How many tickets did you get???

Rx7cop · 04-21-2009, 11:45 AM

I was about to go up the Dragon when I started to hear a LOT of people saying the troopers were hard on us... The question is how hard? How many got tickets and what for? I always hear how cool the cops are on the dragon, but that is from other cops on bikes.

3DZukini · 04-21-2009, 12:59 PM

I didn't have any trouble, but I wasn't really doing much more than speeding a little when the road straightened out... can't go too fast through those twisties unless you wanna end up down the hill

staticpat · 04-21-2009, 01:31 PM

The only cop I encountered was super cool. He was telling us that he didn't plan on giving out any tickets. I think they are just there to keep the peace and stop people from doing something completely stupid.

I also heard someone passed an unmarked cop on a double yellow and didn't get a ticket, just a talking to.

djmtsu · 04-21-2009, 01:51 PM

I believe one of the Canadians below us got 2 tickets!!

Don't know what for though.

My5ABaby · 04-21-2009, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by djmtsu

I believe one of the Canadians below us got 2 tickets!!

Don't know what for though.

I thought they both got one. Regardless, do they need to pay them?

DRTHVDR · 04-21-2009, 05:13 PM

If they want to come back to Deal's Gap they do.
The White RX-8 driver was given a couple of tickets. The other Canadian guys received warnings.

Phoenix7 · 04-21-2009, 05:16 PM

must have been bad driving to get 2 tickets though....

FDSeoul · 04-21-2009, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Phoenix7

must have been bad driving to get 2 tickets though....

+1 i have never been to an event where it seemed that the entire community was supportive of what everyone was clearly there to do. EVEN the LAW.

FirstRotaryExp · 04-21-2009, 06:49 PM

Its possible that the THPD and BCSO (blount county sherrifs office) have finally realized that the more tickets they hand out and the more officers they setup per mile of roadway the LESS revenue the area is going to bring in. Did anyone see ANY officers on the NC side of the gap? I counted exactly none till you got out to the 4 lane highway. Saturday I counted at least 3 THPD and 2 BCSO around 5pm. Last year the mountain would have been crawling with cops (I had counted 12 MARKED cars, 4 marked THPD bikes, and one mobile crime unit in the 11 mile stretch from the lake to the TN/NC border). I see this as an improvement with law eforcement officials and the event attendee's and the other roadgoers. I bet the officers enjoyed there time on the side of the road ogleing everyone's cars as much as you guys did up at the village, so its kinda win-win, an it is unfortunate that some people got tickets, though those that DID get one (or more) I feel your pain, but its a part of what goes on up there and its just a cost to play the game.

Ive been fortunate to only get one ticket ever while on the Dragon, afterwards I got me a V1 and thats all there is to that.

rotarybeat1287 · 04-21-2009, 07:37 PM

yeah the Canadians were telling us that it still effects them b/c they do have to pay them and such. Me and my 4 points were lucky and didn't receive any.

***TitaniumTT*** · 04-21-2009, 09:51 PM

I got pulled over for blasting a U-turn in Bryson city under a traffic light while following 2 other cars back from dinner. About 5 minutes later a county officer joined the city officer that pulled me over. There are questions about my reg being up to date, haven't gotten a ticket in about 12 years, I generally wear a button down shirt and I have 2 badges on my car for donations I make to officers funds in CT. I didn't get a ticket, but I did get directions to Wal-Mart when I asked the officer. They were cool, no doubt about it. Had this occurred in NOVA, my buddies would've been bailing me out of jail.

Speaking of NOVA, one of our crew did get pulled over for an illegal exhaust.... even though it passes TX inspection where the car is tagged, the driver still got a ticket. Not cool, NC/TN officers = cool

Duffman692002 · 04-24-2009, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

I got pulled over for blasting a U-turn in Bryson city under a traffic light while following 2 other cars back from dinner. About 5 minutes later a county officer joined the city officer that pulled me over. There are questions about my reg being up to date, haven't gotten a ticket in about 12 years, I generally wear a button down shirt and I have 2 badges on my car for donations I make to officers funds in CT. I didn't get a ticket, but I did get directions to Wal-Mart when I asked the officer. They were cool, no doubt about it. Had this occurred in NOVA, my buddies would've been bailing me out of jail.

Speaking of NOVA, one of our crew did get pulled over for an illegal exhaust.... even though it passes TX inspection where the car is tagged, the driver still got a ticket. Not cool, NC/TN officers = cool

I had no issues with the police while on the dragon but everywhere else was a different story.

As Brian said, it was my car that the driver got ticketed in while passing through NOVA. She said that all they wanted to see was the registration and insurance, show them the insurance but she didn't know where I kept the registration info. I keep the registration in the folder along with the owners manual but in Texas we're also required to have a vehicle registration sticker in the windshield, guess the NOVA guys were blind and couldn't see the bright blue/white sticker right above my inspection sticker. She got ticketed for my radar detector too.

