My first rant thread

[colorider]

9/10. Would have been a 10 if you called her a cockholster.

Pics of this horrible windshield?

[def90]

If I replaced the windshield on my jeep the second I got a crack I would be changing it out on a monthly basis.

sent from a soup can and some string..

[spqrzilla]

Lakewood PD, right?

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

I am hoping to trap her in a lie. Basically the IA officer said that she could have intended to amend the ticket from the department. If so, that is her out. Well, she never took the new information from my hand and inspected it. I really hope they change the ticket because then they did so without verifying the information at the stop. I would love for them to explain this mess when we go to court, because I have every intention of bringing up the lack of procedure with the judge.

Yeah, my CTD is also cracked along with every other vehicle I own except my collector cars. It is pretty much impossible. I usually get hit with a rock on 470 that will generally spread before I get home so I don't have a chance to repair it. Unless it is a starburst that covers a large area, it doesn't really matter.

Do you feel like had you had your insurance card at the ready she'd have not given you a ticket?

I agree completely. Especially in winter with the defrost on the window? Those chips spread past the length of the $1 bill almost immediately.
Mine goes from 1/3 of the way up on the driver side, across about half-way.
I just don't see fixing it as we slide into fall.



Edit: I'll be curious what a judge would say. Any judge who has lived here for > 1 winter (and that would be all of them) has likely replaced a windshield or three themselves. If it were me, I'd be shocked and throw it out, unless it truly were a starburst/spiderweb.

[henpecked]

End of the month quota? She was probably behind

[68Charger]

I had a motorcycle cop pull me over for loud pipes to give me a biker tax...
I had the same thing with the insurance card- found it in my wallet after he started writing the ticked, so d-bag gave it to me anyway..
I also didn't have a motorcycle endorsement on my license at the time (my bad)

I used it as leverage when I went to court (well, to meet assistant DA to plea bargain, like they do all tickets in COS) to get all 3 thrown out- since I had Ins, had my endorsement by that time, and told him the bike came with those pipes, and I'd put a baffle in them after the stop.

The baffles have since fallen back out- what a PITA keeping my bike quiet..

ETA: we need peel-off layers on windshields here, like they use in NASCAR

[MED]

Do you feel like had you had your insurance card at the ready she'd have not given you a ticket?

I agree completely. Especially in winter with the defrost on the window? Those chips spread past the length of the $1 bill almost immediately.
Mine goes from 1/3 of the way up on the driver side, across about half-way.
I just don't see fixing it as we slide into fall.



Edit: I'll be curious what a judge would say. Any judge who has lived here for > 1 winter (and that would be all of them) has likely replaced a windshield or three themselves. If it were me, I'd be shocked and throw it out, unless it truly were a starburst/spiderweb.

I was getting a ticket from the moment I said this was ridiculous. For some reason, I couldn't keep my mouth shut today; I restated the ridiculousness as she left and also mentioned the ticket was idiotic...probably doesn't help me much. The windshield has a few cracks; it was hit with numerous rocks which happens more frequently then I can count. From the Morrison exit on 285 and 470, I get hit all the time; the fronts of my cars that I use for commuting are all beat to hell. There aren't any starburts or spider webs; nothing that would prevent my sight. If there were, I think I am smart enough to figure that out on my own.

Lakewood PD, right?

Yes

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

Were you typing this on your smart phone while this was going down?

[Ronin13]

I agree 100% with the windshield thing. Unless it actually is hindering your view, which I've seen a few times, it should be a courteous "hey, just letting you know..." kinda thing, sort of like with tail lights and license plate lights. But still, pretty good rant. I give it a 9/10. Plenty of visuals, colorful language, and dammit all, it seems you lost your cool as well (which is why the ticket is not a surprise).

[sniper7]

So....was she hot?