[MISTERZ06]

My experience is they just want the money. Unless you do something really wrong and have a bad driving record, in CT and NY they will reduce the charge. 2 years ago I fell victim to a speed trap while decelerating downhill to a stop light where the speed changed from 55 to 45. I could not have been more than 300 ft in the 45mph zone when the red lights were on me. The NY state trooper wrote me up and said, you seem like a nice guy, plea not guilty, come to court and I'll knock down the charge. I showed up in court and he pulled me from my seat. He said if I agree to a parking violation with no point, the moving violation with points would be dismissed. When it was my turn he presented that to the judge, I paid my fine and was on my way.

WoW - - Nice Story
"weren't you lucky"

Great compassion that NY State Trooper
nice to hear about nice stories

............................. tom n carol

 

[Tripod]

WoW - - Nice Story
"weren't you lucky"

Great compassion that NY State Trooper
nice to hear about nice stories

............................. tom n carol
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Lookin' good Carol!!!

 

[anthony1969]

Let me first start by saying that I don't believe you should be required to wear a helmet while driving the SS. However, the SS is classified as a motorcycle mostly everywhere I have seen. You carry motorcycle insurance and have a motorcycle plate. If your state has a helmet law requiring the use of a helmet then that's it. If you choose not to wear a helmet and receive a ticket then you should be responsible to pay the ticket. I wear mine the majority of the time, but if I get ticketed for not wearing it then I will have to accept the fine. I know in my state that you are supposed to wear a helmet on a motorcycle.

I live in Illinois it's classified as an auto cycle Illinois says if it has a steering wheel and side by side seating its consider an auto cycle no special driver license and no helmet.and any body with a valid driver license can operate the vehicle

 

[aobfarm]

@anthony1969, it would be interesting to see how you get treated in other states by both law enforcement and event organizers. For example, some people had to prove that theirs was registered as a motorcycle to go down main street in Sturgis. Motorcycle only events may have you leaving yours in the parking lot. I'd also have a beanie helmet in the cubby just in case a coping another state insisted. Cheaper than a ticket!

 

[wjfyfe]

Let me first start by saying that I don't believe you should be required to wear a helmet while driving the SS. However, the SS is classified as a motorcycle mostly everywhere I have seen. You carry motorcycle insurance and have a motorcycle plate. If your state has a helmet law requiring the use of a helmet then that's it. If you choose not to wear a helmet and receive a ticket then you should be responsible to pay the ticket. I wear mine the majority of the time, but if I get ticketed for not wearing it then I will have to accept the fine. I know in my state that you are supposed to wear a helmet on a motorcycle.

Excellent summation and this sticker is right out there in plain sight when you purchased your SlingShot.....................

Bill

 

[sooey2u]

Get caught breaking the law, pay the consequences.

If you don't agree with the law, you can plead your case in court and/or join an organization such as ABATE that lobbies your state government to change the law.
Robert

 

[Melloreel]

Wow! That was an hour of my life I can never get back iPad is slow so it took that long to read 9 pages of............?
I live in Georgia, so thought there might be some follow up on this old thread.

 

[SpringerRider]

Just finished a 2000 mile maiden voyage in our new 2020R Man.
Left N Ga., S.C., N.C., In N.C., I removed my helmet but the wife kept her's on. I put mine back on in Va thru WVa and Maryland but removed it in Pa. We spent a week there and both of us kept our helmets off. We were fairly laden with luggage so my wife had to keep the helmets between her legs.
We got to central PA and I decided to ship our dirty laundry home FedEx. This has been a common practice for us on two-wheels. I decided to include the helmets.
Our planned trip was to take a more westerly route back home. No interstates. PA does not have a helmet law so no issue there. As we went through Maryland, I was a little concerned. We both had dew-rags on and I hoped they would look enough like helmets to get us by. Actually I was more concerned about the .40 cal I was carrying, being MD is an anti-2A state.
But in truth, two things were in our favor.
1. There was no law on the road. I think we counted 3 cops the entire trip. I guess they were tied up in the protests (or had been de-funded)
2. A vehicle approaching us from the front would not know we were an auto-cycle. We would look like a little sports car. A vehicle from the rear can not see our heads.

We went through Cumberland Gap and quickly entered WVa. We stopped at a Polaris we saw. We like to stop and them and tour. ATVs are real big seller in WVa. We asked about helmet laws and was told they were not required in WVa for an auto-cycle. They did warn us about Va and said we might get stopped and fined.
We got into Va and the next morning, we went to a motorcycle outfitters in Roanoke. There I bought two novelty helmets.

The only reason we are even wearing these are to:
1. Circumvent any helmet laws.
2. Provide a platform for our headsets.

I have worn novelty helmets on two-wheels all over the US for years. I have never been harassed or stopped. I was even in an accident in Memphis when a lady pulled in front of me and I went over her car. The cop checked DOT approved helmet on the accident form.

The novelty helmets are about 1/5 the weight of our full-face helmets. That is important since the heavy DOTs feel like they would snap our necks if we had a head-on or rear end collision. The novelties to offer some protection if our heads we to hit the steering wheel or dash. But they are light, offer excellent visibility and hopefully satisfy some persnickety lawman. And I am in process of transferring the BT headsets over to them.

 

[SpringerRider]

Freedom of choice .... in my case I chose to wear a helmet. I need something to protect me from the sun anyway and at speed the helmet is more comfortable than a lot of wind and traffic noise.

Plus in an accident It would help. Seatbelt and helmet for me, no matter what the law says!

I usually carry the full helmet in the back for rain, interstate driving and cold weather, wear the half helmet around town and in the heat!

Each to there own! I chose the helmet and seatbelt!

Hey Bra,
A helmet and seatbelt do not go well together. It is a sure neck-snap in a front or rear-end collision.