WTF, got pulled over

[squeethebee]

the other night, around 10:30pm

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n282/squeethebee/ghey2.jpg


The green line was my driven path from Interstate 91 into greenfield, the red/yellow circle was the parking lot where the state cop was sitting.

I got off highway, and hadn't seen another car since the previous exit, so I had my high beams on, as it was nite time. Rolled off the highway, didn't really even notice him sitting in a parking lot with his lights off, and never shut them off because as I mentioned, there was no other cars, but shortly after I pulled down Wildwood ave, he pulled me over.:eek:

I get the "Do you know why I pulled you over?" Obviously I didn't, having not done anything, and when I told him as much, he stated "You had your high beams on"

So, since when has driving with your high beams on, when there are no other cars present on the road, became illegal? The only thing I can think is he was just being an ass, maybe because I had clear taillights and am in my mid-twenties? Anyone else get this, or know if its for some reason against the law?

Thoughts, comments?

ed

[squeethebee]

BTW, the clear taillights were stock in the '06 WRX I was driving, not stupid aftermarkets.

And before anyone asks, I was not speeding, and had two other people in the car with me who will verify that under oath, or you guys could just believe me, lol.

ed

2.2L!!!! Not IRL though, :(

[AWDPilot]

He was probably just looking to make sure you were not drunk. Did he give you a ticket? ... didn't think so, he was just doing his job.

[mdungelman]

Cops will use stupid excuses to check and see if you've been drinking. Kinda like the license plate light out. Another lame excuse. I'm assuming you didn't get a ticket.

[CTATV]

Cops will use stupid excuses to check and see if you've been drinking. Kinda like the license plate light out. Another lame excuse. I'm assuming you didn't get a ticket.

+1

[Kevin]

I hate getting pulled over.

I got pulled over sat night on 495 coming back from the pallidium. the statey called me a chowda head lol.
he just wanted to check me out and see if I was drunk. so I got a warning.

[jonny-rockets]

there actually is some law about driving with high beams on in a more densely populated area. if there are streetlights you aren't supposed to have them on.

buddy's mom got pulled over in the laconia region for it.

[FREAK]

Ive never heard that before!

[unsakred]

there actually is some law about driving with high beams on in a more densely populated area. if there are streetlights you aren't supposed to have them on.

buddy's mom got pulled over in the laconia region for it.

i have heard that before. from my dad. not sure if its legit however.

[-=The Boss=-]

the statey called me a chowda head lol.

if the shoe fits :rofl:


I always get pulled over for stupid stuff. I mean who does 55 on a highway :rolleyes:

[Kevin]

I was only doing 80-100 on the on ramp shooting flames lol
I guess he was following me.

so far I've been called that and rally racer lol

[FREAK]

lol nice!

[Robk0000]

i know some cities in mass dont allow you to operate high beams in close city areas. Not sure why but i remeber seeing a sign like this in boston.

[compleckz]

thats funny, i knew right where the pic was before i read the description..

[squeethebee]

Yeah, I didn't get a ticket. Still I wasn't driving erratically or speeding or anything, and was no where near the side of town with all the bars.

I've never heard of that law about the street lights, i would think the more visibility to see things that might be dangerous the better, ie. animals, children, road debris and whatnot.

It seems more like wasting my time that doing his job, I just didn't see any probable cause for the stop.

ed






at least he didn't call me a chowda head, lol

[RCKSTR]

he was just seeing if you had any beer left over :lol:

[squeethebee]

he was just seeing if you had any beer left over :lol:
Yeah? Good thing I dont drink though.:unamused:

I guess its just been a while since I've been pulled over for some bull**** reason, so I forgot to just accept that state cops in greenfield have no real job to do.

The other possibility is that they are just staking out that spot due to the other subaru jack assery that goes on there *cough* next to bond auto.

ed

[RCKSTR]

Yeah? Good thing I dont drink though.:unamused:

I guess its just been a while since I've been pulled over for some bull**** reason, so I forgot to just accept that state cops in greenfield have no real job to do.

The other possibility is that they are just staking out that spot due to the other subaru jack assery that goes on there *cough* next to bond auto.

ed
:rofl:, I mean wait what?

