My first rant thread

[Mr.Fred]

Ouch..... I didn't realize that. Nice to know.

It's also, technically, illegal to have shit hanging from your rear view mirror or to have anything sitting on your dashboard....

Obstructed view or something along those lines.... If anyone wants me to I'll look up the exact language and statute.

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42-4-201. Obstruction of view or driving mechanism - hazardous situation

Blah blah blah Shit that doesn't apply....

(4) No vehicle shall be operated upon any highway unless the driver's vision through any required glass equipment is normal and unobstructed.

[PugnacAutMortem]

Yep. I am. It pisses me off when people blame others for their own actions.

MED broke the law. He should take responsibility for that. Instead, he chose to come on here and blame everyone but himself.

He then has the audacity to call the cop names for doing her job, even though he began the stop with a piss poor attitude and brought the entire thing on himself.

And then, even though the entire situation was his fault, even though he escalated the situation, even though he BROKE THE FUCKING LAW, he chose to call and CRY LIKE A BITCH that the cop hurt his feelings....


Yeah... I'm a grumpy fuck....

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[Mr.Fred]

I am driving along Kipling this morning minding my own damn business, and I look in the rear view mirror. I have a cruiser with its lights on so I pull over. The LEO asks me. “do you see your windshield?” I am thinking to myself, well, since I made it here from Conifer...um yes, I believe so...dumbass!; but I just looked at her in disbelief....” My only comment was, “you pulled me over for a cracked windshield(?); really, that is ridiculous!” I don't think she liked being told that this is ridiculous, but really...what the hell??? Who the fuck pulls somebody over for a cracked windshield? Seriously, what the fuck??? It would be easier to count the number of cars in Colorado that don't have cracks in their windshield. Every fucking car in this state gets pelted with rocks every damn time it is put on these pot hole infested highways of this fucking place not to mention the rock quarry trucks coming off 285 onto 470 every morning. If the traffic stop wasn't stupid enough, I couldn't find my new insurance cards right away; she left and announced triumphantly that “I am writing you a ticket!” Well, good for you; don't hurt yourself! I found the envelope with the new cards and declarations when she was gone. When she came back and I presented the insurance information, she wouldn't take it and told me she already printed out the ticket (well isn't that too fucking bad), that I should just follow the process to submit proof as described in the ticket. Really? ...what makes you think that I am going to accept a citation that is invalid you dumb bitch? I guess it is too damn difficult to void the incorrect ticket and print out a new ticket that is valid. Damn, that is a lot of fucking work! I hate to tear you away from your important mission of eliminating the city of cracked windshields...I mean that egregious shit needs to stop now. Seriously, of all the lazy ass stupid shit. Really, are you really going to issue a citation that you know is false? You dumb fuck!!! So, I get to work and fax the proof of insurance, but I am just fuming at this point and called the department. Yep, she was suppose to take the information and correct the ticket. She now has an IA officer doing an inquiry. What a stupid windbag!!! I am generally very respectful toward LEOs, but this whole thing was really fucking stupid. Of the 1001 other bad things going on in Lakewood at this moment in time, why the hell would you stop me for a cracked windshield; what a complete waste of everybody's time.

You caused it so you wasted your own time....

I glad she taught this hard core criminal a lesson. Probably should have shot him on the spot.

Seriously though, yeah he broke the "law" but what a waste of resources and tax dollars pulling people over for cracked windshields (especially in Colorado). I think there are plenty of more severe crimes going on that the police could focus their time on. But I guess stopping crime doesn't generate revenue so there you have it.

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Two things... Detectives are generally the ones that work on those bigger crimes...

Second, if you did a survey of police around the country they would probably (very likely) tell you that some of the biggest busts and leads they get come from simple traffic stops.... Traffic stops for stuff like cracked windshields....

[Irving]

(4) No vehicle shall be operated upon any highway unless the driver's vision through any required glass equipment is normal and unobstructed.

And that's why I never drive at during a sunrise or sunset, or in bright sun after it has rained. It's illegal.

[Mr.Fred]

Not legal for me, and even if it was, I still wouldn't do it....

[Mr.Fred]

Ouch..... I didn't realize that. Nice to know.

And this is the section that allows the police to stop you for it... Which leads me to question just how cracked the OP's windshield is if the cop could see it well enough to pull him over for it.


42-4-203. Unsafe vehicles - spot inspections



(1) Uniformed police officers, at any time upon reasonable cause, may require the driver of a vehicle to stop and submit such vehicle and its equipment to an inspection and such test with reference thereto as may be appropriate. The fact that a vehicle is an older model vehicle shall not alone constitute reasonable cause. In the event such vehicle is found to be in an unsafe condition or the required equipment is not present or is not in proper repair and adjustment, the officer may give a written notice and issue a summons to the driver. Said notice shall require that such vehicle be placed in safe condition and properly equipped or that its equipment be placed in proper repair and adjustment, the particulars of which shall be specified on said notice.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

I glad she taught this hard core criminal a lesson. Probably should have shot him on the spot.

This one made me chuckle out loud.

[sandman76]

Hey Fred. It was a rant. Give the guy a break. Kind of like when you were bitching about your dumbass Obama voting GF last week.

[Mr.Fred]

Hey Fred. It was a rant. Give the guy a break. Kind of like when you were bitching about your dumbass Obama voting GF last week.

That wasn't a rant. That was meant to be humorous. And, based on a lot of responses, it did it's job.

MED seems to honestly believe he's done nothing wrong and didn't deserve any of what he got.

[hollohas]

MED - to be clear, your ticket included cracked windshield AND no proof of insurance?