks like the stuff you were written for are minor and can be taken care of quickly. No biggie.


*As for the girl thing,dude your young & in college.....I don't know what else you could ask for. You will have plenty of chances to meet new chicks. If she was cheating on you it's better you find out sooner than later.

“It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.” - Vince Lombardi

Robert

[Brucelee]

If I understand it, you received a ticket for windows that were legally speaking too dark?

Is that true?

If so, what is the issue?



PS- Do what you can to get over the GF. It is good you found out about her before she became your wife! That would have really stung.

Good luck and be careful out there.

[funster]

Sorry to hear about your ticket, seems like the timing could have been better personally. As for the girlfriend thing, that hurts, but when one door closes another will open. You'll have better days ahead.

[Mantis]

Hey boggtown -

I feel for you dude, but you can turn these recent events into some money...think about it; there is a country song in there somewhere

[Kirk]

Boggtown, I feel for ya man. That's why I try to keep as legal as possible with my car. I recently bought a license plate cover, but then took it back to the store when I looked up the code and found out it was illegal (in California). I figure why give a cop an excuse to pull you over for something small and stupid like that?

As for your specific situation, well I had something similar happen to me. I was driving in heavy traffic for several miles with a cop. No problem. He was right along side of me in the left most of three lanes (I was in the middle), when he decided he had to get off at the next exit (poor planning). When I saw him signal I was going 5 mph under the limit, so I sped up a little to give him a spot to move in. Next thing I knew - flashing lights and a BS ticket for speeding. Took it to court and the cop lied, lied, lied, and I ended up paying more!

Lesson learned. Now I ALWAYS try to hang back and keep cops well in front of me in traffic. Don't do anything to piss them off. Many are decent guys/gals, while some have a real chip on their shoulder. I think you made the same mistake as me in not falling back and just letting him go first.