Today at 12:30pm, I was heading to work, about a quarter mile from my house when a police SUV when down the road going in the opposite direction I was driving in. He quickly turned around, put on his lights and pulled me over. I have lived in the same town for forty-five years, and in the thirty-one years I’ve been driving, I have never been pulled over by any police officer in my town.
He asked for the usual driver’s license, registration, and insurance. He briefly looked at all three, then says: “The reason I pulled you over is because your inspection sticker expired in December of 2017.”
I replied: “That is because my vehicle is exempt from inspection.” He looks at me like I’m making it up.
I told him: “Check the NJ state website, it clearly says: ‘The following vehicles are exempt from inspection requirements (N.J.A.C. 13:20-7.2): Gasoline powered vehicles registered passenger, model year 1995 & older with a GVWR 8,500 pounds or less.'”
He then seems confused and says to me: “Uh, what year is your truck?” (mind you he is holding my registration in his hand which clearly states it’s a 2000). When I told him that it’s year 2000, he looks rather embarrassed and says: “I’m a cop, not a car guy. Have a good day!”
I then proceeded to work thinking to myself that a cop should at least know the laws he is supposedly trying to enforce. Oh well, at least I didn’t get searched, pulled from my vehicle, and shot to death to the sound of “Stop resisting!”
They sure as hell don’t hire them for their brains. Actually, I think, that’s the last thing they hire them for.
How the hell did he see an inspection sticker at the closing speed of two vehicles heading in different directions ?
LIE #1
I’m a cop, not a car guy
LIE #2
Not being able to read a registration, illiterate cop?, too dumb to tie his own shoes (were his boots pull ons?)
What this was , is a … I need to smell you , see you , hear you talk .. hoping for a DUI of any sort . This was a bogus pull over hopeful he would be a hero to his union and judge as the judge gets 60% of your fine in his pension
You just got scoped out
Inspection sticker? That would be a terrible crime that would be expensive too.
This guy was just hoping to wrack up some buckaroos.
The following vehicles are exempt from inspection requirements (N.J.A.C. 13:20-7.2): Gasoline powered vehicles registered passenger, model year “1995” & older with a GVWR 8,500 pounds or less.’”……..mind you he is holding my registration in his hand which clearly states it’s a “2000”…..so according to my calculations…you were in violation??? Did I miss something or could the cop just not do the math??? In my world a 2000 is not older than a 1995. Correct me if I missed something. By the way… glad you left unscathed.
Your math is correct, the cop is dumb and it was a shake down. He should be at Wally World greeting folks at the door.
WRONG!
He SHOULD be pushin’ up daisies.
EEEeeek! Wally World feeling up the kids…no thanks.
-flek
Inspection sticker my ass, he was shaking you down… just wanted to get to know his trencher buddy a little better.
You just met the new NSA circus act.