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i think they should make it IF YOU WERE STREET RACING then take your car. i think that too many of us with our modded cars are stereo typed into STREET RACERS all of the time. like the situation above-do you think that your car should be towed?? umm no. like i said, it is how the police look at the situation and make an assumption and you have to pay for the stupidity of someone elses acts.
when i'm driving in normal traffic, i'm driving normal. i stay off the turbo and under (or just over) the speed limit.
hopefully, as long as i don't appear to be racing, the cops won't think that i am. but, is this a perfect world? no. but all i can do is not break the law and hope that i don't run into a power-tripping cop at the same time some idiot draws attention to himself next to me.
hopefully, as long as i don't appear to be racing, the cops won't think that i am. but, is this a perfect world? no. but all i can do is not break the law and hope that i don't run into a power-tripping cop at the same time some idiot draws attention to himself next to me.
I agree that no one should have their car crushed without first getting due process. Lets not confuse that. I do however have my reasons for feeling the way I do about street racing. Bottom line is if you use your car to commit a crime it should be treated no different then someone who uses a gun to rob a store. He doesnt have to kill someone, just use it in commiting a crime.
Originally Posted by badhabit90
i agree with all of you totally about not street racing. however, there is another side to look at. now that they are going to take your car and destroy it, how many people are going to run from the police now?? if your willing to street race, then you are willing to run from the police. i disagree with them taking your car away and destroying it. think of this situation-you get pulled over in your modded evo or what ever. you take off from the stop light and the other car next to you ( a 1985 toyota corolla) takes off like a bat out of hell. LAPD was a half a block up and sees you and this other car that YOU WERENT STREET RACING and they view it as racing because HE took off like a bat out of hell and YOUR the one with the modded car. you get caught, tow your car, and it gets crushed. all because of some dumb azz police thought he saw something and he didnt. yeah you have a year to dispute the case, but by the time the impound fees accrue, you will be buying a whole other car. they cant let it go because of the NO TOLERANCE. that is what i will be interested to see the statistics how many lawsuits against the city for wrongly impounding someones car..... 
i don't really like the whole gun analogy - guns kill and that's all they do. an unloaded gun has no useful purpose. car's can kill, but they are mostly used as daily drivers - a safe, useful purpose.
so, car as daily driver: be careful and don't break any laws. you should be fine.
car as law breaking device: take it away from the law breaker.
so, car as daily driver: be careful and don't break any laws. you should be fine.
car as law breaking device: take it away from the law breaker.
Originally Posted by BADEVO
what if what if what if... all excuses. Racing is for a race track not public roads. Race at the RACE TRACK, hence the name. I say if you get caught street racing then you should have your car confiscated. You used it in commiting an illegal act, just like a gun. So if someone robs a store with a gun and they get caught should we let them keep the gun cuz they bought it ??? NO, same thing applies.
how many times a year you go to the track ??? 1 time 2 times or maybe little more so you drive this fast car for a hole 365 days and you just race it 2 to 4 time a year that is sux go and sold ur evo man
Impound the person not the car. I also believe that people will run from the cops with this law in effect. I think a three strikes your out would be a good approach. Or make you trade your car for a Geo metro!
agreed-due process. however, in this unfortunate world, that isnt the case. you get stereotyped real quick. the reason why i bring the stereotyping cop in the picture is because i had it happen to me when i had an accident. i had a nicely modded 98 GST that we were involved in an accident where a lady turned left in front of me and t-boned into her passenger door. this particular cop was "power tripping" because of the car. it was on xmas eve two years ago. heavy traffic and the lady tried to make it inbetween me and another car up ahead of me. the police officer blamed it on me for her stupidity because of the way the car looked. he put in the report that the carbon fiber hood and other items were "moddified for racing". he also put in the report that " unidentified witnesses appearing to be gang bangers stated that 'the car was haulin ***'"?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??! unidentified?? give me a break. the fact is that there were no other witnesses. the only witnesses gave there honest statements that concured with my statement given to the officer. the attorney we got pointed out that there were so many flaws in the report it was ridiculous. when we went to a mediator, even the other parties attorney for the insurance agreed that it was her fault. they also stated that the report was written to look like i was in the wrong or "racing" someone and i wasnt. i was doing close to the speed limit with the rest of the cars and she turned left in front of me. it took a year and a half to settle the case and have our bills paid for. the other lady's insurance also agreed that it was their clients fault for turning left in front of me-that is why they call it THE RIGHT OF WAY!!! 
Don't really know what some of you are talking about but I have not, at least not at this point after owning my evo for almost 2 years, been pull over by the police or by profiled as a ricer/racer. Maybe I have been lucky, if so...please continue my good luck.
Anyways, in regards to the gun and car. No one is going to take your gun away from you if you don't commit a crime with it just as no one will take your car away from you if you didn't commit the crime. I carry my gun all the time and I don't use it to commit crime, so I don't see anyone trying to take it from me. However, if I commit rob a bank with my gun, I expect the police to take my gun just as they should also take my car if I used it as a get a way car. So in this case, the they should take my car because I use it as a get away car but they shouldn't take it because I was racing illiegally????
Anyways, in regards to the gun and car. No one is going to take your gun away from you if you don't commit a crime with it just as no one will take your car away from you if you didn't commit the crime. I carry my gun all the time and I don't use it to commit crime, so I don't see anyone trying to take it from me. However, if I commit rob a bank with my gun, I expect the police to take my gun just as they should also take my car if I used it as a get a way car. So in this case, the they should take my car because I use it as a get away car but they shouldn't take it because I was racing illiegally????
Originally Posted by Evo_toy
how many times a year you go to the track ??? 1 time 2 times or maybe little more so you drive this fast car for a hole 365 days and you just race it 2 to 4 time a year that is sux go and sold ur evo man
Originally Posted by badhabit90
agreed-due process. however, in this unfortunate world, that isnt the case. you get stereotyped real quick. the reason why i bring the stereotyping cop in the picture is because i had it happen to me when i had an accident. i had a nicely modded 98 GST that we were involved in an accident where a lady turned left in front of me and t-boned into her passenger door. this particular cop was "power tripping" because of the car. it was on xmas eve two years ago. heavy traffic and the lady tried to make it inbetween me and another car up ahead of me. the police officer blamed it on me for her stupidity because of the way the car looked. he put in the report that the carbon fiber hood and other items were "moddified for racing". he also put in the report that " unidentified witnesses appearing to be gang bangers stated that 'the car was haulin ***'"?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??! unidentified?? give me a break. the fact is that there were no other witnesses. the only witnesses gave there honest statements that concured with my statement given to the officer. the attorney we got pointed out that there were so many flaws in the report it was ridiculous. when we went to a mediator, even the other parties attorney for the insurance agreed that it was her fault. they also stated that the report was written to look like i was in the wrong or "racing" someone and i wasnt. i was doing close to the speed limit with the rest of the cars and she turned left in front of me. it took a year and a half to settle the case and have our bills paid for. the other lady's insurance also agreed that it was their clients fault for turning left in front of me-that is why they call it THE RIGHT OF WAY!!!
Originally Posted by evolute
all i'm saying is, if i choose to street race, i accept the consequences. i'm not gonna whine and complain when i get caught.
Originally Posted by Alias
, the they should take my car because I use it as a get away car but they shouldn't take it because I was racing illiegally????
street racing is illegal..car goes...
cant make it any more simple then that.