FDNewbie

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I heard an until-now unsubstantiated claim that last week Fairfax County po-po were pulling over any car on Fairfax County Parkway which looked slightly modified, and were dishing out tickets left and right, and even impounding some. Anyone know/see/hear about this?

~Ramy

ROTARYROCKET7

YO thats fucked up man. IS there a ricer problem in Fairfax?

Jason NYC

FDNewbie

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Not really a ricer problem... We do have ricers, but we also have a LOT of ppl who hook up their cars.

EDIT: We have more of a "Fairfax County Police run tha streets" typa problem. They do *whatever* they want...it's crazy out here.

Mr rx-7 tt

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Wow! Glad they are protecting all of us from that modified Honda with a fart pipe! Money, time and effort well spent after all they could be going after criminals such as rapists, murderers etc.

93vrfd3s

I agree but you don't get money from those offenders.

treceb

last time i was in fairfax(2 yrs ago) i saw 1 black FD and no cops.

Goofy

What kinds of tickets can they give out for what kinds of mods?

Brent 94

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Any modification(non OEM) is technically against the law in fairfax county....it's complete BS. And just the other day on my way home from school (20 min drive), i saw 7 cops. 3 on the parkway within a 1.5miles of each other(driving). I saw 2 biker cops radaring infront of NOVA. And I saw 1 other cop on lee chapel driving. Don't know what was going down that day but something was for sure.

MomoAlvarez3

yesterday on my way to a friends house, a 3 mile drive, i passed 4 cops, 1 of them seemed like he was following me. he made the same 3 turns i did and finnaly when i pulled into my friends court he slowed down, looked at me, and kept going straight.

Lt. Dan

Where did you see the info about this enforcement program?

Goofy

That's beyond BS. So if I lived in Fairfax County and my PD starts to leak, I can't replace it with an aftermarket PD that's guaranteed not to leak?

cosmicbang

Not really. What kind of modifications are you referring to? I drive numerous modified vehicles and never had any problems. The Fairfax County laws are generally comparable the Virginia state laws with respect to equipment; mostly safety items, e.g. safety glass, etc. There are some oddball state laws such as one limiting the height of hood scoops to 2.25 inches. Usually those types are not enforced unless you have either done something else, the officer thinks you have done something else, or the officer is having a bad day. Maybe the county has decided to look for those things due to lack of enough real crime to justify the small army of police.

They are not doing it for the money. Fairfax County has plenty of $$ due to real estate assessments, and district court fines make up only about .25% of the county general fund receipts. (see page 24 of http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dmb/adv...zens_guide.pdf)

1QWIK7

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Your state needs some crimes, maybe that'll be a way for them to focus on other things besides harassing people in "modified" cars.

Brent 94

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I read that (OEM EQUIP thing) in a brochure for fairfax county police so it may or may not be 100% true. I do beleive it was an anti- street racing packet. Whenever i get pulled over i get hasseled about aftermarket parts on the car. Lucky me though, cops are dumb and a simple, off the top of my head BS explaination for things with some technical info will send the officer for a loop and they usually move on. Cops in fairfax county are cocky ******** anyways, there are a few nice guys out there though.....luck of the draw for who pulls you over i guess.

FDNewbie

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Another forum. Wasn't much info...just a "I heard that..." comment. I was trying to substantiate it. So far, no dice.

Exhausts, for example. You can't have ANY aftermarket exhaust on the car, b/c it's not "comparable" to the OEM exhaust. And that is COMPLETELY subjective. There's *no* way to win those tickets. Doesn't matter how quiet or subtle the exhaust is.

~Ramy

Pele

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****, so a stock replacement from Advance auto or Pepboys or any other shop doesn't cut it?

I dunno if Mazda stocks parts for the FB. I cringe about thinking of the cost of a new manifold or something though.

7THSIGN

I live in Fairfax County, right off the park way.

I have no speeding tickets. Nor traffic infractions. But I do have 12 exhaust tickets and a couple no front tag tickets. Every time I take out my Supra, there is a 75% chance I will be pulled over and harassed for “illegal exhaust”. To tell you the truth, I do not enjoy my car anymore. You can’t in Fairfax. I have to look over my shoulder every second to make sure there is no police officer.

