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Originally Posted by Borla
What type of cop car was he in that was supercharged? No Crown Vics, Chargers, or Impala Police Cars come that way.
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The Trooper was driving what looked like a brand new Dodge Charger (I had incorrectly thought them to be super charged). Regardless its a big, heavy, rear wheel drive muscle car - Not ideal for driving in the snow.
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Originally Posted by Borla
do you mean by racing tires? All weather performance (typical for LE vehicles in areas with bad weather), or even standard performance tires are a far cry from civilian racing tires, aka drag
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I was refering to the big, wide, sticky performance tires. The ones designed with the biggest contact patch possible to maximize performance in the wet/dry. The area where I was ticketed is lucky to see an inch of snow every 5 years or so.
I only mentioned the Troopers car to emphasize that I was better prepared for the weather than he was. Regardless, this isn't something that I would ever bring up in court as its not particularly relevant. My plan is to pretty much stick to the talking points that you mentioned.
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Originally Posted by ratbastid
As former law enforcement, you probably know all about how traffic court works, but if not... I.
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I was military law enforcement and spent the majority of my career either doing QRF/SRT stuff and everything K9. I know fuck-all about civilian traffic court, though I do have a bit of experience talking to judges. Your advice seems sound to me. I'm going to give that strategy a go.