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Buddy_Christ
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since the snow blows, my only release is to take one of the cars out and hit a parking lot for some donuts on my way to the store. cop actually pulled me over for this! WTF?!
didn't know this was illegial.....
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Buddy_Christ
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see, i thought it could be wreckless driving too, but i wasn't on the roadway, i was in a parking lot with no cars within 150 yards. once i saw him, i figured the most he could get me for was trespassing, and that was even if the owner of the shopping center wanted to persue it.
Weird. I would've thought since it's private property, unless someone called and complained that the cops can't really do anything.
Buddy_Christ
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i think there have been complaints. last week when it snowed, i had the civic in the same lot and was doing donuts for prolly 15 minutes. damn that thing does great reverse donuts. oh yeah, there is some telemarketing place in that same center, and i guess everyone was on break. they were standing outside bout 200 yards away watching.
Buddy_Christ
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i think i got real lucky. he came up to the car with a smile and says "what are you doing?"
'uhh, having some fun officer.' i was laughing my ass off.
"and your alone too! that's the worst part!"
'no, i really only do this when i'm alone. bit safer that way.'
"you guys are killing me tonight! lemme see your license."
i look like i'm 18 but i'm 26, should've seen the look on his face when he saw my license.
"you have any alcohol tonight?"
'no, learned that lesson the hard way a few years ago.'
heard a cop on the other side of the car say something. cop i was talking to said "nah, i'm gonna let him go."
told me to knock it off and have a nice night. he couldn't keep a straight face the entire time, neither could i. he also advised me to find other parking lots, but wouldn't say which ones.
so yeah, guess i got lucky. they had prolly written a few tix already tonight, at least that's what it sounded like. next time i scout out the lot before hand, cause that's a nice one for snow fun
'uhh, having some fun officer.' i was laughing my ass off.
"and your alone too! that's the worst part!"
'no, i really only do this when i'm alone. bit safer that way.'
"you guys are killing me tonight! lemme see your license."
i look like i'm 18 but i'm 26, should've seen the look on his face when he saw my license.
"you have any alcohol tonight?"
'no, learned that lesson the hard way a few years ago.'
heard a cop on the other side of the car say something. cop i was talking to said "nah, i'm gonna let him go."
told me to knock it off and have a nice night. he couldn't keep a straight face the entire time, neither could i. he also advised me to find other parking lots, but wouldn't say which ones.
so yeah, guess i got lucky. they had prolly written a few tix already tonight, at least that's what it sounded like. next time i scout out the lot before hand, cause that's a nice one for snow fun
crak600 said:i think i got real lucky. he came up to the car with a smile and says "what are you doing?"
'uhh, having some fun officer.' i was laughing my ass off.
"and your alone too! that's the worst part!"
'no, i really only do this when i'm alone. bit safer that way.'
"you guys are killing me tonight! lemme see your license."
i look like i'm 18 but i'm 26, should've seen the look on his face when he saw my license.
"you have any alcohol tonight?"
'no, learned that lesson the hard way a few years ago.'
heard a cop on the other side of the car say something. cop i was talking to said "nah, i'm gonna let him go."
told me to knock it off and have a nice night. he couldn't keep a straight face the entire time, neither could i. he also advised me to find other parking lots, but wouldn't say which ones.
so yeah, guess i got lucky. they had prolly written a few tix already tonight, at least that's what it sounded like. next time i scout out the lot before hand, cause that's a nice one for snow fun
sounds like a pretty kewl cop
Buddy_Christ
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yeah, he was pretty cool. he also told me that a while back, some "idiot" was doing what i was doing in the same parking lot, went over the curb, and took out a telephone pole, which knocked out power for 1/2 the town...and HE had to write the report. i will say this...while it is reckless to be spinning the car out of control like that, i've played in the snow enough with both of my cars to know how to get them back IN control fast. sliding around in parking lots has actually helped me driving on the snow, cause i know how the car is going to react. well, at least it sounds like a good excuse for having some fun
Lumberg
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crak600 said:yeah, he was pretty cool. he also told me that a while back, some "idiot" was doing what i was doing in the same parking lot, went over the curb, and took out a telephone pole, which knocked out power for 1/2 the town...and HE had to write the report. i will say this...while it is reckless to be spinning the car out of control like that, i've played in the snow enough with both of my cars to know how to get them back IN control fast. sliding around in parking lots has actually helped me driving on the snow, cause i know how the car is going to react. well, at least it sounds like a good excuse for having some fun
I did the same thing tonight, for the exact same reason. It's important to know how your car is going to react during panic maneuvers.
I only did it for a couple minutes though. Fun part was I somehow had the car loose, which is really hard on regular street vehicles. All production cars have serious understeer built into them.
Also every time you get a new car, you should ALWAYS go to a parking lot and practice panic stopping and such. Not necessarily in snow or rain, just to see how the car reacts. ESPECIALLY if you are used to a non-ABS car and you get a car with ABS. Freakign people get scared shitless the first tiem the brake pedal starts bucking back at them, and think they have to pump the brakes.