[squeethebee]

Oh yeah, look at the map, I was driving right by Bond auto in greenfield. They must have their eyes on the place, cause I'm always seeing modded subies there, probably some mob affiliations or something.

ed

[RCKSTR]

haha thats a donut parking lot:rofl: you might still be able to see some of my 4 wheel peels leaving the parking lot:devil:

[squeethebee]

^^^^See what I mean!!! That's why I got pulled over. Close this thread, question answered, lol

[compleckz]

Oh yeah, look at the map, I was driving right by Bond auto in greenfield. They must have their eyes on the place, cause I'm always seeing modded subies there, probably some mob affiliations or something.

ed


perhaps a red blob eye

[squeethebee]

bug eye. pulski's a blob.
and sedona red pearl, not just any red. plus blob eyes came in san remo red.

ed

[RCKSTR]

so what you're saying is I didn't help out with you getting pulled over?

[squeethebee]

No, I'm saying it is almost entirely your fault:rofl::rofl:

[RCKSTR]

you can only blame yourself for have'n the highbeams on:unamused:




:rofl:

[squeethebee]

I blame Subaru for making the 06-07's with such fantastic lighting, and I blame God for making me love visibility so much.
ed

[GeoffC8]

Psh, I've never once seen a modified Subaru in the parking lot of Bond... And staties in this area piss me off. They follow me and ****. I've NEVER been followed by a town cop, ever.

[compleckz]

bug eye. pulski's a blob.
and sedona red pearl, not just any red. plus blob eyes came in san remo red.

ed

thats not nice to say about pulski

PS: i really do know the difference in gen's, i just knew you would correct me on it like the other day! ;) i do try not to learn anything new about subarus though.

[squeethebee]

I said it funny now that I re-read it. Sorry to correct you on things, I know you are not trying to lose your VW knowledge with silly subaru stuff.

and State cops, you better not let this happen again!!!

ed

[Subygirl8330]

wow thats so random! atleast he didnt give you a ticket

[dayman]

Staties are the most anal ones. I swear they read the traffic code before they go to sleep every night. The only cops that have given me trouble for my exhaust are staties. But seconding what others have said, 10:30 is primetime for drunk driving, and that's cops' bread and butter. Or should I say jack and coke...or maybe black and tan.

[squeethebee]

Really? I always thought it was later. I almost expect to be followed a little after 1am around greenfield center, but as I said, I was all the way across town, nowhere near the bars. sigh, oh well, I guess we are all at the whim of any assh*le cops.
ed

[GeoffC8]

10:30, all the pre-gamers. I try to avoid greenfield on "party nights" between 12:30am and 2am.

[Pulski]

pulski's a blob.


thats not nice to say about pulski

:unamused:

I've NEVER been followed by a town cop, ever.

I sure have been. Hell, my plate's been ran while parked in my driveway. I know they were looking for someone else, but come on. Makes for big fun when your mom gets word from a coworker that your name was going across the police radio for an unknown reason. :lol:

I left the bar one night with a Greenfield cop sitting parked about 50 feet away. I was Stage 2 with the STi axle-back at the time. He didn't follow me. However, 15 minutes later I was followed home from McDonalds by, I'm assuming, a different Greenfield cop. :lol:

[polycrono]

ed tell everyone what was in the trunk!

[CTATV]

ed tell everyone what was in the trunk!

660 lbs of grass

[Pulski]

ed tell everyone what was in the trunk!

He told me. :)

[CTATV]

Dead hooker?

the police chief's daughter in a S&M bondage suit?

http://www.rubbereva.com/images/promo_tiles/Red%20Rubber%20Total%20Enclosure%20Part%201.jpg

[polycrono]

naw, an AR15 with 150 rounds, a S&W 40 and a Sig Sauer Mosquito .22 pistol!

[compleckz]

:nate:

[RCKSTR]

Dead hooker?

the police chief's daughter in a S&M bondage suit?

http://www.rubbereva.com/images/promo_tiles/Red%20Rubber%20Total%20Enclosure%20Part%201.jpg

hey, how'd you know what was in my trunk?

[CTATV]

hey, how'd you know what was in my trunk?

why tell a white lie we know there was a person in a rubber suit in your trunk already so just frank, we're all friends here...

http://www.puploki.com/blog/upload/images/2006/06/rubber-pissoire-suit.jpg

and you were wearing this...

