BBillyC
Well-Known Member
Here in my City the police are busting any hot rod, classic car for absolutely anything. When there is a car show they set up a temporary inspection site within a few blocks of the show. When cars pull out they are taken to the site and the car is inspected up on ramps. If the car has any modifications to it other than factory it will be impounded and if anything is wrong for example a burned out tail light its a $175.00 fine. Heaven forbid you have anything other than factory exhaust, suspension, etc. The police state in the paper that just because an item is sold at a rod and custom shop doesn't mean that it is safe or street legal. Every car here needs a safety inspection to get licensed but the police are saying they are not regarding safety inspections for licensing as being valid for street safety :loco: :huh: . The car clubs are going absolutely nuts because the funds from all of the car shows go to charities for disabled kids. It appears by the tactics they [the police] are using that it is simply a cash grab.
The police are stating it is for safety reasons, however I hear through the grapevine that it is revenge for an article posted on a rice rocket web site calling the police a bunch of fags after they busted a pile of them for street racing and discovered that most didn't even have drivers licenses. The ricers have been causing a lot of trouble with street racing in the city and motorists including hot rodders are really pissed at them for endangering the public. Some of their [ricers] cars are nitrous and are capable of generating some pretty impressive horsepower, but in the hands of a teenage mutant they are just out of control missles. The police seem to have confused ricers with rodders and are looking to clamp the bracelets on any car activity. Anyhow next weekend is the biggest car show in town where most of the downtown core is barricaded off and the streets are lined with thousands of antiques, hot rods, classics of every type. I wonder how many will show up because of the hassle they're going to get from the local gendarme at the impromptu inspection sites. I can't imagine the overtime costs to taxpayers when all of this goes to court.
The police are stating it is for safety reasons, however I hear through the grapevine that it is revenge for an article posted on a rice rocket web site calling the police a bunch of fags after they busted a pile of them for street racing and discovered that most didn't even have drivers licenses. The ricers have been causing a lot of trouble with street racing in the city and motorists including hot rodders are really pissed at them for endangering the public. Some of their [ricers] cars are nitrous and are capable of generating some pretty impressive horsepower, but in the hands of a teenage mutant they are just out of control missles. The police seem to have confused ricers with rodders and are looking to clamp the bracelets on any car activity. Anyhow next weekend is the biggest car show in town where most of the downtown core is barricaded off and the streets are lined with thousands of antiques, hot rods, classics of every type. I wonder how many will show up because of the hassle they're going to get from the local gendarme at the impromptu inspection sites. I can't imagine the overtime costs to taxpayers when all of this goes to court.