Driving without A hood, I just got hassle'd big time by the RCMP and a peace officer

[travis_gillard]

So I went for a cruise through my home town without a hood on my car, passed a undercover cop and a marked car, than I passed a peace officer and he pulled a big shit hook to come pull me over, ive been driving around the city a decent amount on the really nice days with my baby without a hood recently and ive probably passed 30 cops that are looking me down big time but they do nothing. So this peace officer comes up and tells me its illegal to drive without a hood and he also stated that my exhaust was illegal telling me it was a 230$ ticket for the hood and it was 100 something for the exhaust as well he said he could impound my car for 30 days, I played dumb and he walked back with my regi and all, few minutes later came back saying I had "7 day's" (not sure what he meant by that) and i laughed and said, thats ok ill just call my lawyer when I get home and see what he says (I dont have a lawyer lol) I told him its unfair I get pulled over and older cars all over town can drive around with no hood and never get hassle'd but since im in a rice rocket and a younger guy its not ok for me. Anyway's, this peace officer had clearly taken what I said as a threat and told me he was gonna write up a official vehicle inspection report notice or something like that, I said thats fine and about 5 seconds later two more marked rcmp cruiser's pulled up behind me and I heard him say "i need help with this one" the rcmp officer came up and told me he was going to do a "government vehicle inspection" he asked me to roll up my windows so he could check for tint, turn on my signals, brake lights, reversing lights and finally he asked me to start my car, everything was legit so they didnt say anything about that, than after they had there little police pow wow on the side of the road the peace officer came up and said he was going to go for his original plan and give me a verbal warning saying this time I had "two weeks" still not sure what that means


I was wondering if the fellow beyonder's could help shed some light on the real rules for this law, can they impound my car for 30 days? im sure the ticket for driving without a hood is what im asking for but im not concern'd about that at all, just dont want my car impound'd... thanks for the reading this and helping me out... ill leave you all with a picture of my baby and my last comment, im a good person, never speeding through residential area's, I try hard to not break those stupid laws around where I drive (of course my foot tends to get a little heavy every now and than, its 99% of the time only cause I see someone give me a thumbs up or something and I know they would like to hear the way my engine sounds)

[ReflexFX]

Your kijiji ad says that your hood came flying off and smacked into your roof while you were driving... Sounds badass. Anyways, cool rant

[travis_gillard]

indeed it did sir. thats the reason I was driving without a hood, the first time the window never got smashed I figure that was some kinda miracle, not gonna chance it again.

[kvg]

No hood=ticket

There is alot of laws people think are lame, good example window tint.

[Kavy]

A vehicle must be maintained within manufacturers specifications while operating on public roadways.

This means a hood.

The police will pull you over regularly.


Door, body, hood
11 The vehicle shall comply with section 19.02 of the regulations with regard to size and dimension.

Doors — Doors shall be installed in a vehicle where the vehicle was manufactured with doors.
The doors with which a vehicle is equipped shall be in good working order, and any hinge, latch or handle must not be broken, missing or inoperable.
The doors shall not be warped, twisted or weakened to the extent that a slight jar will open them.
A door shall be capable of being opened or closed with normal effort.
Body — A vehicle shall not have a body, body sill, door posts or body pillars which have rotted, deteriorated or been damaged to the extent that such part may collapse or create a hazard.
The body must not be loose upon the chassis.
The floor of a vehicle must not be rotted, broken or missing.
No part of a vehicle may be secured with rope or wire.
No part of a vehicle may have a sharp or ragged edge which could injure persons or objects.
Hood — The hood over the engine compartment shall be securely fastened and shall not have broken hinges or fasteners.
Frame — The frame of a motor vehicle or a motorcycle shall not flex, be cracked, welded or have fatigue points to the extent that these defects indicate the frame has suffered structural damage and constitutes a hazard.

[J-hop]

Originally posted by kvg
No hood=ticket

There is alot of laws people think are lame, good example window tint.

^this, I ran my hood off for a day (when i was 16 though haha). Was told I could be given a ticket for it.

Maybe run hood pins? not sure what you ran before but some of those shittier CF hoods have really poor structural integrity around the latch mechanism.

