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[lankeeyankee]

Ok I just used google.
Keywords used
1) Flashing high beams law
Most results: It is ilegal to flash your high beams in most states with 200FT of on coming traffic.
2) Tapping top of helmet
Most results: Warning LEO/Cops ahead
3) Tapping helmet law
Results: Nothing states against the law.

Plain and simple tap your helmet no ticket, just helped a fellow biker.

If your pulled over for it, take it as harassment find out who the cheif of police is and write a letter or make a phone call.

 

[lankeeyankee]

I like the roofing nails idea. Like I always say, when in doubt RUN! I haven't seen anyone on the org on TV running yet. Who will be the first one? I like the helicopter shots of the guy running on the road. Makes for good TV!!

I havent done it. Roofing nails...... This one officer has been warned before and quit for a year or so, but he has been back on the avg. of 2 times a month.
When in doubt run? I dont ever run from the police but I do my best to get out of there way to not interfear with there pursuit, such as speed up to where I am not in there site or maybe even make a few turns

 

[Gpmo]

I havent done it. Roofing nails...... This one officer has been warned before and quit for a year or so, but he has been back on the avg. of 2 times a month

You "warned" him huh? He better watch out.

 

[lankeeyankee]

No, I havent warned him, i guess people complained and they did something about it.
its down a Steve ridge to where you can coast 80 mph if you dont use your brakes. So its easy to
ticket people for 60 in a 50
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[dragula230]

cops arnt a real pain around here 90% of the time they wont stop you unless your way fast. I still warn others.
I personaly dont speed normally (being on the fire dept.i see what can happen way to much)

 

[frisbee]

I always flashed my lights

 

[GsxrBots]

 

[Gpmo]

Roflmao. Fantastic. Crashing lol.

 

[bradbusa]

i do it too, in my case i use the signal as if to say "heads up" lol

 

[CWCobra]

No warning for harley riders from now on..period. If I STILL had my harley I wouldnt let them know either

In my experience, Harley riders are the slowest moving vehicles on the road...usually doing 10-15 UNDER the posted limit. Refusing to pull over and let faster traffic pass. I cannot fathom a Harley rider EVER getting a ticket...unless it's for impeding the flow of traffic!!!!

 

[mynewride]

didnt know about the top of head thing. never seen it. however i have seen the twirling finger and givin it. i also signal with lights often of po po ahead. i really like the idea of patting on head. thanks lanky!

 

[MLSDUKE1]

I'm usually the warned one. At first, because of the younger riders in my area who would rather do wheelies in front of cops then make us look halfway good, I thought it meant "I have a bee in my helmet" or "I just recieved brain damage from the bee that was in my helmet" or "I literally have brain damage, but no bee was involved" but THANKFULLY now I know what it means. I'll pay more attention next time the "stunt" riders are near so I can get outta there before I'm associated. Thanks for the tip!

 

[lankeeyankee]

I am glad that I brought this topic up thats 16 people now that understand what the tappin on the top of the helmet is all about. Hopefully it will passed along so that all bikers will understand it and use it rather then the flashing of the lights, we all know the flashing of the lights but its also a risk of getting in pulled over and harrassed.

 

[peterbusa]

Wish that when I had my run in with the po po it was someone like you, I was behind a truck just cruising not doing anything stupid. Saw the cop looked down saw 65 figured I was ok. When we turned around I thought for sure it was for the truck as did the truck because the truck pulled over. When I went past the truck and the cop was still behind me. All I could thing is WTF did I do? He proceeds to tell me he clocked me at 72?! And wrote me for..... I mean I took it with a grain of salt but man when I am actually behaving my self I get it....

Yea some days i find that i have no luck,know the feeling.

 

[MO-BUSA]

not saying this because i dont agree with the warning another fellow rider but sometimes when the police do have speed traps set up they do occasionally catch a bad guy, just saying

 

[lankeeyankee]

not saying this because i dont agree with the warning another fellow rider but sometimes when the police do have speed traps set up they do occasionally catch a bad guy, just saying

There are other ways the police can catch the "bad guys" There are alot worse criminals in this world harming the lives of others with drugs, domestic violence etc. Ya dont give a guy a ticket cause he is going 72 in a 65 when there are people in this world selling ilegal drugs to minors.
This post wasnt "what is your opinion on warning other riders of speed traps"

Bet your the type that would pass a broken down biker thinking he may be a criminal and dont stop. Sorry Mod you may erase this but I am very opinionated and I speak out. No disrespect by no means. But lets stay on the topic If you dont agree then pass on, if you have informative information please do share.

 

[dadofthree]

74 in a 65 on an interstate? I would hope you wouldnt get a ticket. Cops here wont usually bother you on the interstate till about 11+
Now there small towns, in which I live in kinda a mayberry City with 3 cop cars. They Will setup Speed traps on nice windy back roads Speed limit 30mph and begin writing at 33. The words kind of police are the ones that sit at the bottom of a hill. We have a state trooper that pull that kinda chit every once in awhile, thinking of pouring a bucket of roofing nails one evening in his hiding spot off the road.
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In most states, in my state, speeding is absolute. If you do 36 in a 35 you can be cited. I have a whole set of rules laid down by my employer and then a set of my own. The 9, 11, 15 over are gifts not law. Speed traps don't exist, only those who violate the law getting caught. So you get caught running 15 over, blame the cop and cost the jurisdiction ( tax payers ) $800 for tires, an officer his life, or an innocent harm. ???

 

[dadofthree]

Thats a nasty ticket a bit excessive but I bet I know why. Also I bet it didn't ruin your trip .

It's a bad situation. Lots of issues with accidents and deaths, major costly injuries. The Governor of Tenn put the hammer down, funded overtime for traffic enforcement. The expectation is that they enforce the law.

 

[dadofthree]

Sorry I just dont care for the law nor lawyers.

Really

 

[lankeeyankee]

Well this morning I was sitting at a light and there was another bike across the intersection
GSX500 i think, so when the light turns green I just pick the front wheel up and tote it
a couple of inches up, well sure enough there was a cop down the road a lil ways facing
towards me thank ago I didnt stand it up at a 10oclock position.. dumb as should have tapped
his helmet luckily the cop didnt do anything, thank ago for quiet pipes.
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