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Have you been asked to get out of the vehicle before you're asked for ID? Or do you get out before the officer approaches?PArrow wrote:I'll give you the on or about your person, but if the gun is in the center console of your car and you are standing at the back bumper I don't believe it's "on or about your person. About would imply within easy reach.
Age doesn't always bring wisdom. Too often, age comes alone.tomtexan wrote:Wisdom comes with age. You can sure tell there are some young opinions being expressed here.
Do cop bikes have video/audio recording like the cars? If he said that knowing he was being recorded...knljr wrote: At that point, I was like what the heck - and I told him that I saw him way before he saw me and that I was in the middle of a pack of cars and was keeping up with the traffic to which he replied, "Well, that's what happens when you drive the fast car...".
My sister-in-law is an attorney and I told her the story. Long story short, got off scott-free on that one.
Whoa, wait. Where in Texas is that illegal?VMI77 wrote:he pulled me over because he thought I had a GPS attached to my windshield
I thought general consensus was that windshield mounts that didn't block your view were legal in Texas. I've used them low, keeping the GPS (or more recently, the phone) near the dashboard.TRANSPORTATION CODE / TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC / SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD / CHAPTER 547. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT / SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS wrote:Sec. 547.613. RESTRICTIONS ON WINDOWS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person commits an offense that is a misdemeanor:
(1) if the person operates a motor vehicle that has an object or material that is placed on or attached to the windshield or side or rear window and that obstructs or reduces the operator's clear view