My first rant thread

[68Charger]

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.

I just LOVE laws that are vague enough to apply to 1000's of situations- but that's not any officers fault- I'll fault CO legislature for that.

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

Exactly what I was thinking... or dead bugs "you want I should wash the dead bugs off your windshield" - Elwood Blues, Blues Brothers
I suppose stopping on the side of the road until the conditions pass would be preferable?
What if the crack is on the passenger side? does that apply (it didn't when my wife was pulled over, but the "CHP sold us the car like that" pretty much shut that down...

And even though you say he understands that he broke the law he still insisted on being a disrespectful douche bag to the cop.... Right....

My windshield is cracked too. But, I won't be a sissy and cry about it if I get a ticket for it... But, since I'D flash my badge when I get pulled over, I probably won't get a ticket for it anyway...

FIFY.. but in your defense, everyone has bad days- it's how you deal with other people that make a difference.. I try to treat everyone with respect even when I'm "grumpy"

I had a cop write me up for no proof of insurance because I gave him an expired card. When he alerted me to that fact, I found the correct one and he just said "Oh I already wrote it. Just go to court and show it and they'll throw it out". When I went to court, I told the DA and he couldn't have cared less.

Yeah, I would have been annoyed to go there JUST for that, but in my case there was at least 1 charge I took responsibility for (no MC endorsement).. so I used the lack of procedure as leverage, and the Asst. DA realized I could was right, and rather than push a bad case, he let it all go- but I was polite & friendly in the process

way to cherry pick a specific phrase out of a sentence and use it against him- context is everything...
but even when I'm having a bad day, I try not to be an asshole... unless it's strategically in my favor..