E92 is a ticket magnet

BLUE LABEL · 07-06-2007, 07:04 AM

Alright, maybe its just my personal opinion but i think a lot of cops have a lot of free time on their hands, besides trying to pick up girls and eating donuts.
So check this out, I drop off my buddy to pick up a couple of slices of pizza at a downtown pizza joint and start making laps around the spot since its in the middle of all these bars/clubs and its almost losing time for most of the places. So I already notice the traffic and couple of paddy wagons ready for any trouble there so Im like play it safe and just circle the place till he comes out. On my second lap, I see my bud come out and i slowly pull over to let him in. Making sure he properly fastens the drink he got into the cup holder, i see these ladies that were passing by gawking at my e92 and one of them says to me "hot ride, i just got the convertible" She's obviously drunk and happened to have have her head in my passengers' side door as she was talking to me. Im thinking to my self, get your head out of my car girl and within seconds i hear this cop come up to me on my side, "can i see your driver's license"
Im like you gota be kidding me, next thing, he's issuing me a ticket. He goes ill take it easy on you and wont give you a moving violation. Im like, i have my hazard light on and no where does it say "NO PARKING." Needless to say I put up with his arrogant attitude and eased up on the talk. I am going to see his ass in court and hopefully he shows. I cant stand cops that spit attitude.
I honestly thought the first triple digit $ ticket would be on the highway and look, Going 0 MPH and a triple digit ticket. E92 haters i tell ya.
Seriously cops sometimes have nothing better to do - literally waited 5 mins in all. Made two rounds while i saw other cars just sitting there. And this chump had to walk a block and a half to specifically give me a ticket. I think a warning would have been ample in the situation.
Atleast the pizza was good!
Okay im done bitching - but on a more serious note, they really need to put all the taxes we pay to better use. :mad:

darkcloud · 07-06-2007, 07:37 AM

That's a problem is just about every city. Even Cleveland haha.

STE92VE · 07-06-2007, 07:40 AM

What did he give you a ticket for?

theDude · 07-06-2007, 07:45 AM

Soliciting a prostitute ?

j/k

533ogetnom · 07-06-2007, 08:44 AM

i have to say it the other way around, im amazed at how often cops just ignore the fact that i buzzed past them in the opposite direction at ridiculous speeds (w/o radar) normally they would flash their lights or pull me over and give me a warning

OC Guy · 07-06-2007, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by theDude

Soliciting a prostitute ?

j/k

Same thought came to my mind.

bronco · 07-06-2007, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by OC 335i

Same thought came to my mind.

I think we all think alike

jrod1014 · 07-06-2007, 09:12 AM

Hmm... I guess some cars are clearly more susceptible to attention from police but I haven't found this to be the case with me. Then again, I am coming from a 350z. The BMW has made me want to enjoy the ride more and as a result, I typically don't do things that would augment my chances of getting pulled over. One thing I did that made me feel like less eyes were on me was remove my radar detector (lent it to a friend). He comes back today and I might or might not put it back up... Every time a cop pulls up next to me I feel he/she sees the detector and boils their blood. Any cops on this forum?

Carnage · 07-06-2007, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by bronco

I think we all think alike

ditto

mesier1111 · 07-06-2007, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by jrod1014

Hmm... I guess some cars are clearly more susceptible to attention from police but I haven't found this to be the case with me. Then again, I am coming from a 350z. The BMW has made me want to enjoy the ride more and as a result, I typically don't do things that would augment my chances of getting pulled over. One thing I did that made me feel like less eyes were on me was remove my radar detector (lent it to a friend). He comes back today and I might or might not put it back up... Every time a cop pulls up next to me I feel he/she sees the detector and boils their blood. Any cops on this forum?

Hey, I love when they see my radar detector and boil. Let em' boil, now they know how i feel when I see them on the side of the rode with their radar guns

BK · 07-06-2007, 09:32 AM

Doing laps?

I feel old.

saosinned · 07-06-2007, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by BK

Doing laps?

I feel old.

not sure where the OP was but a lot of places in downtown chicago don't have parking by them and the cops are crazy on the spot about giving parking tickets. if i'm picking someone up from a place and they're not there yet i'll usually just drive around in the area around the building until they get there. generally a lot of the streets are one way so i'll end up "doing laps" around the spot where i'm waiting to pick them up.

montreal_bimmer · 07-06-2007, 09:40 AM

too many cops on our roads these days.... they've become an epidemic... i just drive slow and give them no reason to pull me over....

E90Russ · 07-06-2007, 09:42 AM

Cops are a necessary evil. You hate em when the ticket you but love them when they help you with anything else.

blanchard834 · 07-06-2007, 09:46 AM

Your an idiot for sterotyping law enforcement officers. It obvious by your tone that you are the obnoxious sterotyped BMW owner that gives us all a bad name. You would be the first to cry for the police if someone keyed your car.

achien · 07-06-2007, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by E90Russ

Cops are a necessary evil. You hate em when the ticket you but love them when they help you with anything else.

Like what???

They should be catching racers in highway rather than setting speed traps in non-school zones and non-residential areas out of no where except the speed limit is 50km/h.

They just want the easy way out by collecting taxes rather than do the "real" duty of a cop, like catching crooks and catch the people who are causing trouble on the streets with modified cars.

uhaulball · 07-06-2007, 09:56 AM

maybe u should goto B-Town, CA. Bapesta will give u the details.

