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phrogg wrote:

rm9792 wrote:

SwimFan85 wrote:If you're worried about being "outed" during a traffic stop, the easy fix is to obey the traffic laws.

Nice utopian view. I get pulled over for no reason often. Unfortunately I work in a bad part of town and have a sportyish car. Officers usually walk up then get a "oops" look on their face upon seeing a balding old guy. I still get asked occaisonally for ID just to finish out the charade so could conceivably be asked when a coworker is with me. Not to mention that it would be nigh impossible to drive all day 5 days a week and not commit some sort of infraction. There are so many laws it is impossible to remember every little one, especially with Houston being surrounded by so many small cities with their own rules.

This reminds me of my time when I was driving my 96 Impala SS every day. It is slammed (3" clearance) has huge 315/35 tires, totally blacked out from one end to the other (legal window tint though), and has a huge booming stereo. In the 7 or so years I drove that car I was stopped 26 times. One time was for speeding and the rest were for probable cause. I did pick up 4 tickets for expired inspection stickers during that time but mainly it was a situation where they came to the window and saw "balding middle-aged white guy" and went their merry way after letting me know my tint appeared to be too dark as they drove by, or no front plate, or license plate too close to the ground or something that was probably cause to stop me. It became pretty funny to me to see how often I would be stopped for something. I'm not complaining about how often I was stopped, I'm actually glad that they make stops because it often catches some other situation. But I was able to resolve the situation by driving with my windows down more often. I actually didn't get stopped again during the last year I drove it when I went windows down (bass booming) all the time. This time they could see the "balding middle-aged white guy" and roll on.