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Originally posted by SLOWBACK 67:
Just buy a go pro and the cops are just doing their job. Just keep your car legal and you won't have to worry about anything.

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Sure, he'll just tell his boss he was late to work because the cops were "just doing their job". This is why I tell people to take the tint off their windows and put their front plate back on. Don't give them a reason.

As far as dashcams go, there's no reason to spend all that money on a gopro. The first thief that sees it will smash your window to get it. There are much cheaper alternatives that have more options. They may not have as good of video quality, but it's extremely difficult to read license plates even with the best dashcams so I really don't see the need for the best of the best. I spend about $40 on mine and about the same for a quality SD card. If you ever get involved in an incident on the road, just say the license plate number aloud and your cam will catch the audio. Do the extra work to hardwire it and mount it cleanly and you'll forget it's there until you need it.
 

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Posted by Martinna (Member # 12493) on :
 
If you're rich and have a BMW with factory tint, the cops will never mess with you. If you don't have money and drive an American hot rod with a tint, cops will always mess with you. There are laws for the rich and powerful, and other laws only for the rest of us. You can't have a two tiered justice system and claim to be a country with liberty and justice for all. What SLOWBACK 67 doesn't tell you is he's connected to law enforcement. In America today, this means he doesn't have to follow all the laws as closely as the rest of us do. He has no problem getting a fix it ticket signed off for him, that is if a cop will be rash enough to give him one.


Wolfie351 gave very good advice on the camera.
 

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Posted by Brokn Nx (Member # 8526) on :
 
I don’t have tint for this exact reason. The last bogus stop I was driving my yellow 04 Cobra. I had my hat on backwards, shades on and arm out the window. It was daytime, and I was at least 5 under the posted speed limit. The officer flipped a u-turn and stopped me. When he approached the door my windows were down and my hands were high up on the wheel. He asked for the usual documents, then walked back to his car. When he returned he handed me back my documents and leaned into the car. He says”no tint?” As he looks into the passenger compartment. I say “never”. He says “have a nice day.”

Overall, this wasn’t a bad experience, but one that shouldn’t happen. The cause for the stop was backwards hat on a dude who looks like a stereotype. Usually, at least there’s a missing plate! I did get stopped in the same car for no windshield wipers around the same time.
 

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Posted by i (Member # 12534) on :
 
I tell them I have a active warrant and I validated my probation.
 

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Posted by NEIGHT (Member # 8741) on :
 
I feel your pain. Try being Hispanic and young looking in a fox body. You'll get pulled over for not moving out of a cops way when they don't even have sirens or lights on.
 

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Posted by fredfifty (Member # 10320) on :
 
Why not use your smart phone?
 

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Posted by Brokn Nx (Member # 8526) on :
 
I think reaching for anything has its risks in a traffic stop.
 

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Posted by hidnn0s (Member # 13845) on :
 

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Originally posted by Brokn Nx:
I think reaching for anything has its risks in a traffic stop.

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Originally posted by Black88GT:
How is a dashcam going to help you? Seriously, if you dont want to be looked at buy an accord. I roll tint and no plates on both of my mustangs.... Its a roll of the dice.

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Originally posted by Brokn Nx:
I think reaching for anything has its risks in a traffic stop.

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Originally posted by drop92:
I use a gopro as my dashcam , it saved my ass many times , I have it mounted on a windshield mount.

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