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How it happened: I was riding down the main street on the sidewalk when I decided to go on the side of the street. I went one footed for about three to five seconds keeping very straight and consistent. Then I hear a honk beside me, go back to two feet and look over. A police officer. He told me to pull over and asked for ID. I asked him what I was being stopped for and he told me that it was for dangerous driving. I asked him to see if a unicycle was defined in the law. He pulled out his handy book and defined it as a "muscular powered vehicle". I then proceeded to ask whether I was being charged with anything. And he said that he was going to write up a $325 ticket for me. (He was serious) My stomach instantly went heavy and I apologized for asking/arguing the definition of a unicycle. After a minute of talking he asked me what school I went from and how my grades were. I told him my school and my grades were average. He asked me if I was familiar with drugs in the school or the local hemp store. I said no to both and told him that I have never even drank any alcohol since I turned 19 and that I have never had any criminal charges. This managed to sway him to not write the ticket. It was a close call for me. That's a weeks worth of pay I almost lost out on for about five seconds of riding. Any one else have any similar experience while unicycling? -- CoreTechs UNICYCLE FOR CHRIST And get 'LOST' (www.lost.eu/69d9c). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CoreTechs's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15629 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/65704 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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yes, Police are SCUM! 'lovely people' (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64642) -- jamessd My videos: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WpBvnO6wVG0#GU5U2spHI_4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xkZLQzvf2g http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mtnedg1YS8c Add me: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jamessd's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15102 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/65704 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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thats retarded. he was just being a dick and was probably under his ticket quota. dangerous driving? considering we are considered pedestrians by law and their is totally such a thing as dangerous walking they need to do what they are dedicated to do. and that isnt stop "dangerous unicyclists" -- torkerdx gordito8me wrote: it's like running across the highway at rush hour. Dangerous, stupid, but not really that fun. skianduniaddict wrote: never give 4 teenagers a camera... they go crazy johnfoss wrote: Yes, being old makes you stupid. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ torkerdx's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12543 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/65704 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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That is funny, in a lot of towns it is illegal to ride on a bike on the sidewalk and unicycles are not described. What a hard a**, do you think he thought that one footed riding was dangerous, or just unicycling in general? I haven't heard of anyone being stopped before, but it made me think that it would be cool if there was a unicycle mounted police unit, that patrolled parades. :: :: -- OldDrone ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OldDrone's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15976 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/65704 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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I feel the urge to shout this: What a stupid mo***r fu**er!!!! Dam, Police are sopose to help the comuntity! (my apologises to the hopfuly majority of nice, sensible officers) -- thejdw I didn't spell it wrong, you just read it wrong! kington99 wrote: A hobnob is an oaty biscuit, the fact that they don't exist in america just goes to show that you have no culinary heritage don't follow Jesus, follow me! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ thejdw's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13230 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/65704 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Yeah, I was stopped before. I was just riding along down a practically deserted road. There were two policemen going the opposite direction that I was going, I saw them a far ways off, but didn't think anything of it at the time, because there are often policemen walking around over here. And I've never been stopped before, but then again, I was never on a unicycle before. Anyway, as I was passing me they asked me to stop, and asked me some questions and said that my unicycling didn't have any brakes or reflectors. confused: Anyway, they just took down my name and phone number, and then said I could go. But I've heard of other people that have gotten fines and stuff, so now if I see a policeman, I just go down a side street if I can. -- Sir Wojak ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sir Wojak's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15833 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/65704 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Sir Wojak wrote: Yeah, I was stopped before. I was just riding along down a practically deserted road. There were two policemen going the opposite direction that I was going, I saw them a far ways off, but didn't think anything of it at the time, because there are often policemen walking around over here. And I've never been stopped before, but then again, I was never on a unicycle before. Anyway, as I was passing me they asked me to stop, and asked me some questions and said that my unicycling didn't have any brakes or reflectors. confused: Anyway, they just took down my name and phone number, and then said I could go. But I've heard of other people that have gotten fines and stuff, so now if I see a policeman, I just go down a side street if I can. dont make is seem like you are afraid to go past them cause then they will bust you for avoiding them (cause it seems like you are acting guilty) i know 2 kids who got into trouble while playing man hunt for that (even though they didnt know it was a police car they were hiding from)(man hunt is a giant game of tag at night where the hunters are in cars and the huntees have to get to a certaint destination in a set amount of time to win) -- torkerdx gordito8me wrote: it's like running across the highway at rush hour. Dangerous, stupid, but not really that fun. skianduniaddict wrote: never give 4 teenagers a camera... they go crazy johnfoss wrote: Yes, being old makes you stupid. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ torkerdx's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12543 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/65704 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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He pulled you over because he had nothing better to do, and when he saw that trick he probly thought that was dangerous, bet there was no reason to pull you over, al least you got out of the fine. -- superiorbalence Rowan wrote: "It had a baby!" Said a man pointing at my 16" which I was carrying while riding my 36". ------------------------------------------------------------------------ superiorbalence's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15988 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/65704 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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CoreTechs wrote: "muscular powered vehicle". that's crazy... sad to hear they would even think about a ticket for something like that. -- Pdougherty ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pdougherty's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16060 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/65704 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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The police person may have considered the one foot riding to be similar to riding a wheelie on a bike down the road or riding a bike no handed down the road. Doing either of those "tricks" on a bike on the road in view of a police officer will likely (possibly) get you some traffic enforcement attention. Whether is in the same category as riding a wheelie on a bike is debatable, but to a lay person it's going to look like a maneuver where you have minimal control. Now if the police attention was because you were on a unicycle and not just because of the one footing bit then grrrr! Bad police man. -- john_childs john_childs (att) hotmail (dott) com Team Never Wash Your Muni 'My Gallery' (http://tinyurl.com/3d57bn) :: 'Unicycling Bookmark List' (http://backcountry.unicyclist.com/) :: 'World Clock' (http://tinyurl.com/2blym3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ john_childs's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/449 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/65704 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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