busastalker05
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On thursday morning i was headed to work on my busa when at aprox. 7:40 a state trooper pulled me over. he got out of his car and as he walked to wards me asks me "do you know what i pulled you over for? " i said no because i wasnt speeding and my tags are all current, i had my helmet off sitting on the tank when he points to it and says do you know what those mean, ( refering to my 2 mohawks i have on the helmet) i said no, he then ask it again my answer is still no, and he asked again still the answer is know, i told him put them on for fun, he said fun huh? i said yes, he then asked again if i knew what they meant, i said no and i am not a part of any group or have any affiliations. he then went to his car where he wrote me a ticket. He came back and said that according to the NEW law that mohawks and spikes are now illegal, and that you cannot have anything protruding from your helmet. He then said that those where the Legion of Doom mohawks, i said nothing and then he asked you dont want to know what legion of doom is? i said i know what it is and i want nothing to do with them or any other m/c. he then said that if i rip of my hawks and take the helmet to court they will most likely dismiss the ticket. and to have a nice day. here is what the ticket it for this
operators and passengers on motorcycles and mopeds must wear a motorcycle safety helmet of a type that complies with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 218 (nc Gs 20 - 140.4a)
which i have research the nc helmet laws and the federal motor vehicle safety standards sec 218,, and the only thing about helmets in the Nc law is it must have a chin strap and be Dot and snell approved. i read the Fed law and all i could find was the same along with all of the engineering specs for the manufacters to meet dot and snell approval.
my ticket basically says this --- that i was not wearing a helmet that doesnt comply with the law...
well here are some pics of the helmet ----it is a scorpio and still has the dot and snell sticker on it, the hawks are only glued on and do NOT affect the structural integrity of the helmet..
This is a wrongful ticket along with i believe Profiling a biker,
there is nothing that states in any of these laws that says i can have them...
My question to the board is what should i do.....have it dismissed???
sue for the profiling and wrongful ticket?
try to get everyone involved and make this as public as i can to make sure that this doesnt happen to anyone else the rides, and make the cops learn the laws better????
I need all the advice, help, and MAINLY LEGAL advice i can
thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!
operators and passengers on motorcycles and mopeds must wear a motorcycle safety helmet of a type that complies with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 218 (nc Gs 20 - 140.4a)
which i have research the nc helmet laws and the federal motor vehicle safety standards sec 218,, and the only thing about helmets in the Nc law is it must have a chin strap and be Dot and snell approved. i read the Fed law and all i could find was the same along with all of the engineering specs for the manufacters to meet dot and snell approval.
my ticket basically says this --- that i was not wearing a helmet that doesnt comply with the law...
well here are some pics of the helmet ----it is a scorpio and still has the dot and snell sticker on it, the hawks are only glued on and do NOT affect the structural integrity of the helmet..
This is a wrongful ticket along with i believe Profiling a biker,
there is nothing that states in any of these laws that says i can have them...
My question to the board is what should i do.....have it dismissed???
sue for the profiling and wrongful ticket?
try to get everyone involved and make this as public as i can to make sure that this doesnt happen to anyone else the rides, and make the cops learn the laws better????
I need all the advice, help, and MAINLY LEGAL advice i can
thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!