After I left Brian's I got pulled over in Ohio and spend 2 hours in the back of a cruiser while two Akron cops and their dog tore apart my car, and I do mean tore apart. The pulled my storage bins out, took off my kick panels, pulled the spare out, poked around under the dash, crawled under and prodded around every fender well, and snooped around under the hood before the officer with the dog did the 'I don't know' gesture to the other officer after pointing at various things in the engine bay. Originally he said he pulled me over for following too closely, though I had about the same distance between the car in front of me as everyone else did around me, and loud exhaust which I'll give him since it is a touch on the loud side, but I feel that the real reason was that I have OOS plates and my car was covered in days worth of road grime and a bit on the faded side which automatically meant I was up to no good. Suppose my long hair and goin' on 26 hours without sleep also added to their suspicions. :/ The found a magnet in my car and gave me all kinds of grief over it as well as having a gas mask in the car with me. When all was said and done, the officer who initiated the stop gave me a warning for following too close and sent me on my way without as much as a thank you for your co-operation or any kind of apology for costing me 2 hours.

All was well for the remainder of Ohio, all of Illinois, MO and most of OK where I got stopped again...for exhaust. I explained to the officer that I had already been stopped twice for it and showed him the warning from the Ohio officer and I was on my way without any fuss. Really cool guy actually.

vex · 04-26-2009, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Duffman692002

I had no issues with the police while on the dragon but everywhere else was a different story.

As Brian said, it was my car that the driver got ticketed in while passing through NOVA. She said that all they wanted to see was the registration and insurance, show them the insurance but she didn't know where I kept the registration info. I keep the registration in the folder along with the owners manual but in Texas we're also required to have a vehicle registration sticker in the windshield, guess the NOVA guys were blind and couldn't see the bright blue/white sticker right above my inspection sticker. She got ticketed for my radar detector too.

Sounds more and more like this happened in Fairfax County. No they won't accept the reg decal on the windshield. They're stupid like that, and will not accept the inspections of other states legality if you're driving on VA roads--which is a catch 22, but usually can be dropped/complied with in court. They're really just banking on you to pay the ticket and send money without defense. I'm not sure, but you may be able to get an lawyer to stand in for your defense, but you'll probably pay more in retainer fees than actually paying the ticket. You may be able to continue your case until next year and go to court a few days before the dragon. But, I don't know if they'll let you continue that long.

As for the radar detector, they can not ticket you for it if it is un-plugged and not easily reached to plug in or power on. AKA, in the glove box, behind the seat, in the center console. Just be glad they didn't confiscate it.

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After I left Brian's I got pulled over in Ohio and spend 2 hours in the back of a cruiser while two Akron cops and their dog tore apart my car, and I do mean tore apart. The pulled my storage bins out, took off my kick panels, pulled the spare out, poked around under the dash, crawled under and prodded around every fender well, and snooped around under the hood before the officer with the dog did the 'I don't know' gesture to the other officer after pointing at various things in the engine bay. Originally he said he pulled me over for following too closely, though I had about the same distance between the car in front of me as everyone else did around me, and loud exhaust which I'll give him since it is a touch on the loud side, but I feel that the real reason was that I have OOS plates and my car was covered in days worth of road grime and a bit on the faded side which automatically meant I was up to no good. Suppose my long hair and goin' on 26 hours without sleep also added to their suspicions. :/ The found a magnet in my car and gave me all kinds of grief over it as well as having a gas mask in the car with me. When all was said and done, the officer who initiated the stop gave me a warning for following too close and sent me on my way without as much as a thank you for your co-operation or any kind of apology for costing me 2 hours.

Sounds like you consented to the search. If not what was the probable cause?

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All was well for the remainder of Ohio, all of Illinois, MO and most of OK where I got stopped again...for exhaust. I explained to the officer that I had already been stopped twice for it and showed him the warning from the Ohio officer and I was on my way without any fuss. Really cool guy actually.

Yeah, usually if you get the ticket for an offense in one day you do not get a ticket for it again... Most times.

vex · 04-26-2009, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

I got pulled over for blasting a U-turn in Bryson city under a traffic light while following 2 other cars back from dinner. About 5 minutes later a county officer joined the city officer that pulled me over. There are questions about my reg being up to date, haven't gotten a ticket in about 12 years, I generally wear a button down shirt and I have 2 badges on my car for donations I make to officers funds in CT. I didn't get a ticket, but I did get directions to Wal-Mart when I asked the officer. They were cool, no doubt about it. Had this occurred in NOVA, my buddies would've been bailing me out of jail.

