No More Trikes:(

[Custom200]

The other day me and two of my friends were going along the railway beds when we came to a road to cross. we waited for the cars topass and we crossed. at the other side of the track a little black ford focus cut us off and a cop got out. He told us we crossed at an inpoper 90 degree angle.(although there is no law about this?!?and we crossed in the legal way ) He then gave us tickets for every little thing he could find. Then he told us to go home and it was okay to use the shoulders of the roads to get home so we left. When i was almost home he cut me off again saying i wasnt allowed on the shoulder of the road?!?(going agansit what he said). Wrote me a ticket for not obeying a police officer. He called the tow truck and while it was being put on the truck he let several other bike go in the middle of the road and never stopped them. Although they had no helmets on?!? So now ihave the bike in my shed not allowed on it untill i pay over a grand in tickets. get my liscense and buy my own bike again. This sucks so much because it was done in a unprofessinal way that endangered me and my buddies. No we're gonna to go to court to contest the tickest because we have things against the cop that can bet us cleared of the inciddent......THIS SUCKS SO BAD.

[ATCT]

I'm not sure about the laws in Newfoundland, but I'd definitely fight the tickets. Sadly, it's going to be your word against a police officer, so it'll probably be tough. However, around these parts, often, when the officer knows he was being an a-hole and was improperly writing tickets, they won't show up to the court and all charges end up being dropped. At the least, it sounds like you should fight the ticket regarding disobeying an officer's orders. Out of common sense, I'm not sure how they expected you to get them home, and hypothetically misconstruing "you can ride them home on the side of the road" vs. "Have someone come and pick these up" is unlikely.

[rally4x4racer]

use public records to locate other similar incidents on the officers records. Ask the chief about his record and file a formal complaint. Don't let up - fight tooth and nail until they clean up the force. The officer needs therapy for his power trips.

[Brockey]

Fight it man. My buddy got cut off by a cop and ran into him. They are not allowed to cut you off. They had to get his machine repaired and drop the charges. Then for weeks they would come and check on him to make sure he was recovering and not gonna sue.

[ATC-Eric]

I have a couple bits of advice for you come court time:


-get a haircut
-put on a nice shirt-tie-pants-shoes



Take this seriously, or they wont take you seriously. Your only 16, so you already have a disadvantage walking into the court. Be polite, and practice your responses before you go in.

Like I said, they might look down on you because your younger, if you act professional you will come out ahead.

good luck!!

[cr480r]

The officer needs therapy for his power trips.

Therapy is useless against the deep rooted issues causing an enforcers power trip... My advise is to lie in court... you know they are gonna be...

[james9r9r]

I was shredding in the road and then in my front yard and a truck pulled up and a police car incase we took off then he said I got a complaint you guys were riding wreckless in the road and my friend said no we were just riding in our front yard. Then he said who called in the complaint then? I told him I rode in the shoulder of the road. then he said if he pulled up when we were in the road he was going to load up the trikes and we would receive big fines but instead he said just wear a helmet and I said I don't have one right now and I will just ride in my front yard. Then he left. He was an asshole cause we had a 6ft x 9ft confederate flag on the trikes and a smaller one then on the hat my friend was wearing had a rebel flag on it.

[300rman]

well....F-F F F THE POLICE! they are good for nothing.....when they are truely needed, they arenowhere to be found, but they will always be there to give people hell for having fun......

[james9r9r]

Well I hope they like the mud from my front yard blasted on their car and truck...

[Tri-ZNate]

I was shredding in the road and then in my front yard and a truck pulled up and a police car incase we took off then he said I got a complaint you guys were riding wreckless in the road and my friend said no we were just riding in our front yard. Then he said who called in the complaint then? I told him I rode in the shoulder of the road. then he said if he pulled up when we were in the road he was going to load up the trikes and we would receive big fines but instead he said just wear a helmet and I said I don't have one right now and I will just ride in my front yard. Then he left. He was an asshole cause we had a 6ft x 9ft confederate flag on the trikes and a smaller one then on the hat my friend was wearing had a rebel flag on it.

http://www.3wheelerworldforums.com/s...ead.php?t=9639

PLEASE READ!

[james9r9r]

It's a forum

[Tri-ZNate]

It's a forum

Its a thread. Read it

[james9r9r]

Ok I'll make sure I get right tooooooo tt

[Tri-ZNate]

Ill just sum it up for you try to take the extra time out of your busy day and use punctuation and grammer its hard to figure out where one thought process starts and the other ends first you said the cop said he was gonna load em up and big fines if you went in the road again then said but he only told us to wear a helmet

It gets confusing man. Just use punctuation. Here is a few you can have ..............,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,?????????????

[Russell 350X]

Ill just sum it up for you try to take the extra time out of your busy day and use punctuation and grammer its hard to figure out where one thought process starts and the other ends first you said the cop said he was gonna load em up and big fines if you went in the road again then said but he only told us to wear a helmet

It gets confusing man. Just use punctuation. Here is a few you can have ..............,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,?????????????

I second that!!