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b364/pitave/FETISHFART.jpg

[Bu11dogg2]

that's creepy

[RCKSTR]

why tell a white lie we know there was a person in a rubber suit in your trunk already so just frank, we're all friends here...

http://www.puploki.com/blog/upload/images/2006/06/rubber-pissoire-suit.jpg

and you were wearing this...

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b364/pitave/FETISHFART.jpg

I don't have Missy Elliot in my trunk:lol:

[CTATV]

that's creepy

yeah man, the creepy thing is when I tried to find a picture of a hot chick in a rubber suit (which isnt my thing but a hot chick in any tight clothing is nice) it took forever because there were all these dudes in rubber suits and not many pics of women on the google search


I don't have Missy Elliot in my trunk:lol:

:rofl: nicely played

[squeethebee]

WTF? how did my thread turn into this? RCKSTR, you are a trouble maker, LOL.
ed

[Iheartsubarus]

Vac Bed?

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b82/HaloMarathon416/LatexVacBed.jpg

[squeethebee]

^^^you are a creepy azz chick.

ed

[CTATV]

is that you?

Vac Bed?

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b82/HaloMarathon416/LatexVacBed.jpg

[Iheartsubarus]

oh god no!

my bewbs are WAY bigger!

[CTATV]

oh god no!

if it was, better than owning the urinal one :lol:

[CTATV]

oh god no!

my bewbs are WAY bigger!

I was going to ask if thats why... you ninja edited after I quoted and before I posted :lol:

[Iheartsubarus]

the urinal one?

[Iheartsubarus]

I was going to ask if thats why... you ninja edited after I quoted and before I posted :lol:

haha I saw that!

[CTATV]

labeled as: rubber-pissoire-suit

http://www.puploki.com/blog/upload/images/2006/06/rubber-pissoire-suit.jpg

[Iheartsubarus]

I just googled it.. I want my 10 seconds back.

[CTATV]

I just googled it.. I want my 10 seconds back.


googled what?

[Iheartsubarus]

that suit thing..

that pic you posted didn't show up at first so I googled it..

[CTATV]

that suit thing..

that pic you posted didn't show up at first so I googled it..

hahah i just googled "rubber suit":lol:

[Iheartsubarus]

people are effed up.

[CTATV]

people are effed up.

sometimes in sexy ways:devil:


sometimes not so much :(

:rofl:

[polycrono]

this got ridiculous while i was at work!

[CTATV]

:lol: thats how we roll this got ridiculous while i was at work!

[GeoffC8]

lol, this thread went from cops to BDSM...:unamused:

i <3 you guys, lol.

[Pulski]

I knew I started hanging out here more than NESIC for a reason. :rofl:

[banned4life]

last time i was pulled over i got a ticket for 75 in a 65 on a clear spring saturday morning.

took me over a year to finally make it to court but i got out of it since it was bogus and the cop wrote the ticket for the wrong date.

[Iheartsubarus]

last time i was pulled over i got a ticket for 75 in a 65 on a clear spring saturday morning.

took me over a year to finally make it to court but i got out of it since it was bogus and the cop wrote the ticket for the wrong date.

way to bring it back on topic.............:spin::lol:

[FREAK]

wow this thread got derailed huh? :lol:

The last time I got pulled over I was doing 87 in a 55 on a spring night no traffic... I got a free trip to the court room :spin:

[CTATV]

last time I got pulled over it was 1:30 and i was comming back from the bar doing 65 in a 20 on the wednesday night before thanksgiving...

got a verbal warning :)

[RCKSTR]

last time I got pulled over it was 1:30 and i was comming back from the bar doing 65 in a 20 on the wednesday night before thanksgiving...

got a verbal warning :)
wow, mines kinda like yours. I was 17 (now 24)and really cool in my n/a eclipse driving 67 in a 25(school zone) trying to catch up with a friend of mine, it was 8:30ish at night though. got a ticket, don't remember what it was but it was over $150 or something. and that was my last speeding ticket:lol:
Now Ed, keep those highbeams off allright:spin:

[squeethebee]

Bah, until I hear it is actually illegal in MA, I'll rock them with pride. Nite visibility FTW.

