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<x-rich><fontfamily><param>Geneva</param><bigger>((ok this was not in my T3, but it is applicable and it a good read)) ... first time being stopped in my NB... I saw him eyeing me while I was waiting to pull out of a parking lot. My licence tag expired while I was recuperating from surgery, so I figured that my time was up and I'd been nailed. I had the new tag, just hadn't taken the time to put it on... It was sitting the passenger seat next to me. Yeah, I can hear it now, [officer's voice]"...but that is no excuse, you'll have to tell that to the judge..." So, I have no choice, but to pull out on the street. Immediately, he pulls behind me and turns on the lights. OK, so I'm busted... oh well. I pull off the road, roll down my window and wait. "Yes Sir, Officer?" (ALWAYS BE POLITE) "Would you please roll your window up to here for me?" (about half way up) Very puzzled, "OK." The officer pulls out this BOX that looks something like a credit card scanner and puts it on my window. "Do you know that there is a limit to the amount of tinting that you can have on a car?" "Yes, sir. This should be legal tint. At least that's what I asked for." (this is the truth, I asked for the darkest LEGAL tint) [beep from the box] "Well, you are past the legal limit." [box says 29.3 should say 35 and remember this is Texas State Law] "What?!? but they said that this tint was legal... what about the seal at the bottom of the glass?" "Sir, that seal means nothing. Anyone can put a sticker at the bottom." "oh, I thought that meant that it was assuring that it was legal." "No, Sir, a lot of people think that. The tint may be legal in itself, but most windows are already tinted a little bit so that puts you over the limit and you can't have metalic tint. That's illegal also." "oh, I didn't know, so what do I need to do?" (honestly I did not know either fact) "Can I see your License and Proof of Insurance?" (ok NOW I'm busted...) (Looks at papers) "Well, I'm gonna let you off with a warning this time." (WOOOOOHOOOO!) "Alright sir, thank you." (ALWAYS BE POLITE!!!) "What do I need to tell the tint shop so I can correct this?" (loooong pause here by the officer) "Well, I'd probably would just leave it. Most of the other units don't have this box and they probably wouldn't pull you over for it. Besides, you're so close to the limit. What we're cautious about are the 8-to-10% cars. They're the dangerous ones." "I can understand that..." ( A L W A Y S B E P O L I T E ! ) "Here's your license. Have a nice day." "You too sir!" (remember NOT to do a burn out in celebration...) So, this either makes for a lucky day that I DIDN'T get caught for expired sticker (which I regularly get caught within 48 hours of expiration of every other tag I've owned) or extremely UN-lucky for finding the ONLY motorcycle cop that happened to have the tint-box. I'm still not sure. Excuse me while I go put my sticker on my windshield... Al </bigger></fontfamily> //////////////////////////////////////// For your VW Type 3 cravings: http://www.autographica.com/vw Type Three Parts Book Online Type Three Cabriolet Prototype Project Rebus Project: 1962 Notchback Restoration ...and the Houston Volkswagen Club http://www.hvwc.net </x-rich>