BK · 07-06-2007, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by saosinned

... "doing laps" around the spot where i'm waiting to pick them up.

Ah, I misunderstood. I was thinking like something from American Graffiti was back in vogue.

!Xoible · 07-06-2007, 10:40 AM

i dont think it has to do with your car as much as the copes having nothing to do.
also you should be hoping the cop wont show up, coz if he does you most likely WILL lose the case

achien · 07-06-2007, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by mantisG35

i dont think it has to do with your car as much as the copes having nothing to do.
also you should be hoping the cop wont show up, coz if he does you most likely WILL lose the case

I still don't know from the OP's post what traffic violation the cops are charging him.

If I were you and you have the time, I would go to court and tear the cop in pieces in the witness stand.

They should be better off catching "real" crooks and street racers than sitting in the parking lot eating dognuts.

urnone · 07-06-2007, 02:47 PM

damn pigs

bimmer newbie · 07-06-2007, 03:22 PM

Great story, but a little frustrating to read. You had left out the most important part of the story: what the ticket was for...

So it was for cruising? I've seen some places that don't allow you to do that, but I've always thought that's dumb. It's a free country, shouldn't we be able to move about freely on public places as long as we're not hurting anyone or anything (well, going the speed limit and obeying other safety laws)... is the law even constitutional?

Make sure you go read up on how to beat a ticket...

07-06-2007, 07:04 AM	#1
BLUE LABEL Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 216 Posts Drives: Montego Blue 335i Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	E92 is a ticket magnet Alright, maybe its just my personal opinion but i think a lot of cops have a lot of free time on their hands, besides trying to pick up girls and eating donuts. So check this out, I drop off my buddy to pick up a couple of slices of pizza at a downtown pizza joint and start making laps around the spot since its in the middle of all these bars/clubs and its almost losing time for most of the places. So I already notice the traffic and couple of paddy wagons ready for any trouble there so Im like play it safe and just circle the place till he comes out. On my second lap, I see my bud come out and i slowly pull over to let him in. Making sure he properly fastens the drink he got into the cup holder, i see these ladies that were passing by gawking at my e92 and one of them says to me "hot ride, i just got the convertible" She's obviously drunk and happened to have have her head in my passengers' side door as she was talking to me. Im thinking to my self, get your head out of my car girl and within seconds i hear this cop come up to me on my side, "can i see your driver's license" Im like you gota be kidding me, next thing, he's issuing me a ticket. He goes ill take it easy on you and wont give you a moving violation. Im like, i have my hazard light on and no where does it say "NO PARKING." Needless to say I put up with his arrogant attitude and eased up on the talk. I am going to see his ass in court and hopefully he shows. I cant stand cops that spit attitude. I honestly thought the first triple digit $ ticket would be on the highway and look, Going 0 MPH and a triple digit ticket. E92 haters i tell ya. Seriously cops sometimes have nothing better to do - literally waited 5 mins in all. Made two rounds while i saw other cars just sitting there. And this chump had to walk a block and a half to specifically give me a ticket. I think a warning would have been ample in the situation. Atleast the pizza was good! Okay im done bitching - but on a more serious note, they really need to put all the taxes we pay to better use. :mad:
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533ogetnom Banned 95 Rep 1,760 Posts Drives: 335coupe Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida iTrader: (1)	i have to say it the other way around, im amazed at how often cops just ignore the fact that i buzzed past them in the opposite direction at ridiculous speeds (w/o radar) normally they would flash their lights or pull me over and give me a warning
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jrod1014 Private 4 Rep 96 Posts Drives: SG/CR BMW 335i Coupe Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (0)	Hmm... I guess some cars are clearly more susceptible to attention from police but I haven't found this to be the case with me. Then again, I am coming from a 350z. The BMW has made me want to enjoy the ride more and as a result, I typically don't do things that would augment my chances of getting pulled over. One thing I did that made me feel like less eyes were on me was remove my radar detector (lent it to a friend). He comes back today and I might or might not put it back up... Every time a cop pulls up next to me I feel he/she sees the detector and boils their blood. Any cops on this forum? __________________ 2007 Sparking Graphite/Coral Red BMW 335i Coupé, 6MT (ZPP, ZSP, CA)
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E90Russ Banned 15 Rep 363 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Sedan (E90) Join Date: May 2007 Location: PHX, AZ iTrader: (0)	Cops are a necessary evil. You hate em when the ticket you but love them when they help you with anything else.
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bimmer newbie Private First Class 2 Rep 131 Posts Drives: 335i Coupe Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	Great story, but a little frustrating to read. You had left out the most important part of the story: what the ticket was for... So it was for cruising? I've seen some places that don't allow you to do that, but I've always thought that's dumb. It's a free country, shouldn't we be able to move about freely on public places as long as we're not hurting anyone or anything (well, going the speed limit and obeying other safety laws)... is the law even constitutional? Make sure you go read up on how to beat a ticket... __________________ E92 335i - Space Gray \| Black Leatherette \| ZSP \| Paddles \| Nav \| Step AT \| PDC \| BMW Assist/Bluetooth \| iPod/USB Adapter Ordered 5/15/07 \| Prod 5/24/07 to 6/1/07 \| Underway on Hoegh Asia 6/7/07 \| Arr Port Hueneme & Oxnard VDC 7/3/07 \| On Waggoner truck 7/9/07 \| Arr dealer 7/10/07 \| Delivered 7/10/07!!!
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