I will never be pulled over by a 40+ year old officer who has been with the force for many years, no. I will be pulled over by a 23-32 year old who recently got his badge.

I am sorry to say, but yes, I do feel that domestics that are modified have a better chance of not being pulled over rather then a import. Could this be why I never see domestics getting pulled over?

When is a police officer abusing his rights of power? In my opinion, when he ignores a domestic modified car over an import that is modified.

Giving cars that are modified tickets is how Fairfax County brings in most of its revenue from, believe it or not. This is one of the reason this county is one of the richest in the Untied States.

People have tried to get rid of the law, but why would the county revoke a law that nets them the most money in there pocket??? They won’t.

My proposal is for them (the law makers) to meet us at least half way on this. There are many automobile tuning enthusiasts out there who actually install upgraded parts that are better quality then the oem parts. Yes, the parts make the car faster sometimes, but if that person is driving the car and obeying the laws, then why make it illegal? They should make laws prohibiting pep boy fart cans and other none quality parts.

Many of the states like FL and TX for example I believe are very lenient to car modifications.

I have had conversations with a 61 year old retired Fairfax County police officer who is a car tuner enthusiast about how the Fairfax County police target me for fines because of my modifications and he couldn’t believe it.

Will Fairfax County change there laws? Not anytime soon is my guess.

cosmicbang

Just to be clear, this is the law:It seems the trouble has been convincing a judge that the exhaust was "comparable to that designed for use on the particular vehicle." Sounds like you need to pay your attorney more.

cosmicbang

I ran across this interesting little item in the Code of Fairfax County:There are quite a few pickup trucks being driven on the roads with their tailgates down without loads. Some even have little bars on top of the open tailgates.

Pele

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It's cause it covers up the rear tag and you can't get caught by cameras.

adictd2b00st

we have the same problem here in buffalo. the law states you CAN replace the exhaust system as long as its not louder than stock. do cops go around checking the db's? no. if they see one that isn't stock they pull you over, give a "modified exhaust" ticket, and theres no way you can win cause its your word against theirs.

i'll never forget, 2 yrs ago when i had my sr swapped 240sx, i was driving home from the track and this civic with NO exhaust pulls along side of me, and floors it (SUPER loud, it was an automatic and was raspy as ****) like 20 seconds later a cop is coming the other way, pulls a u-turn, gets behind us.... and pulls me over. comes to my window and i ask why i'm being pulled over, he says because he heard my exhaust from a mile away. i say well thats funny cause the car next to me had NO exhaust on it and he got the wrong guy. his response? "well your muffler looked bigger so i assumed it was you" HE HAD NO MUFFLER!

turb0x2

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Similar situation here...Since Ive lived in the NOVA area (approx 6 months) I have 5-6 exhausts tickets and a couple no front plate. I will admit that was with a t-78/open wg/and jic titanium exhaust system so it was very loud, but I DO NOT drive recklessly by any means and the exhaust would be the only thing to attract the officers...I have only driven the car about 500 miles in those 6 months to give a reference so it seems like everytime I drove the car I would get pulled for it. Since I was also to the point of not even enjoying the car anymore (in fairfax) due to constant harassment I plummed the wg back in, had a muffler welded into the midpipe and put the RB duals on the car. Since then I have had zero issues (knock on wood) with the police. It is sad to see how import cars get more publicity than domestics as well as serious crimes in the area

adictd2b00st

yea meanwhile all the domestic muscle cars can run open headers and a cop will pull them over just to check the car out and compliment them.......

i will say tho i've run into ONE cool cop, he was a state trooper. he pulled up next to me on an off ramp while i was waiting at the light, i looked over and he's like "hows it goin?" at this point i'm thinking oh great what did i do now, say "pretty good , you?" .... and he says " really nice car, my buddy has one too, keep it clean!" gives the thumbs up and drives away

Pele

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I dunno... On my old Civic, to change the alternator, you could pull an axle or pull the exhaust... I opted to pull the exhaust. Drove to the parts store with no exhaust right past a cop and he had no problem.

I think the sportscar bit gets em... They want money. They don't wanna pull over a beater.

RE-Amemiya

I'll have to be careful again, granted my exhaust is off now...but i just stripped half my interior to get some work done in the next couple of weeks. Maybe it's time to drive the beater again until then.