Can I get a ticket for chirping my tires?
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You'd get done for wreckless driving in Australia, and if you were in an area where street racers hang out you'd probably get searched for illegal mods.
On a side note, has anyone had their Z sideways? how do they drift? With VDC switched off.
On a side note, has anyone had their Z sideways? how do they drift? With VDC switched off.
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When you chirp your tires in Virginia it is a reckless driving offense for "failing to maintain control" of your vehicle.
Why? If the tires are spinning and your car is not moving at the same speed (even for a second) you do not have total control of your car. This also aplies to braking; as long as you are in a skid you do not have total control.
Why? If the tires are spinning and your car is not moving at the same speed (even for a second) you do not have total control of your car. This also aplies to braking; as long as you are in a skid you do not have total control.
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Thanks a lot for the advice. luckily I didn't get a ticket but if I had I could always bring in a dyno of the S2000, "it's got no torque so therefore I couldn't have chirped my tires".
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I've got a good one....
How about "not receiving a caution" ?????
Driving my BMW in the freeway, ran up at speed on a light that just changed to yellow, so I accelerated to make sure I "cleared" before it turned red. State trooper sitting near by heard the engine rev and pulled me over. He said based on my engine noise I must have been trying to beat the light. And, although I CLEARLY did not run a red light, the kind officer write me for not receiving a caution.
Alabama, love it or receive cautions...
Driving my BMW in the freeway, ran up at speed on a light that just changed to yellow, so I accelerated to make sure I "cleared" before it turned red. State trooper sitting near by heard the engine rev and pulled me over. He said based on my engine noise I must have been trying to beat the light. And, although I CLEARLY did not run a red light, the kind officer write me for not receiving a caution.
Alabama, love it or receive cautions...
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Yeah, you can get a ticket. I was with a friend driving her truck and her back tires spun a little (in the rain) while she was taking off, and a cop actually wrote her up for exhibition of speed. It was really ridiculous, but I think she would've gotten a warning if she was a little more polite. 
When you chirp your tires in Virginia it is a reckless driving offense for "failing to maintain control" of your vehicle.
Why? If the tires are spinning and your car is not moving at the same speed (even for a second) you do not have total control of your car. This also aplies to braking; as long as you are in a skid you do not have total control.
Why? If the tires are spinning and your car is not moving at the same speed (even for a second) you do not have total control of your car. This also aplies to braking; as long as you are in a skid you do not have total control.
Another problem with VA, they'll write you a ticket for anything since they can interpret the law at their discretion at the scene, and the adjudication process determines whether you are guilty or not.
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New York Vehicle & Traffic Law
S 1212. Reckless driving. Reckless driving shall mean driving or using any motor vehicle, motorcycle or any other vehicle propelled by any power other than muscular power or any appliance or accessory thereof in a manner which unreasonably interferes with the free and proper use of the public highway, or unreasonably endangers users of the public high-way. Reckless driving is prohibited. Every person violating this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
S 1212. Reckless driving. Reckless driving shall mean driving or using any motor vehicle, motorcycle or any other vehicle propelled by any power other than muscular power or any appliance or accessory thereof in a manner which unreasonably interferes with the free and proper use of the public highway, or unreasonably endangers users of the public high-way. Reckless driving is prohibited. Every person violating this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
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Originally posted by Intrepid
New York Vehicle & Traffic Law
S 1212. Reckless driving....which unreasonably interferes with the free and proper use of the public highway....
New York Vehicle & Traffic Law
S 1212. Reckless driving....which unreasonably interferes with the free and proper use of the public highway....
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I chirped them by accident doing a U-turn...and that was only because I stepped on the gas like I do on my honda...
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I did a peel around a corner and got a ticket for running a stopsign, which I didnt run, but from his angle he just saw me tearing around a turn, didnt notice that I started from a standstill. but yeah anyway, peeling the tires is reckless driving if nothing else. you could easily say you are new to driving a manual and made a mistake, or the person next to you gave you the finger and made you nervous.
any number of reason why you may have mistakenly chirped the tires.
I did a peel around a corner and got a ticket for running a stopsign, which I didnt run, but from his angle he just saw me tearing around a turn, didnt notice that I started from a standstill. but yeah anyway, peeling the tires is reckless driving if nothing else. you could easily say you are new to driving a manual and made a mistake, or the person next to you gave you the finger and made you nervous.
any number of reason why you may have mistakenly chirped the tires.
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