Has Your 928 Every Gotten you out of a ticket?
07-30-2016, 05:29 PM
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Once, maybe twice, I may have just been delusional to think LEO did a flip to pull me over instead of the the car in the right hand lane, but I didn't hang around to find out.
07-30-2016, 11:01 PM
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When I first came to Thailand I learnt very fast that you need very dark or mirror film on all windows so police can't see that a foreigner is driving the car. Was stopped a few times before i realized this. Last time was for speeding on a highway going 30kph behind a tractor!!!!
Now after living here for more than 14 years I know the tricks
-Window film as stated above.
-Drive a newish car (not a pickup truck or the smallest cars).
-Drive an expensive car brand (MB, BMW, Porsche, Lambo etc)
-Have Bangkok plates on you car.
So never been stopped by Police in the Porsche because I ticked a few of above.
-Have window film so can't see the foreigner (AKA ATM machine),
-Drive a Porsche,
-Have Bangkok plates.
The reason for not being stopped with above is that they are afraid that you are somebody influential that they can't ask for "gifts". Influential/VIP's usually don't drive a Ford Fiesta or a Pickup truck.
Now after living here for more than 14 years I know the tricks
-Window film as stated above.
-Drive a newish car (not a pickup truck or the smallest cars).
-Drive an expensive car brand (MB, BMW, Porsche, Lambo etc)
-Have Bangkok plates on you car.
So never been stopped by Police in the Porsche because I ticked a few of above.
-Have window film so can't see the foreigner (AKA ATM machine),
-Drive a Porsche,
-Have Bangkok plates.
The reason for not being stopped with above is that they are afraid that you are somebody influential that they can't ask for "gifts". Influential/VIP's usually don't drive a Ford Fiesta or a Pickup truck.
07-31-2016, 05:01 AM
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I can't say that I avoided a ticket because I was driving a 928, but I did leave a traffic cop somewhat confused.
Driving with my daughter in the '88 - remember this is a LHD vehicle in a country where RHD is the norm, so in my 928 the passenger's and driver's sides are reversed to normal convention.
Approached a "booze bus" - a mobile facility set up to block the road, and to test ALL drivers on that road for possible drink driving violations.
Cop approaches the "driver's side", where my 14-year-old daughter is sitting, and runs through his script demanding a breath sample for the DUI test. She looks to me for directions, and I tell her to comply. Breath test comes up negative for alcohol as expected, then I lean across and ask the officer if he wants a sample from me also. He says "No, of course not." I tap the steering wheel meaningfully and drive off.
Watching in the mirrors, I see the exact moment when he realises what he has just done. Priceless.
Driving with my daughter in the '88 - remember this is a LHD vehicle in a country where RHD is the norm, so in my 928 the passenger's and driver's sides are reversed to normal convention.
Approached a "booze bus" - a mobile facility set up to block the road, and to test ALL drivers on that road for possible drink driving violations.
Cop approaches the "driver's side", where my 14-year-old daughter is sitting, and runs through his script demanding a breath sample for the DUI test. She looks to me for directions, and I tell her to comply. Breath test comes up negative for alcohol as expected, then I lean across and ask the officer if he wants a sample from me also. He says "No, of course not." I tap the steering wheel meaningfully and drive off.
Watching in the mirrors, I see the exact moment when he realises what he has just done. Priceless.
07-31-2016, 06:36 AM
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I can't say that I avoided a ticket because I was driving a 928, but I did leave a traffic cop somewhat confused.
Driving with my daughter in the '88 - remember this is a LHD vehicle in a country where RHD is the norm, so in my 928 the passenger's and driver's sides are reversed to normal convention.
Approached a "booze bus" - a mobile facility set up to block the road, and to test ALL drivers on that road for possible drink driving violations.
Cop approaches the "driver's side", where my 14-year-old daughter is sitting, and runs through his script demanding a breath sample for the DUI test. She looks to me for directions, and I tell her to comply. Breath test comes up negative for alcohol as expected, then I lean across and ask the officer if he wants a sample from me also. He says "No, of course not." I tap the steering wheel meaningfully and drive off.
Watching in the mirrors, I see the exact moment when he realises what he has just done. Priceless.
