Wow it amazes me that as much as people laugh at the police and the uninformed about traffic safety and what not, that we have people who are just as ignorant (definition: unknowing) on our side as well.
First of all, you should be familar with your states traffic laws. In NJ its Title 39. Ford Focus O5 "I didn't know I couldn't have that lasershield over my plate" wouldn't fly at all in a court of law. Most states outlaw ANYTHING over your tag. So even if you travel out of your home state, you can still be pulled over if you violate a law of the state you are travelling in.
S4, you can't just pull someone over because he has driven by 5 or 6 times and the officer can't get a reading. The officer needs probable cause.Now if his ultralyte says JAM then yes that is probable cause.
We are protected by the Bill of Rights of the Constitution. You can't pull someone over because you think he might be lost. Now if that state has primary laws for not wearing a seatbelt or even tint, or having something hang from the RVM, THEN you have cause to pull someone over.
Ford Focus should be forever grateful that those cops were cool as hell. Because him crying "I can't go to jail" over and over wouldn't have done him squat if they weren't.
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