Does your Z attract the attention of law enforcment?

P's_Z · 08-08-2016, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

My youngest son came home one night when he was 17 claiming he had been profiled by the CHP and ticketed for speeding.

I asked why he thought he was profiled and he said that he was young, driving a Z (one of my 280ZX's) and that he had long hair.

I asked him if he was going faster than everyone else and he said yes.

I said "there you go, you were profiled...CHP profiles speeders".

Looks like he walked right into that one...

onzedge · 08-08-2016, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by P's_Z

Looks like he walked right into that one...

He did. It cracked me up.

Pagoda · 08-08-2016, 10:38 PM

I routinely drive in PA with my lights on all the time during the day in my jeep and my Z. More cause I want to be seen by other drivers. I haven't felt singled out by law enforcement, (and I used to be one) because I don't drive in a manner to draw attention to myself.

Thyristor · 08-08-2016, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by brancky3

To play devil's advocate here... why did you even switch your lights off auto mode? I don't think I've touched mine since I bought the car new.

No your completely right I should just leave it on auto. I drive a Saturn SL2 as my daily and the car beeps at me if the keep the lights on when the cars off so I got into a habit of always turning my lights off. For some odd reason I always instinctively turn my lights on in the Saturn but I haven't been able to get into the same routine with the Z yet.

Montez · 08-08-2016, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by brancky3

To play devil's advocate here... why did you even switch your lights off auto mode? I don't think I've touched mine since I bought the car new.

I keep mine off of auto because every time I get caught under an overpass etc they come on and turn back off time I leave from under it, that constant on and off is not an HID bulbs best friend. Here in the LA area we have ton's of them!

kevinpantz · 08-08-2016, 11:39 PM

I had an s2000 with a loud exhaust system, roll cage with the top down and usually speeding 10 over, never ever got pulled over. Switched to the 370z, same driving habits (no weaving in traffic or quick pulls, just higher coasting) and I've been pulled over 4 times in the past 3 months.

No tickets though.

ZeeBabar · 08-09-2016, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by kevinpantz

I had an s2000 with a loud exhaust system, roll cage with the top down and usually speeding 10 over, never ever got pulled over. Switched to the 370z, same driving habits (no weaving in traffic or quick pulls, just higher coasting) and I've been pulled over 4 times in the past 3 months.

No tickets though.

The s2000 did not look fast, looked more like a Miata. The 370 looks fast.

JARblue · 08-09-2016, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by brancky3

To play devil's advocate here... why did you even switch your lights off auto mode? I don't think I've touched mine since I bought the car new.

I absolutely hate the auto mode lights on the Z. They don't come on soon enough when it starts to get dark, and they turn on every time I pull into the garage in daylight. That being said, I turn the lights on manually nearly every time I get in the car. OP has no excuse...

In fact, I would say LEOs have been very fair to me in the Z. I've got a number of warnings, and only two tickets. Both tickets I was going 15+ over and the cop wrote the ticket for <10 over. Several of them complemented the car as well

And I speed everywhere. Not recklessly. Just fast.

forgot pw · 08-09-2016, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Thyristor

The other day i was driving around town in my Nismo with my lights off because it was still day light out and i was pulled over and ticketed for having my lights off 20 minutes past sundown.

It is my fault for not having my lights on auto mode but i dont think it would have mattered since it was still very much light out. I feel as though in a normal situation in a different car i would have just been told to turn my lights on or i wouldnt have been pulled over at all but since i was in my Z i feel as though i was targeted and cited. Very petty.

Does anyone else receive this petty behavior from law enforcement or am i just unlucky?

U Asian?

kbc749 · 08-09-2016, 11:08 AM

To be honest, my car is loud (HFC's and Short Tails) and has the tire rack sticker on the windshield and illegally dark tint (18 on sides and 5 on rear) and I've never so much as been pulled over in the year and a half I've owned the car.

madeinjapan · 08-09-2016, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by somms

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madeinjapan · 08-09-2016, 11:18 AM

blue lives matter

somms · 08-09-2016, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by madeinjapan

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I think you mean, "Thanks for providing a news source for the ticketing statistics."

JC-Nismo · 08-09-2016, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Trips

Edited: Please no negative LEO comments allowed

Oh yeah, no bad views on our perfect, no wrong doing, non corrupt UNITED STATES POLICE departments. Turn your autos on or get daytime running lights dude....

Jayhovah · 08-09-2016, 03:28 PM

When I totaled my 2011, the cop gave me a reckless driving ticket. It was raining, I wasn't speeding, and was just chilling on cruise control (I have since learned that cruise+rain is a bad combo). I hit a big puddle and lost control. I think I was profiled because of the car and given that ticket. That being said, my car was plastidipped and looked like this:

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Originally Posted by brancky3

To play devil's advocate here... why did you even switch your lights off auto mode? I don't think I've touched mine since I bought the car new.

Like others mentioned, it annoys me. It turns the headlights on every time I go into my garage.

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Originally Posted by solidus

Honestly unless you're rices out you don't attract any attention unless you're doing something to attract attention. I've been LE for 23yrs and 8 of those were in traffic on a motorcycle. Cars that I ha
got on my nerves were Prius, Smart Cars and any Minivan. BTW......I drive a BP boosted 15' Nismo.

This is OT - and perhaps foolish to ask... but as a member of the FI brotherhood I figure I'll take a go at it. I recently installed some Antilaser "parking sensors" and I'd like to find a safe way to test our their functionality... As a LEO, do you have any ideas? I noticed you are also a central floridian too...

08-08-2016, 10:38 PM	#33 (permalink)
Pagoda Base Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Abington, PA Posts: 30 Drives: '10 370z Touring Rag Rep Power: 10	I routinely drive in PA with my lights on all the time during the day in my jeep and my Z. More cause I want to be seen by other drivers. I haven't felt singled out by law enforcement, (and I used to be one) because I don't drive in a manner to draw attention to myself. __________________ 2010 Touring Roadster - Z1 Intake and Oil Cooler, GarageLine exhaust

08-09-2016, 11:08 AM	#40 (permalink)
kbc749 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 161 Drives: 2010 370z 6MT Rep Power: 10	To be honest, my car is loud (HFC's and Short Tails) and has the tire rack sticker on the windshield and illegally dark tint (18 on sides and 5 on rear) and I've never so much as been pulled over in the year and a half I've owned the car. __________________ 2010 Black Cherry 370Z Admin 3" intakes, Motordyne LTH, ART Pipes, AAM Catback, Z1 Anti Starve Kit, and some other stuff too

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