Speaking of NOVA, one of our crew did get pulled over for an illegal exhaust.... even though it passes TX inspection where the car is tagged, the driver still got a ticket. Not cool, NC/TN officers = cool

sounds like NoVA. Probably around farifax county. I'd say get it db tested where it's registered and send in the receipt and a letter of account and they *should* throw it out.

jinx00 · 04-22-2009, 06:25 AM

My Buddy (white Rx8) and Me (silver Rx7) (Canadian guys) both got tickets, heading to the skyway. "Improper lane change" we over took an old lady driving super slow, on a solid yellow line.(undercover, Jeep Cherokee) ($171.00). Then my buddy got two more tickets the next day on the Dragon, forgot his license and then the cop gave him another one for 50 in a 35. (Don't know the costs yet)

04-21-2009, 11:45 AM	#1
Rx7cop The Newbie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: G-13 CLASSIFIED Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	How many tickets did you get??? I was about to go up the Dragon when I started to hear a LOT of people saying the troopers were hard on us... The question is how hard? How many got tickets and what for? I always hear how cool the cops are on the dragon, but that is from other cops on bikes.

04-21-2009, 12:59 PM	#2
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04-21-2009, 01:31 PM	#3
staticpat Rally Fanboy Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New York Posts: 147 Rep Power: 18	The only cop I encountered was super cool. He was telling us that he didn't plan on giving out any tickets. I think they are just there to keep the peace and stop people from doing something completely stupid. I also heard someone passed an unmarked cop on a double yellow and didn't get a ticket, just a talking to. __________________

04-21-2009, 01:51 PM	#4
djmtsu My minds tellin' me no... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 4,043 Rep Power: 22	I believe one of the Canadians below us got 2 tickets!! Don't know what for though. __________________ 1976 Mazda Cosmo RX-5 1976 Mazda Cosmo RX-5 2003 Toyota Tundra TRD 2015 Toyota 4Runner SR5

04-21-2009, 05:13 PM	#6
DRTHVDR Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 126 Rep Power: 18	If they want to come back to Deal's Gap they do. The White RX-8 driver was given a couple of tickets. The other Canadian guys received warnings. __________________ You don't need a better ride, your ride needs a better driver. 93 RX-7 R1 CYM: Swap in progress Other: 00 Impreza RS (GC8) & Odyssey Touring (Mommy Missile)

04-21-2009, 06:49 PM	#9
FirstRotaryExp Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dandridge, TN Posts: 76 Rep Power: 0	Its possible that the THPD and BCSO (blount county sherrifs office) have finally realized that the more tickets they hand out and the more officers they setup per mile of roadway the LESS revenue the area is going to bring in. Did anyone see ANY officers on the NC side of the gap? I counted exactly none till you got out to the 4 lane highway. Saturday I counted at least 3 THPD and 2 BCSO around 5pm. Last year the mountain would have been crawling with cops (I had counted 12 MARKED cars, 4 marked THPD bikes, and one mobile crime unit in the 11 mile stretch from the lake to the TN/NC border). I see this as an improvement with law eforcement officials and the event attendee's and the other roadgoers. I bet the officers enjoyed there time on the side of the road ogleing everyone's cars as much as you guys did up at the village, so its kinda win-win, an it is unfortunate that some people got tickets, though those that DID get one (or more) I feel your pain, but its a part of what goes on up there and its just a cost to play the game. Ive been fortunate to only get one ticket ever while on the Dragon, afterwards I got me a V1 and thats all there is to that.

04-21-2009, 07:37 PM	#10
rotarybeat1287 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mtns. of NC/SC Posts: 159 Rep Power: 18	yeah the Canadians were telling us that it still effects them b/c they do have to pay them and such. Me and my 4 points were lucky and didn't receive any. __________________

04-21-2009, 09:51 PM	#11
*TitaniumTT* Test Whore - Admin Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Right Behind you son Posts: 4,581 Rep Power: 10	I got pulled over for blasting a U-turn in Bryson city under a traffic light while following 2 other cars back from dinner. About 5 minutes later a county officer joined the city officer that pulled me over. There are questions about my reg being up to date, haven't gotten a ticket in about 12 years, I generally wear a button down shirt and I have 2 badges on my car for donations I make to officers funds in CT. I didn't get a ticket, but I did get directions to Wal-Mart when I asked the officer. They were cool, no doubt about it. Had this occurred in NOVA, my buddies would've been bailing me out of jail. Speaking of NOVA, one of our crew did get pulled over for an illegal exhaust.... even though it passes TX inspection where the car is tagged, the driver still got a ticket. Not cool, NC/TN officers = cool

04-22-2009, 06:25 AM	#15
jinx00 The Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	My Buddy (white Rx8) and Me (silver Rx7) (Canadian guys) both got tickets, heading to the skyway. "Improper lane change" we over took an old lady driving super slow, on a solid yellow line.(undercover, Jeep Cherokee) ($171.00). Then my buddy got two more tickets the next day on the Dragon, forgot his license and then the cop gave him another one for 50 in a 35. (Don't know the costs yet)