I got pulled over & fined for no SEATBELT!!!

jamesbong · May 12, 2005

I got pulled over in South Texas today. To my shock, the reason I got stopped was b/c I was not wearing a seatbelt. I got stiffed w/ a $135 citation. What a bunch of BS. I am just glad he didn't look in the trunk. Otherwise, I'd be in jail for a long time.

I have always heard you can get pulled over for no seatbelt, but I have never actually heard of it happening to anybody. Sometimes I wish I had (.)(.)

royalfan · May 12, 2005

Same damn thing happened to me in Iowa a few years back. I couldn't believe it. Minding my own business driving speed limit and the trooper pulls up alongside me and noticed I wasn't wearing it and tickets me. Unfreakingbelievable.

Journeyman · May 12, 2005

135?

WOW...I have been there and done that 4 times i think...I just can't stand wearing it, I know its for my own good, just never got use to it.

Fishhead · May 12, 2005

Police are not allowed to do that in the state of Florida

Doug · May 12, 2005

jamesbong said:
I got pulled over in South Texas today. To my shock, the reason I got stopped was b/c I was not wearing a seatbelt. I got stiffed w/ a $135 citation. What a bunch of BS. I am just glad he didn't look in the trunk. Otherwise, I'd be in jail for a long time.

I have always heard you can get pulled over for no seatbelt, but I have never actually heard of it happening to anybody. Sometimes I wish I had (.)(.)

If I had contraband in trunk I'd make sure belt was on, brake lights working, etc.

Ladeda · May 12, 2005

DougJ said:
If I had contraband in trunk I'd make sure belt was on, brake lights working, etc.

I think he's talking about dead bodies Doug.

Doug · May 12, 2005

A dead body is contraband, IMO. I define it as something you are not supposed to have !

WildBill · May 12, 2005

If you guys lost a family member who wasn't wearing a seatbelt I bet you would change your tune. One of my best friends just lost a 20 year old brother. He didn't have his belt on, his passenger did. Passenger had two cuts, climbed out of the car and called 911. I just can't understand how one could ever go without one....

PanchoSanza · May 12, 2005

Seatbelts save lives, buckle up. :103631605

jamesbong · May 12, 2005

Ladeda said:
I think he's talking about dead bodies Doug.

They weren't dead ; )

jamesbong · May 12, 2005

WildBill said:
If you guys lost a family member who wasn't wearing a seatbelt I bet you would change your tune. One of my best friends just lost a 20 year old brother. He didn't have his belt on, his passenger did. Passenger had two cuts, climbed out of the car and called 911. I just can't understand how one could ever go without one....

I hear ya Bill and I actually buckle-up usually, especially on the highway. But it is a personal lifestyle decision just like smoking cigarettes or skydiving. I appreciate law enforcements concern for my welfare, but the way I see it, it is a very selectively enforced law and I do not think it a coincidence that I have out-of-state plates on my car. They are looking to raise revenue. I am a good driver and have never been in an accident and haven't been pulled over since I was 18. Instead of wasting time on me, they should go after the A-holes that don't use turn signals, run red lights, speed, or otherwise drive dangerously and actually endanger the lives of others.

No big deal though, I did the crime and I'll pay my fine and if I remember, I'll buckle up tomorrow.

VOLTITAN · May 12, 2005

Here is an idea...if you wear your seatbelt...then they can't pull you over for not wearing your seatbelt and therefore you avoid a $135 fine. Remember, police have to show "work" that they have done for the day to their supervisors and this usually means tickets or arrests. Update your tags, keep you lights working, wear your seatbelt, don't speed and obey traffic laws and most likely they will never bother you...too many other "easy" targets like...people who don't wear their seatbelt. :>Grin>

PanchoSanza · May 12, 2005

VOLTITAN said:
Here is an idea...if you wear your seatbelt...then they can't pull you over for not wearing your seatbelt and therefore you avoid a $135 fine. Remember, police have to show "work" that they have done for the day to their supervisors and this usually means tickets or arrests. Update your tags, keep you lights working, wear your seatbelt, don't speed and obey traffic laws and most likely they will never bother you...too many other "easy" targets like...people who don't wear their seatbelt. :>Grin>

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lander · May 12, 2005

The police are America's first line of defense. I'm glad they protected us law-abiding citizens from your seatbeltless ways ...

ChuckSims · May 12, 2005

You think thats bad. I got ticketed as a passenger not wearing my seatbelt.

Thrillseeker · May 13, 2005

Seatbelts are MANDATORY!!!!!!!!

but helmets for motorcycles are optional....

:smoker2:

wanderer · May 13, 2005

WildBill said:
If you guys lost a family member who wasn't wearing a seatbelt I bet you would change your tune. One of my best friends just lost a 20 year old brother. He didn't have his belt on, his passenger did. Passenger had two cuts, climbed out of the car and called 911. I just can't understand how one could ever go without one....

Sorry to hear about your loss Wildbill but in a free country people should be allowed to make their own decisions regarding their own safety. A seat belt law a joke and anybody that gets stopped for not wearing one should be pissed. I had an accident many years ago where i feel I would not be here today IF I was wearing a seat belt. It was my choice then. Now the state dictates it for you. Really sad IMO.

aceduecetrey · May 13, 2005

Fishhead said:
Police are not allowed to do that in the state of Florida

18 and under they are.

I got pulled over for dark tint a few days ago and ended up w/ a seatbealt ticket. Horse crap if you ask me!

parlayin · May 13, 2005

a cop stopped me once for jaywalking late at night across an empty street. asked for my license and everything...was a real prick about it...but luckily, he didn't give me a jaywalking ticket

TheGeneral+ · May 13, 2005

I have had 2 here and both cost $25.

I got pulled over & fined for no SEATBELT!!!

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