ed

[CTATV]

wow, mines kinda like yours. I was 17 (now 24)and really cool in my n/a eclipse driving 67 in a 25(school zone) trying to catch up with a friend of mine, it was 8:30ish at night though. got a ticket, don't remember what it was but it was over $150 or something. and that was my last speeding ticket:lol:
Now Ed, keep those highbeams off allright:spin:

eh its a beautiful back road that is just posted with an extremely low speed limit and nobody cares to change it. theres no speed trap on it but the cop saw me leave the bar and decided to follow me up the road. he was a ways back when I turned onto the road and i didnt even know if it was a cop. the road is curvy so i sped up to not find out. when I saw lights coming around the bend behind me i knew it had to be a pig so i slowed down and he pulled me over. I wasnt clocked but we both knew i was moving quickly...

[Pulski]

540 CMR 22 ;)

The law says

We start off with the basic question: Is it ever illegal to use your high-beam headlights?
Indeed, it is.
The Code of Massachusetts Regulations, Chapter 540, Section 22, "Failure to Dim," says you must flick off your high beams when you're within 500 feet of a car approaching in the opposite direction -- a considerable distance.
You're also supposed to kill your high beams whenever "substantial" objects, such as other cars or people, are visible within a distance of 350 feet, or whenever you're in a Massachusetts Turnpike Authority tunnel.
"The operator shall regulate the headlamps so that no dangerous or dazzling light shall" shine, the law says.
The general fine is $35 for a first offense, $75 for a second, and $150 for a third, though the oncoming car rule doesn't apply to cars traveling on divided highways, said Lieutenant Dana Pagley, commander of the State Police traffic program section.


Key point bolded.

[Pulski]

Just browsed around some more and confirmed: 350 feet from anywhere that is sufficiently illuminated.

[compleckz]

oncoming car rule doesn't apply to cars traveling on divided highwayshigh beams still suck in your face from across 91..

did you see anything specific on auxiliary lighting? like the lights on my truck? i basically don't let anyone see the driving lights on-road--i use them like people use high-beams, and the fogs only come on in bad weather.. but people dont even like my low-beams on the truck, so with the addition of the fogs in snow/rain/fog, they hate me.

[Pulski]

Agreed, and agreed. Walking across UMass this morning wasn't fun.

[compleckz]

haha i edited it like right when u responded, and removed the wind comment

[Murphy2012]

This thread is still alive?

[AWDPilot]

Yes apparently, it's still .... on topic too!

[Pulski]

I'd have to look into the Auxiliary lighting specifically, but from what I've heard: You're allowed your main headlights and a set of fog lights, and that's it. Lighting beyond that is considered "for off road use" and must be covered.

Like I said, I'd have to look into laws specifically, but that's what I've been told.

[polycrono]

my last ticket was 120 in a 65, andrew said "rockingham, remember that for when you have to go to court" then there was a cop in the median, and i floored it, but the bmw was limited to 128 mph (200 kmh) so i pulled over.
I got something like a $524 ticket, but since it was in vermont it didn't go on my record!

[compleckz]

my last ticket was 120 in a 65, andrew said "rockingham, remember that for when you have to go to court" then there was a cop in the median, and i floored it, but the bmw was limited to 128 mph (200 kmh) so i pulled over.
I got something like a $524 ticket, but since it was in vermont it didn't go on my record!


o rly.. i was under the impression massachusetts honored all out of state tickets and kicked u in the balls for them. this might be a stupid question, but it wasnt your first moving violation ticket, that actually stuck (u didnt fight and win), was it?

[squeethebee]

Pulski, why you gotta be a buzzkill man? What exactly constitutes "sufficiently illuminated" since I don't consider a car parked in an unlit parking lot a "substantial object".
ed

[polycrono]

o rly.. i was under the impression massachusetts honored all out of state tickets and kicked u in the balls for them. this might be a stupid question, but it wasnt your first moving violation ticket, that actually stuck (u didnt fight and win), was it?


no i got that failure to use care in starting when i was 16, and that 66 in a 30 in dalton.

[compleckz]

no i got that failure to use care in starting when i was 16, and that 66 in a 30 in dalton.

dalton tractor, is where you get your tractor... in dalton...


dalton tractor, is where you get your tractor... in dalton...


dalton tractor, is where you get your tractor... in dalton...


:rofl:

jake u know the words, sing along!