Driving with my daughter in the '88 - remember this is a LHD vehicle in a country where RHD is the norm, so in my 928 the passenger's and driver's sides are reversed to normal convention.
Approached a "booze bus" - a mobile facility set up to block the road, and to test ALL drivers on that road for possible drink driving violations.
Cop approaches the "driver's side", where my 14-year-old daughter is sitting, and runs through his script demanding a breath sample for the DUI test. She looks to me for directions, and I tell her to comply. Breath test comes up negative for alcohol as expected, then I lean across and ask the officer if he wants a sample from me also. He says "No, of course not." I tap the steering wheel meaningfully and drive off.
Watching in the mirrors, I see the exact moment when he realises what he has just done. Priceless.
Alright, you win.
07-31-2016, 08:54 AM
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You think you were in the sticks with your map/phone? I was pulled over in the next town from me, I thought oh no, this is gonna be major crap. Young female cop approaches, very serious business like rookie, figured the worst. Chatted a few, she took my info back to the cruiser and was there a long time. I was a little nervous, she came back handed me my papers and said she HAD NO SERVICE for her computer and couldn't even give a written warning. I did laugh out loud, and thought this is a rare occasion I like the new technology. What ever happened to CB's ? 
07-31-2016, 10:48 AM
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I dropped the wife off at the airport, for the red eye to Dulles, for a visit with the daughter and our grandkids. Coming outta the airport turning left on Tropicana, I see 2 motorcycle cops parked on a side street. It's posted 35, I'm doing at least 65, they light me up. Pull over, give them my paper work and ID out the mail slot.
The older officer explains that they only stopped me cause his partner's dad had a 90, 928 when he was a kid, and he wanted to show him the fastest car he'd ever been in. Then the younger cop tells me he just bought a new Cayman GTS, and they got pulled over by a Henderson, Nv. cop for speeding. Got let off, professional courtesy.
We chatted about the shark, for a bit and they explained that Metro will let ya exceed the posted speed by 15mph, before they pull ya over for speeding.
No ticket, just some good conversation!
The older officer explains that they only stopped me cause his partner's dad had a 90, 928 when he was a kid, and he wanted to show him the fastest car he'd ever been in. Then the younger cop tells me he just bought a new Cayman GTS, and they got pulled over by a Henderson, Nv. cop for speeding. Got let off, professional courtesy.
We chatted about the shark, for a bit and they explained that Metro will let ya exceed the posted speed by 15mph, before they pull ya over for speeding.
No ticket, just some good conversation!
08-01-2016, 01:15 PM
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Hasn't gotten me out of any, but into one, at least with some leniency 
Has just changed a worn SC pulley and was headed to cars & coffee with my son. First clear stretch of good road, I let it out as I was watching the boost gauge for any needle flutter which would mean belt or pulley slippage. Next thing I know there's a State Trooper screening up behind me. I pull over into a parking lot so we're off the road.
He comes to the window and asks where we're headed in such a hurry, and didn't I see him sitting up there? I tell him we're going to c&c and explain about the boost test. He says he clocked me at 81 in a 55 and I was still accelerating, but he thought that was high enough and was concerned he wouldn't be able to catch-up if he didn't pull out then.
Gave him all the paperwork and he comes back with a ticket written at 64, then asks if the car is really 35 years old, and comments on how good it looks. Wrote an 81 in a little circle next to the 64, I guess in case I decided to contest it.
Has just changed a worn SC pulley and was headed to cars & coffee with my son. First clear stretch of good road, I let it out as I was watching the boost gauge for any needle flutter which would mean belt or pulley slippage. Next thing I know there's a State Trooper screening up behind me. I pull over into a parking lot so we're off the road.
He comes to the window and asks where we're headed in such a hurry, and didn't I see him sitting up there? I tell him we're going to c&c and explain about the boost test. He says he clocked me at 81 in a 55 and I was still accelerating, but he thought that was high enough and was concerned he wouldn't be able to catch-up if he didn't pull out then.
Gave him all the paperwork and he comes back with a ticket written at 64, then asks if the car is really 35 years old, and comments on how good it looks. Wrote an 81 in a little circle next to the 64, I guess in case I decided to contest it.
