so im driving on the vincent st.thomas bridge (ca- 47) towards long beach.going 40.speed limit is 45. chp pulls me over. he was a total douchebag.my gf is next to me in a nice dress looking good and he still asks me if we are related.i told him 3 tmes im on my way to my gfs parents house for xmas.im gutted so he saw the inside and sae the presents in the hatch.gave me fix it tix for taillighs and no front plate... and my steering wheel. i dont have an airbag so now i need to look for my stock airbag and steering wheel.any one know a cop here??? the tails and front plate are easy but teh airbag damn.the light is on.will they check for that? can any cop sign it off? i hardly have time so i cant fix all this asap. any help guys/girls.


thanks,

louie

 

Damn dude, that sucks. Hope the rest of your Christmas went well

 

I never realized they could ticket you for takin out your airbag. I mean what if you have health issues that dont allow having an airbag

 

i live in cali.cali laws suck.im gonna try and fight it.it should only be a visual inspection.i dont think there is a way to test the airbag lol.alot of people are afraid of airbags so im gonn go with that.

 

hey try to go chp in riverside...they signed mine off right away without checking if i had the stock on or not....i got a fix it for exhaust.

 

where in riverside? by tyler mall?? its aout an hour and a half drive for me but i guess i could make it a date with my gf.victoria gardens isnt that far

 

your lucky you got off with just a fix it ticket, he could have impounded your car right then and there for having no airbag... its considered a felony last time i checked.

just put your stock wheel on, and it will pass the visual, which is all they need, to see the wheel. you dont have to put the air bag or any of the wires back on, just chill.

 

damn Ali, when did you become a cop????? lol. good luck on that situation. I told a cop the reason why i have it is because I needed a better alarm and my car was involved in an accident which blew the airbag out.

 

i wish i were a cop =( got a speeding ticket for doing 90 in a 70 last night... made some money at the casino tho, so i am not upset

 

STFU Kirby. You know Niole flashed him a smile and told him you were her slow brother and she was teaching you to drive. That is why he let you go.

 

thanks kirby and ali.im gonna go back to stock but since i dont have the wirin g anymorw oh well. ill tell him what u said

 

Put the stock wheel in and take it to Lomita sheriffs. It will cost you $15 but they have been good to me for fix-it tickets.

I drove around for a long time with a gutted steering wheel, the cops never said anything. Is it really illegal to remove them? I know a whole lot of people do it.

What is the vehicle code violation? Does it say on your ticket?

I have been looking around for at least an hour now and all I can find is rumors.

I did find this, but I don't hink it is an active organization.

http://www.safercar.gov/airbags/page...BDeactiv.htm#1

This is the only vehicle code violation involving airbags I could find

M 27317 No person shall install or reinstall for compensation, or who distributes or sells any previously deployed air bag that is part of an inflatable restraint system, if the person knows that the air bag has been previously deployed.

 

24002 it doesnt say anything about airbags

 

felony to have no airbag? what about older cars that didnt come with an airbag? wtf mate?

 

its a felony to remove working airbags.

if the car never came with them, then you cant take them off.

 

thats completely stupid, personally a disagree with airbags all together, and i also think their next to useless, they don't put airbags in nascars.

 

you cannot remove any federally mandated safety equipment from your car, like air bags and seat belts. period.

you want a car with no airbags, buy an old one, something made in the early 90's.

and air bags save lives. just ask my gf, exactely a year ago today she totalled her little xa, but atleast she walked away from it thanks to her air bag. so those stupid morons who think they are unnecessary can go remove them, or buy a car without them, and then get into a horrible accident and loose all their teeth on the steering wheel and maybe, just maybe start to think that airbags are useful, that or die. natural selection at its best, if your too stupid to understand how an airbag saves a life, and think you don't need one, than i am more than happy for you to leave the world a less stupid place.

also, nascar doesn't have airbags because they are completly strapped down and restrained inside the car with seat belts and harnesses and head and neck restraints, and they are also wearing helmets with full face protection. while ridingin a roll cage.

 

Dayum! i wouldn't last too long in Cali. I don't even believe in turn signals!

 

Wow.
x10

 

Wow. Just wow.

And yes, it's a felony to tamper with any OEM safety equipment. As for old cars, if it didn't have it from the factory, it doesn't have to have it.