Tufte in The Forum
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99slowGSX wrote:
city council meeting i am sure...............politician chuck your view on this......Hmmm....even better idea. We all start driving responsibly. No reason to say/do anything until we get some proof that we are indeed being targeted. A few words in the paper don't mean squat. Like Tufte said, his shit was edited down, I'm sure the PD's was as well.
Other than that...public venue....hmm.....the forum? Send intelligent, well thought out letters to the editor. Provide insightful views and they just might publish your letter.
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IMHO opinion i dont think any of you minors should be sendi ng any letters into or be attending any meetings. I think you should leave up to the little bit older mature crowd who can better handle/word the situation rather than just trying to walk in there throwing a fit and writing letters like your gonna start throwing around law suits. Younger kids always think they can just start making threats w/ law suits and taking people to court but when in reality they have no idea what their talking about or getting themselves into w/ court actions and what not.
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that kind of reminds me of something that happened in Australia a little bit ago...they currently reformed the import of foreign cars....i heard this on the JDMOC forum...before they could import cars just like canada can...when they were trying to change the law a bunch of 18yr olds sent in their letters saying that they should be able to import their skylines and blah blah blah...well it ended up backfiring against the whole thing...not sure if that was really relevant but it was when i started typing it lol
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PSI2HI wrote:
IMHO opinion i dont think any of you minors should be sendi ng any letters into or be attending any meetings. I think you should leave up to the little bit older mature crowd who can better handle/word the situation rather than just trying to walk in there throwing a fit and writing letters like your gonna start throwing around law suits. Younger kids always think they can just start making threats w/ law suits and taking people to court but when in reality they have no idea what their talking about or getting themselves into w/ court actions and what not.agreed, young kids are stupid when it comes to that kind of stuff
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fallguy wrote:
I think a bigger problem than loud exhaust is the problem of people blowing through red lights and red arrows. Man...on 13th it is horrible. Two lights in a row I had a green light for 3 to 5 secs and people were still trying to get through even though their light was red. THAT is a major problem I think.end of rant
I just fly out into the intersection,and cut them off, and strand them out in the middle of whatever lane. That has to be one of my favorite things to do in the world.
P.S.(I only do this with the beater :)) -
I fly out in my slow car, I would have witnesses that it is clearly their fault for running a red.
Secondly, if you guys need support for loud car tickets, I'm there with ya, just let me know.
and again, good luck guys.
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so let me get this straight.. the "speed racer" cars with modified exhaust is just plain illegal period? or it is a ticketable offense if the officer on duty decides you are interupting his two hour lunch break frog-athon?
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no, I fixed MY errors.
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Jim wrote:
Yes... 4 tickets this year so far. Lol.. its not my fault I got DOME parking lot which is like a bazillion miles away...Jim just a tip, try behind the turf, it's ALOT closer then the dome and there is ussually a spot or two on the street there, I parked there all last spring, cause R-lot was too far for me to walk:P
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DaveH wrote:
Jeez, I need moderator status so I can fix any spelling errors I might make!!
Be careful of what you wish for Mr Henry...........:p
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I don't know how many times I have heard someone rip down 15th st, looked out my window, and gosh, its a car with a can on it, or a motorcycle. They are just looking for the people that are causing the complaints. I don't rip through neighborhoods, or through campus at night, because its annoying to people who are trying to sleep to have to listen to a loud exhaust. You gotta be respectful with your car, things such as the weaving through traffic, ripping through with a loud exhaust, and all that shit has to stop. Thats why you are getting a bad name.
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MisterCMK wrote:
I don't know how many times I have heard someone rip down 15th st, looked out my window, and gosh, its a car with a can on it, or a motorcycle. They are just looking for the people that are causing the complaints. I don't rip through neighborhoods, or through campus at night, because its annoying to people who are trying to sleep to have to listen to a loud exhaust. You gotta be respectful with your car, things such as the weaving through traffic, ripping through with a loud exhaust, and all that shit has to stop. Thats why you are getting a bad name.I can't tell you how many times I've had muscle cars and pickups rev on me in parking lots and at stop lights (literally every time I drive my car). This shit has to stop too. FWIW, I should have been more clear, I hear PLENTY of V8's at night by my house too, not just "speed racers."
Maybe I should start "looking out for them" with their modified exhausts and whatnot and making phone calls to the police w/ license plate numbers or even vague descriptions about cars racing by my house at night....
I'm not pissed that they're cracking down, I'm pissed that they're profiling a specific type of car when obviously its not just one style or another.
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I'm sorry, but that is such bullshit, they won't target anyone else but the import/tuners. they don't care about motorcyles, trucks, and their muscle cars. this town is seriously going to hell!!! FUCK cops.... they are pretty much "trying" to take everything away from us
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You guys think Fargo is bad for this stuff go to Fergus Falls. That place sux ass. I grew up there. I was a Marine for 4 yrs and was away from home. During those 4 yrs I did not get one ticket. I then got out and moved back and in my 1st month back I got a ticket. After that I was like f*ck this town and moved up to Fargo and have been ticket free :). I did not change my driving habits just my town. Seriously ask Weshole if you guys think Fargos bad. Go through Fergus one night with a loud exhaust or to dark of tint or anything that is not stock on your car. Slick Willie just got like a $300 or $400 ticket because his aftermarket bumper covered up his front plate. I see people cruising all the time in Fargo with no front plate or one that says Chevy Thunder or some crap on it. Like right now I have no front plate
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tjamz wrote:
I can't tell you how many times I've had muscle cars and pickups rev on me in parking lots and at stop lights (literally every time I drive my car). This shit has to stop too. FWIW, I should have been more clear, I hear PLENTY of V8's at night by my house too, not just "speed racers."Maybe I should start "looking out for them" with their modified exhausts and whatnot and making phone calls to the police w/ license plate numbers or even vague descriptions about cars racing by my house at night....
I'm not pissed that they're cracking down, I'm pissed that they're profiling a specific type of car when obviously its not just one style or another.
If you sign a complaint, these american muscle jerks that you speak of can/ will recieve exhibition driving tickets. Matt Groshun got one in his hatch, and was pulled over 3 days after the person had filed a complaint, and given a ticket for it. Went to court(i believe) and lost. Either way I know he had to pay for it. I am going to rag on my dad to write a letter to the editor and the fargo pd. I encourage everyone to have as many people as possible let the local press/state know how we feel. -
cavalier_babe wrote:
I'm sorry, but that is such bullshit, they won't target anyone else but the import/tuners. they don't care about motorcyles, trucks, and their muscle cars. this town is seriously going to hell!!! FUCK cops.... they are pretty much "trying" to take everything away from usCould you, please, just once, make a post that is semi-intelligent? Please?
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You know. They shouldnt be able to pull us over for loud exhaust if they dont have a specific db level we cant go over. When shit like this is up to the "cops Disgression", they will hand out tickets left and right to us "speed racers" and non to the muscle cars or trucks. They really need a db limit here if they are goin to do this. Also, this is going to just get worse and they will probably be inspecting our cars for illegal items such as test pipes.
I also think that the police are not educated about the scene very well if at all. I think there needs to be some sort of a meeting with the police and some of the higher tuners(tufte, shane, caleb, and the older guys) to help educate them.
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