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Originally Posted by Kodiak450_06
I would want to see the pig prove it was improperly secured. **** happens, and stuff fails and breaks. Sounds like you made his day for helping him make part of his ticket quota. You could've hit a pot hole, which in many towns there are no funds to fix them and it could've caused the strap to come loose........... I never loaded a quad that way, but I see no problem as long as it is properly secured and not sticking out past wheel wells of trailer.
Most likely the pig was jealous of you, cause you have quads and he probably doesn't, nor could afford one, or what have you. I've seen one too many times, these idiots writing tickets out of jealously, trying to meet their quota, racial profiling, ect, ect....One thing I cannot stand is a double standard, like them giving tickets for tinted windows on front windows, yet their cruiser has tint on windows. I know someone who goes around looking for cruisers with tint on their windows and has tickets written against the cop that is driving the cruiser. And one time there was this time back int he 90's a local PD had removed their cats's from their exhausts on all cruisers and guess what? They got ticketed, and were given 30 days to put the cats back on or else be heavily fined.
Unless you were driving like a jackass, and swerving around with your trailer on, which I highly doubt, you did come to a stop and correct the problem. Like I said, accidents will happen, and straps will fail and you should not be prosecuted with some ridiculous fine. You acknowledged the problem and pulled over. If I were you i would plead not guilty, and explain that a strap had failed. But just remember you will have a huge uphill battle, because the cop is in bed with both the prosecutor and judge, and bottom line is they want your money!
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Seems like the only one that's a jackass here is YOU! I dont know what anti-police bug crawled up your ass but I would think you need to check yourself. If a quad comes off a trailer, guess what? IT WASN'T PROPERLY LOADED/SECURED! Yeah **** happens, that's why you overbuild, oversecure and try to compensate for ANYTHING that could and will happen while towing. And you wonder why some police officers aren't too happy with ATV'ers, look in the mirror!
Plead not guilty take it to court if you would like and explain that you will correct the problem, or already have. A bigger trailer, trailer mods (that are within the law) more straps etc. What'd you get 4903(b) ? if so it's a sliding fine $100-300 like you said, see if the judge will give you a break. There aren't any points involved just the fine.