[GeoffC8]

my last ticket was 120 in a 65, andrew said "rockingham, remember that for when you have to go to court" then there was a cop in the median, and i floored it, but the bmw was limited to 128 mph (200 kmh) so i pulled over.
I got something like a $524 ticket, but since it was in vermont it didn't go on my record!
You're only the second person I've met to get a ticket more expensive than my $370 one. Damn cop pulled in behind me when I stopped to get gas:lol:

[Pulski]

Pulski, why you gotta be a buzzkill man? What exactly constitutes "sufficiently illuminated" since I don't consider a car parked in an unlit parking lot a "substantial object".
ed

Greenfield has street lights in most areas. On top of that, it's a Commercial / Dense Residential area would qualify as "substantial" for the purpose of "substantial objects or people".

[polycrono]

that wasn't my most expensive ticket

that would be $575

"the northfield police reported you going well over 100 mph back there, and i can't read your license plate from 75 feet back, and your tire is bald"

but i beat that easy because the bernardston cop didn't even show up to the initial hearing. chump.

p.s. I was going 150+

DALTON TRACTOR ITS WHERE YOU GET YOUR TRACTOR. IN DALTON!!!:lol:

[legacygt]

the other night, around 10:30pm

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n282/squeethebee/ghey2.jpg


The green line was my driven path from Interstate 91 into greenfield, the red/yellow circle was the parking lot where the state cop was sitting.

I got off highway, and hadn't seen another car since the previous exit, so I had my high beams on, as it was nite time. Rolled off the highway, didn't really even notice him sitting in a parking lot with his lights off, and never shut them off because as I mentioned, there was no other cars, but shortly after I pulled down Wildwood ave, he pulled me over.:eek:

I get the "Do you know why I pulled you over?" Obviously I didn't, having not done anything, and when I told him as much, he stated "You had your high beams on"

So, since when has driving with your high beams on, when there are no other cars present on the road, became illegal? The only thing I can think is he was just being an ass, maybe because I had clear taillights and am in my mid-twenties? Anyone else get this, or know if its for some reason against the law?

Thoughts, comments?

ed
Its not illegal to drive with your high beams on, but he was probly just making sure they were not your low beams, some headlights out there are brighter than the law allows, but the only time you usually run into that problem is with HID's.

[legacygt]

that wasn't my most expensive ticket

that would be $575

"the northfield police reported you going well over 100 mph back there, and i can't read your license plate from 75 feet back, and your tire is bald"

but i beat that easy because the bernardston cop didn't even show up to the initial hearing. chump.

p.s. I was going 150+

DALTON TRACTOR ITS WHERE YOU GET YOUR TRACTOR. IN DALTON!!!:lol:
your lucky you didnt get arrested on the spot.. 30MPH over the speed limit is an arrestable offense.

[GeoffC8]

your lucky you didnt get arrested on the spot.. 30MPH over the speed limit is an arrestable offense.
But it's so fun!!!

[RCKSTR]

But it's so fun!!!
getting arrested?:lol: hey if thats what you're into, whatever:lol:

[GeoffC8]

getting arrested?:lol: hey if thats what you're into, whatever:lol:
No, going 30mph over the speed limit.

[Pulski]

Its not illegal to drive with your high beams on, but he was probly just making sure they were not your low beams, some headlights out there are brighter than the law allows, but the only time you usually run into that problem is with HID's.

See my post earlier in the thread regarding high beams in densely populated areas.

[legacygt]

See my post earlier in the thread regarding high beams in densely populated areas.

just went through a police academy :)

[squeethebee]

just went through a police academy :)

oh snap, pwned!!!:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

ed

[etaks99rs]

I get to go to court on the 24th for my "yellow line" violation. I still can't believe they want $100 for crossing over the yellow line.

[Robk0000]

did you get a picture of the pot hole? If so, Make sure you bring it, also go back there and take a picture again with a timestamp to show how the meredith town isnt maintaining road conditions

[etaks99rs]

good idea. I did take a picture, but it was with a phone. I haven't printed it out yet though. we'll see how it turns out.

[pjk91]

are you a taxpayer in meredith? state or town road? ya really think they're gonna throw money at you in this ****ty economy? be realistic. unless someone died (god forbid), i doubt you will get anything from the town.