Notices
Scion tC 1G Owners Lounge
2005-2010 [ANT10]

stupid law, and i'm an idiot for breaking it

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 05-05-2009, 12:46 AM
  #1  
Junior Member
Thread Starter
 
UUUUUhhhhO's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 2
Default stupid law, and i'm an idiot for breaking it

man i just had to pay 266 for my ticket for rolling a stop sign 2 seconds away form my house

haha there goes my intake money
lol
UUUUUhhhhO is offline  
Old 05-05-2009, 12:56 AM
  #2  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
iTrader: (7)
 
ack154's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 16,701
Default

That's not just a CA law... that's an anywhere law. Stop signs mean stop... not "keep driving slowly."
ack154 is offline  
Old 05-05-2009, 12:57 AM
  #3  
Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
 
dyoungin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Virginia
Posts: 26
Default

You wouldn't be saying it was 'stupid' if another guy rolled it and t-boned you.

dyoungin is offline  
Old 05-05-2009, 01:08 AM
  #4  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member

SL Member
Premium Member
 
Yanki01's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Corpus Christi, TX
Posts: 8,776
Default

Yanki01 is offline  
Old 05-05-2009, 01:12 AM
  #5  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
ihavenosn's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 1,674
Default

Sounds like you deserved it.
ihavenosn is offline  
Old 05-05-2009, 01:13 AM
  #6  
Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
kagenokaze's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Not Here
Posts: 89
Default

Stupid idea... IBTL?
kagenokaze is offline  
Old 05-05-2009, 01:16 AM
  #7  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
iTrader: (3)
 
thekevin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 1,304
Default

ouch that sucks. live and learn.
thekevin is offline  
Old 05-05-2009, 01:17 AM
  #8  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
teamNJCT
Fresh Crew
SL Member
iTrader: (1)
 
CarbonXe's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Parsippany, NJ
Posts: 16,646
Default

Originally Posted by Yanki01
This.
CarbonXe is offline  
Old 05-05-2009, 01:19 AM
  #9  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
iTrader: (1)
 
liltofuboix's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bellevue, Washington
Posts: 1,131
Default

lol dude not to be mean but i agree. stop does mean stop and you learn that in drivers school.
liltofuboix is offline  
Old 05-05-2009, 01:24 AM
  #10  
Junior Member
Thread Starter
 
UUUUUhhhhO's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 2
Default

yaa i usually do stop at stop signs but this was a stop sign in front of my house
:?
UUUUUhhhhO is offline  
Old 05-05-2009, 01:29 AM
  #11  
Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
 
tankota's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 36
Default

Man you didnt even do a Cali stop? you just rolled right through it? Turns out there are cops out at the right time.
tankota is offline  
Old 05-05-2009, 01:30 AM
  #12  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
iTrader: (1)
 
FMTC08's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Central, NJ
Posts: 442
Default

stop really means go...

shhhhh!!

hopefully you learned your lesson..
FMTC08 is offline  
Old 05-05-2009, 01:31 AM
  #13  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
a_german_named_hans's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Long Island/Daytona Beach
Posts: 2,898
Default

you know the stop signs that are outlined are optional? how'd the cop see you?
a_german_named_hans is offline  
Old 05-05-2009, 01:31 AM
  #14  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
teamNJCT
Fresh Crew
SL Member
iTrader: (1)
 
CarbonXe's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Parsippany, NJ
Posts: 16,646
Default

Originally Posted by UUUUUhhhhO
yaa i usually do stop at stop signs but this was a stop sign in front of my house
:?
Does that make it special? No. It doesn't.
CarbonXe is offline  
Old 05-05-2009, 01:32 AM
  #15  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
iTrader: (1)
 
FMTC08's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Central, NJ
Posts: 442
Default

and people take stop signs by my house all the time. The good old "rolling stop"
FMTC08 is offline  
Old 05-05-2009, 01:39 AM
  #16  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
o8tC's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Haterville aka Chicago
Posts: 3,131
Default

stop means stop....you FAIL
o8tC is offline  
Old 05-05-2009, 01:44 AM
  #17  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
kiss_kiss_kill's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: 818 yeahhhh!!!!!
Posts: 4,861
Default

How is that stupid? You drive around without stop signs & see how much the accident rate increases.
kiss_kiss_kill is offline  
Old 05-05-2009, 01:46 AM
  #18  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
huslindan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 1,345
Default

ibtl
huslindan is offline  
Old 05-05-2009, 01:46 AM
  #19  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
iTrader: (2)
 
ExpresScion's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Phila.
Posts: 2,575
Default

Derp. Next time stop.
ExpresScion is offline  
Old 05-05-2009, 02:01 AM
  #20  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
Team ScionTific

SL Member
 
2fast4you's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Miami, FL
Posts: 1,943
Default

Originally Posted by ack154
That's not just a CA law... that's an anywhere law. Stop signs mean stop... not "keep driving slowly."
Yep. While we're on the subject, I want to share something that happened to a friend of mine...

One day he gets pulled over for rolling thru a stop sign. He asked the cop "hey, what's the big deal? There was no traffic and I slowed down." So the cop whips out his nightstick and starts beating the poop out of him. The cop asks "Do you want me to stop, or slow down?"


2fast4you is offline  


Quick Reply: stupid law, and i'm an idiot for breaking it



All times are GMT. The time now is 01:14 PM.