me t00!!!

 

^ nice. i also have a police badge on my sleeve i started. gotta get a good pic of that

 

i've been through a simliar incident with a friend that died on his R6 back up in illinois. My friends were riding spiritively i will say, and long story short Drew came up too fast on the group ( he was trailing behind ) , clipped the rear tire of another rider by accident, and the rest was horrifying. they found his bike in pieces scattered up to 150 ft out into a nearby field. the cops tried to put all the blame on drew etc and it was a big f-ed up mess. bottom line is imo cops will try to fuck with anyone they can, its thier job. unfortunately for anbody that likes to have fun on wheels i feel we are every cops worst enemy. I have never had an officer be respectful in any manner, only acting like an asshole because of what I drive. I just found out about bart, kind of explains why i havent heard from him in a while, needless to say im shook up but so glad the situation isnt any worse. best wishes for a speedy recovery bart.....
and fuck the Tampa bay Police. Fuck them up thier stupid asses.

 

you people and your hate tattoos

 

Thats some bullshit! Fuck cops.

 

That guy definitely sounds like he has a chip on his shoulder. He might have a special bias against sportbike riders, too. I'm sure that his demeanor with you was arrogant and callous. He probably could have been more sensitive to the fact that your close friend was seriously injured.

Two things prompt me to analyze his "justification" for issuing citations:

1. It is possible that he didn't realize the severity of your friend's injuries. He's not a doctor, so the possibility exists that he thought your friend was only suffering some bumps and bruises, maybe a broken bone. Like I said, this is a possibility, not a certainty.

2. Under Florida Traffic Law, he may be justified in issuing a Careless Driving and an Unlawful Speed citation. Witnessing these events doesn't seem to be part the elgibility for issuing these tickets. Evidence that these events occured seems to suffice. Because your friend crashed, there is evidence that he was driving carelessly and that his speed was unsafe for conditions. The law states that all vehicles will reduce speed around corners. The law also states that any person operating a vehicle upon the streets or highways within the state shall drive the same in a careful and prudent manner, having regard for the width, grade, curves, corners, traffic, and all other attendant circumstances, so as not to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person. Failure to drive in such manner shall constitute careless driving and a violation.

So, although it really stings and pisses you (and me) off, the officer's issuance of the tickets seems to be justified. I think he could have handled it better, perhaps issuing no ticket in lieu of the injuries he sustained. Unfortunately, it sounds like he used your friend's accident to "prove his point" about sportbike riders.

What this shows me is that dealing with cops is a lot like eating mixed nuts. Sometimes you pull out a nice cashew, sometimes you pull out a burned peanut. You hardly remember the cashew, but the acrid taste of the burned peanut lingers in your mind for a while longer and makes you leery of the rest of the nuts.

 

No, it's more like eating a bag of burned peanuts and a couple cashews managed to find its way into the bag going down the production line.


- Matt the Pilot

 

Maybe the cop is getting tired of watching dead or dying kids being loaded into ambulances and having to inform parents of the tragedy.However it sounds like this cop needs to find a new line of work.Our taxes pay his salary

 

So he gives the kid a ticket or two because of that?



Btw everyone, I asked his dad if the popo ever came in to drop off tickets for Bart but so far he hasn't.

 

I thought that was why he was an ass to you at the scene.Either way he was wrong and there is no way your buddy deserves a ticket.I meant no disrespect by my comments and I will pray for your frisnds complete recovery.