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Apöllo
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I do that kind of shit in this Stadium parking lot. It's for highschool football and the lot is huge! A lot of people go there to learn how to drive. I go there to learn how tear ass.
Buddy_Christ
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i hear ya. playing in parking lots in snow is a HELL of a lot of fun. i'm getting real bad in the snow with the civic though. i think there needs to be a law about me driving in the snow. i'm pulling the ebrake a lot and sliding around turns. lil more practice and i'll be cutting 90 degree turns on a dime. while i'm just f'ing around and shouldn't be, i am in control of the car, as i've found it nearly impossible to lose control of it, and i've learned how to regain control real quick after the fraction of a second that i do lose control.
i'm not quite as rough in the snow with the blazer, unless i've got it in 4wd and i've got snow banks to play in. last winter i was taking it through 3-4 foot high snowbanks at 15-20mph and i'd get one axle off the ground at a time. and 4wd donuts are fun as hell too.
i'm not quite as rough in the snow with the blazer, unless i've got it in 4wd and i've got snow banks to play in. last winter i was taking it through 3-4 foot high snowbanks at 15-20mph and i'd get one axle off the ground at a time. and 4wd donuts are fun as hell too.
TheOak01 said:
you can be charges with reckless driving even if you don't have an actual driver's license.
If i lent my car to someone that didn't have a license, would this mean they could drive all over town as long as it wasn't on the road?
I've had a couple of friends charges with reckless for doing burn-outs and breakstands in parking lots.
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jenscats5
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I was doing donuts in VT in an empty parking lot in my truck & was threatened with police action.
C'mon....it isn't like anyone was around or in danger.
C'mon....it isn't like anyone was around or in danger.
theoak01
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guards said:
if they drove all over town they had to be on the road,unless driving on lawns in that case its reckless liscense or not, but in a parking lot which is private property the rules of the road dont apply,or shouldnt and your friends could have fought that because its private property, I wish I had my criminal code I could look it up
Pretty cool cop to let you go like that.....usually they write you up for reckless driving, exhibition of speed... even though you are on private property, i thought they couldn't ticket you...thats always the case when there is a fender bender in a parking lot..
umm its private property, we can't write tickets, but only make sure you guys exchange info correctly.. bunch a bull crap. but you can get me for doing donuts????how about i buy you some at krispy kreme
umm its private property, we can't write tickets, but only make sure you guys exchange info correctly.. bunch a bull crap. but you can get me for doing donuts????how about i buy you some at krispy kreme
02gixxersix
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Hahahaha I've been pulled over for that. They usually just laugh and drive away. I got fucking kicked out of the ciner the other night for doing it tho.............before I fucking got to eat too.
TheOak01 said:
Not entirely true. REgardless of who's property it is, if there is reasonable evidence to suggest that an indictable offence has occured, even a hybrid offence, they can go after you with or without the property owner's consent.
If i smoke drugs on your lawn, they don't need your permission to bust my ass.
This goes for anything in the criminal code, exempting offences that require a search warrant.
As for the HTA, depends on what the offence is. If you are driving around a parking lot, drunk, you will get a DUI. License or no license (alhtough DUI is now a CC conviction...damn liberals).
Buddy_Christ
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girlfriend was working this morning (waitress). one of her customers said "do any donuts in your civic lately?" she looks at him and says "you're the cop that pulled him over last night, weren't you?" he started laughing. said he couldn't ticket me because i looked like i was having too much fun
he told her he thinks that there should be somewhere around her that people can do things like that, and he hates having to chase people off. said the only reason he does is because of the telephone pole incident that happened in that parking lot. he did tell her if he sees me doing it again, he might have to ticket me, but didn't say what for.
oh, he also told her "damn! that car spins REAL nice!"
i'm good
he told her he thinks that there should be somewhere around her that people can do things like that, and he hates having to chase people off. said the only reason he does is because of the telephone pole incident that happened in that parking lot. he did tell her if he sees me doing it again, he might have to ticket me, but didn't say what for.
oh, he also told her "damn! that car spins REAL nice!"
i'm good
crak600 said:girlfriend was working this morning (waitress). one of her customers said "do any donuts in your civic lately?" she looks at him and says "you're the cop that pulled him over last night, weren't you?" he started laughing. said he couldn't ticket me because i looked like i was having too much fun
he told her he thinks that there should be somewhere around her that people can do things like that, and he hates having to chase people off. said the only reason he does is because of the telephone pole incident that happened in that parking lot. he did tell her if he sees me doing it again, he might have to ticket me, but didn't say what for.
oh, he also told her "damn! that car spins REAL nice!"
i'm good
LOL....why not get the cops contact info and drop him a line thanking him for being so cool. They don't get enough praise for shit like this.
Might work to your advantage you want to go "spinning" too.
It's an idea
Buddy_Christ
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my dad had a similar thing happen to him. cop was off on the date on the ticket by 5 YEARS! he sent his stuff in to contest it, at which point it could've been re-issued but it wasn't, then went to traffic court with it. he said he never saw a cop madder in his entire life.
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