I feel bad for you guys. VA sounds like a great place for an enthusiast to avoid. $1000+ for a first ticket at age 22 is outrageous! I realize that any violation is left up to the officer, but here in WI I've never heard of anything like that. In fact, I got caught "driving fast" with two other sports cars (75 in a 45) and the worst the officer said he could've given us was $300 and 6 points. Ended up with $200 and a disorderly w/motor vehicle charge. Btw, I'm new, so hi all! I'm sure you'll catch me in the emanage forums asking noob questions shortly.

 

I heard the bill didnt pass. But thats why I live across the river

 

damn i wonder how they would react to my 130 in a 55 :gay: never got caught yet. thank god.

 

here in hicksville SD(city of about 150K people) you can drag race down the busiest street in town with three other cars and only get a exhibition driving ticket which is a $90 fine. The worst I have ever heard of someone getting is a wreckless driving charge which is still only around $200. You guys are getting raped

 

VA is crazy about traffic laws.

 

i lived in MI, VA, NC and now CA. VA has been my least favorite by far. NC has been my favorite. owning and operating a car? MI was the easiest, NC was the cheapest by far.

 

Actually in VA, if your radar detector is "Built-In" to the car, they can't really do anything about it. I learned that when I was pulled over in VA w/ PA tags from some state trooper (as he wrote me a reckless).

 

I got a reckless charge for practicing drifts in a HUGE parking lot....with cones no less. Done it before at other places and never had a problem. Setup cones, do a little practice session, pull out the skateboards...you know, I don’t go and **** **** up. This last time the cops weren’t having it...

I have till September to finish my year of probation and just finished my 25 hours of community service. Nothing goes on the record, no fine, just pay the lawyer.

Vash-

 

really...they cant do that on private property...unless the state somehow owned the parking lot.

 

See, I thought that too, but my lawyer told me if the parking lot has 10+ parking spots, that they can. They said that by me having a friend in the car that I was being reckless. My friend said he didn’t mind and that I do it all the time, not sure if that helped the situation.

Vash-

 

well....insert vash

 

http://www.courts.state.va.us/publications/hb_3202.pdf

Check that out....

$300 annual fee for an operational N2O system, and that's as bad as your second refusal of a blood/breathalyzer test, and that's as bad as using a commercial vehicle to distribute a controlled substance!?!?! All 3 get $300, 3 installment civil assessments, what a bunch of B.S.

Mark

PS - Looks like it's law: http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp...bil&val=hb3202

 

aren't you glad you'll be in MD mark?

 

No, I am glad that I am a gun carrying Texas resident. Although MD seems to think that I should be disarmed... which sorta sucks ***. Where is the logic of being in the military and NOT having a weapon?

Mark

 

at least va has lax gun laws. ironically, md is where id most rather havea gun.

 

gun laws dont mean much. i live in DC where guns are banned and hear gunshots once a week.

 

so now you hear them twice a week now??? oh wait no...most poeple dont go around shooting guns...legal or not.

 

Bottom line: Guns don't kill people. Ninjas kill people.

 

ninja gaiden is out soon for the ps3 and it's *gorgeous*

 

I used to kick *** in that game...when controllers had an "a" and a "b"