got pulled over by D.E.C.

[trikes4life]

I was on my way home last night from to poortoride4's house arfter riding the local rail road beds. Was within 1/2 mile of my driveway, i seen the green suv with the lights mounted on the top coming down the road. i was puttin in third on the grass between the shoulder and the telephone poles, got within 100ft and lit up the lights , i was litterly crappen my self. We always talk about what we would do if they tried to pull us over. I was next to a trail that goes through my friends property, litterly the trail came out to the road. I could of lost him but i didn't dare. So he parked his truck right in front of me so i could not run. He got out and i was scared, i did not know what to do. He said, where are you coming from, i said a friends couple of houses down (i lied i was like a mile away on the next road over. Then he said, where you headed. I said, home. Hes like where you live, i live about hundred yards down. HEs like, you just riden the edge. I said yes, i never ride in the lane (lied). Just to day, i wasn't doing 50 down the road. HE said good you have your helmet on! He got in the truck and left. HE knew i had no registration or insurance. He was about 23 years old with more crome on his teeth than on his gun. Pays not to run. I heard they been keep an eye on riders in my are because there destroying farmers crops with no hesitation. son's of a *Edited**Edited**Edited**Edited**Edited*. i turn them bastards in, they ruion it for every one else.

[atctim]

Very nice - you did the right thing - I know there will be a day that I am in a similiar situation, and I will pull over as well.

[Lomax]

I would have run so fast the tires would still be smoking. It never pays for me to stop, only costs me money so why not make them work for it.....

[85hondaatc125m]

There are some nice cops out there, One day I was riding my trike down my street(in town), it is a gravel street that isnt very busy. I was pulling my brother who was on the tobbogan and going about 30kph and I had a helmet on, and it was dark, but the cop just kept driving along.

[Russell 350X]

I would have run so fast the tires would still be smoking. It never pays for me to stop, only costs me money so why not make them work for it.....

Why would you run?? Its a stupid ass thing to do, then it makes everyone else that rides and repects the law look like a bunch of jerks. That and if they find you after you have ran from them, they will have NO MERCY on you. I have been stopped a few times (try 5) and I never ran, and I never got a ticket, nor get my ride taken away. It pays to stop.



Russ

[SPD FRK]

Never been stopped. Even had a cop drive right by while I was stuck in a snowbank beside the road. He eyeballed me and kept going. Must have been too cold for him.
With my luck if I had been stopped it would have been his wifes time of the month and I would get hell for it. Doing the right thing or not, there are some bad cops out there looking to extend thier power trip.
I have been pulled over on my mountain bike though. I was doing 70Km/h in a 40 zone. On a hardtail dept. store bike. I'll never do that again. That was one long hill. I was too scared to look down at the speedo until I stopped.

[84honda200s]

my trike is big time ilegall. no plates,regastration, or insurance. but i would still stop only because i know cops and i dont want 1 of em at my door to arrest me for resisting arrest lol. plus im the only retard out here with a black trike danm i need new plastics on my trike. so for me it pays to stop

[firehart]

A couple of weeks ago I was just pulling out onto the street when a lady officer came around the corner. I just stopped and waited for her to come to me. I told her I had just started it up and put my hand on the block. She was more interested in finding some kids who were recklessly riding four wheelers. I asked her about riding on the street but she had a another call before she could answer me. I still don't know if its legal or not. My neighbor got a ticket because she did not have a motorcycle indorsement of her driver's licence. But since the three wheeler is an ATV instead of a motorcycle you don't need an indorsement. On BLM land you are supposed to have either plates or off-road sticker and under 18 are supposed to wear a helmet. But I have never even seen a officer out there. I wonder if Fish and Game can give an ATV a ticket?

[Bryan Raffa]

hey i know him dont piss him off or you will be in trouble!!!LOL one of my best friends from high school use to work with him but he just got transferd to another county..They have more athority than sherriffs and state troopers!! you don want to end up in the old LCJ!!! just be respectful!!

[ATC crazy]

Yup....around here, Game Wardens and Park Rangers have more authority than anyone else...even State police.

[Russell 350X]

Yup....around here, Game Wardens and Park Rangers have more authority than anyone else...even State police.

Same here. If a GW thinks you are poaching, they can walk into your house and check whatever they want out, without a warrent. Do not piss them off.

[wheelie king]

As far as stopping or running, I have done both, I am ashamed to say. It actually depends on the cop. There are cops that will not bother you, others that will tell you just to stay off the road, and others that will write you. It really depends.

Even more so, it depends on WHERE you get stopped or caught. If it is a place where there are a lot of complaints regarding ATVs, I can assure you that you WILL get written up. Usually it is a noise, trespassing, or reckless complaint that has the cops there looking for ATVs in the first place.

For example, half of the people in my neighborhood have ATVs, and while they are illegal to ride on the road in FL, we all do anyway. Why? because we are respectful and do not rip up and down the road, cross others' property, or have loud exhausts. Therefore no one complains! And if no one complains, no cops come looking for us!

Just something to ponder.

[ScottZJ]

Personally I think running is the worst thing in the world to do, not cuz I was in law enforcement but cuz its just too dangerous. You starting making fast and rash decisions during the chase that could take your life, take other lives or do damage to property. Not only does this cause pain for you if you get hurt but it causes major problems with local law enforcement being stereotypical towards all ATC/ATV riders. They in turn treat all riders as if they were going to run and thro the book at them (so to speak). I feel if you are doing something wrong and get caught then pay the piper and deal with what gets thrusted upon you. One main thing, remember that your actions speak very loudly for the ATV world, dont make us look bad................peace

[scooterroo]

new york sucks and so does the dec!!!!! they are closing every trail around my area. gives us here in eastern new york to nothing else to do but become outlaws!!!! every trail i was on this last weekend had a "no atv's allowed" sign on them. fresh and new at that. they got so ballsy they even closed of a trail that goes thru my uncles land. my uncles land!!!!!!!! not the states land, my uncles land. he took the sign down and mailed to them with a letter stating where it came from and why it was taken down and sent back to them. ***DO NOT TYPE AROUND TEH WORD FILTERS*** the dec!!!! new york state sucks. they want you to pay tax on the bikes, pay to register them and insure them, but they dont wanna provide any form of a trail system for us? whats up with that? gov. patooki is an ***DO NOT TYPE AROUND THE WORD FILTERS.****

[Bryan Raffa]

[but they dont wanna provide any form of a trail system for us? whats up with that? gov. patooki is an *****[/QUOTE]

your so right!!!!!!