08-01-2016, 02:09 PM
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I'm curious what that means, "in case I decided to contest it." Generally speaking, if you don't contest it, and don't do the driver's school, you get points...and the driver's school is no guarantee you WON'T get the points. So the general practice, as far as I can tell, is to hire an attorney and you'll end up paying a small attorney fee and maybe court costs. Does this mean you couldn't/shouldn't do that?
The whole thing is a racket, of course, but still...
The whole thing is a racket, of course, but still...
08-01-2016, 06:02 PM
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I'm curious what that means, "in case I decided to contest it." Generally speaking, if you don't contest it, and don't do the driver's school, you get points...and the driver's school is no guarantee you WON'T get the points. So the general practice, as far as I can tell, is to hire an attorney and you'll end up paying a small attorney fee and maybe court costs. Does this mean you couldn't/shouldn't do that?
The whole thing is a racket, of course, but still...
The whole thing is a racket, of course, but still...
And it varies from state to state.
In general, a driver can contest any citation in court. For most stuff, simply showing up in court and asking nicely will get the charge dropped one level (from 15 over to 10 over, for example).
In this particular case, however, the cop made it pretty clear that the charge had already been reduced from what the actual offense was.
So showing up in court probably wouldn't have accomplished anything.
And "Rant Mode" on (I drive for a living. My workplace is not a racetrack)
It's not necessarily a "racket." Speed is the second biggest factor in traffic fatalities (distracted driving is #1). I see stupid people being dangerous on a regular basis. They often have no clue how close to an accident they actually are. Whether it's their own inability to stop or maneuver in time, the vastly increased chances of someone cutting them off because they are coming up so much faster than they should be, or the chances of them startling another driver into a bad move I have seen accidents or very near accidents from all three.
They are idiots. I can take my 928, or my Cayenne for that matter well over 100. If I do it where I am not certain that there aren't any cops around, meaning a wide open, empty road, then I deserve any ticket I get.
08-01-2016, 06:31 PM
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The "racket" to which I was referring was the one where I can pay a lawyer and pretty reliably get off with just legal fees if that, but if I show up on my own without the magic word, I'm still getting a fine and court costs and points. That's the racket.
A law professor once told me that the answer to every legal question is "It Depends."
And it varies from state to state.
In general, a driver can contest any citation in court. For most stuff, simply showing up in court and asking nicely will get the charge dropped one level (from 15 over to 10 over, for example).
In this particular case, however, the cop made it pretty clear that the charge had already been reduced from what the actual offense was.
So showing up in court probably wouldn't have accomplished anything.
And "Rant Mode" on (I drive for a living. My workplace is not a racetrack)
It's not necessarily a "racket." Speed is the second biggest factor in traffic fatalities (distracted driving is #1). I see stupid people being dangerous on a regular basis. They often have no clue how close to an accident they actually are. Whether it's their own inability to stop or maneuver in time, the vastly increased chances of someone cutting them off because they are coming up so much faster than they should be, or the chances of them startling another driver into a bad move I have seen accidents or very near accidents from all three.
They are idiots. I can take my 928, or my Cayenne for that matter well over 100. If I do it where I am not certain that there aren't any cops around, meaning a wide open, empty road, then I deserve any ticket I get.
And it varies from state to state.
In general, a driver can contest any citation in court. For most stuff, simply showing up in court and asking nicely will get the charge dropped one level (from 15 over to 10 over, for example).
In this particular case, however, the cop made it pretty clear that the charge had already been reduced from what the actual offense was.
So showing up in court probably wouldn't have accomplished anything.
And "Rant Mode" on (I drive for a living. My workplace is not a racetrack)
It's not necessarily a "racket." Speed is the second biggest factor in traffic fatalities (distracted driving is #1). I see stupid people being dangerous on a regular basis. They often have no clue how close to an accident they actually are. Whether it's their own inability to stop or maneuver in time, the vastly increased chances of someone cutting them off because they are coming up so much faster than they should be, or the chances of them startling another driver into a bad move I have seen accidents or very near accidents from all three.
They are idiots. I can take my 928, or my Cayenne for that matter well over 100. If I do it where I am not certain that there aren't any cops around, meaning a wide open, empty road, then I deserve any ticket I get.