But for future reference:

(1) you build a car that stands out, is loud (im guessing), incomplete and admit to driving "spiritedly" .... yes of course you are going to get profiled by police....

(2) No matter the circumstances, no matter how much of an ass a cop is being, DO NOT TALK BACK. take it up in court if you want to prove a point....

[travis_gillard]

yeah, I know about the ticket and to be honest I dont care if they give me that ticket cause im moving out of the country and the only reason im coming back is to re-new my work visa, my parents have vehicles I can borrow when I come back so I dont need my registry privlages.... I just was more wondering about what he said about "2 weeks" and what he said about impounding my car. Im planning on taking it for a few more test drives untill I can sell it so I just wanna know whats up. Im sure im fueling the trololol train with this thread haha but its ok, bash away... its the people that know what they are talking about that im after.

[95teetee]

Originally posted by kvg
No hood=ticket

There is alot of laws people think are lame, good example window tint.

like those stupid laws about speeding in residential areas?

[Kavy]

Originally posted by travis_gillard
yeah, I know about the ticket and to be honest I dont care if they give me that ticket cause im moving out of the country and the only reason im coming back is to re-new my work visa, my parents have vehicles I can borrow when I come back so I dont need my registry privlages.... I just was more wondering about what he said about "2 weeks" and what he said about impounding my car. Im planning on taking it for a few more test drives untill I can sell it so I just wanna know whats up. Im sure im fueling the trololol train with this thread haha but its ok, bash away... its the people that know what they are talking about that im after.

Yes they can impound it.

See my post above, I posted the law.

[travis_gillard]

yikes, thanks bro... thread closed lol.

[Kavy]

Originally posted by travis_gillard
yikes, thanks bro... thread closed lol.

Im pretty sure I saw that car driving into an underground parking lot in Inglewood this afternoon

But i could be wrong, same color and no hood.

[travis_gillard]

I dont think I went in any underground parking lot but I do love the 2.99 breakfast from the casino on blackfoot, was there today... such a steal of a deal! I tend to cruise after I get behind the wheel of my car, its to much fun.

[Kona9]

Oh to be 16 again.

I hope the skipped ticket creates a hiccup in your life at the most in-opportune time. ie: trying to fly home to Mommy & Daddy

[bignerd]

Originally posted by Kavy
A vehicle must be maintained within manufacturers specifications while operating on public roadways.

This means a hood.

The police will pull you over regularly.


Door, body, hood
11 The vehicle shall comply with section 19.02 of the regulations with regard to size and dimension.

Doors — Doors shall be installed in a vehicle where the vehicle was manufactured with doors.
The doors with which a vehicle is equipped shall be in good working order, and any hinge, latch or handle must not be broken, missing or inoperable.
The doors shall not be warped, twisted or weakened to the extent that a slight jar will open them.
A door shall be capable of being opened or closed with normal effort.
Body — A vehicle shall not have a body, body sill, door posts or body pillars which have rotted, deteriorated or been damaged to the extent that such part may collapse or create a hazard.
The body must not be loose upon the chassis.
The floor of a vehicle must not be rotted, broken or missing.
No part of a vehicle may be secured with rope or wire.
No part of a vehicle may have a sharp or ragged edge which could injure persons or objects.
Hood — The hood over the engine compartment shall be securely fastened and shall not have broken hinges or fasteners.
Frame — The frame of a motor vehicle or a motorcycle shall not flex, be cracked, welded or have fatigue points to the extent that these defects indicate the frame has suffered structural damage and constitutes a hazard.

Just curious, how does this apply to a Jeep? A lot of people remove the doors on their Jeeps for summer and don't appear to be bothered by the police about it.... the vehicle was originally manufactured with doors.

[Kavy]

Originally posted by bignerd



Just curious, how does this apply to a Jeep? A lot of people remove the doors on their Jeeps for summer and don't appear to be bothered by the police about it.... the vehicle was originally manufactured with doors.

The same way it works with T tops and hard top convertibles.

Because the vehicles are manufactured to be SAFELY operated with them off it complies within the law.

[GT4rally]

Wonder how that law applies to Jeep Wrangler's driving around with no doors! Never heard of a ticket issued to a Jeep owner.

And if a Wrangler is allowed to have the doors removed, then any car should be allowed to be on the roads with no doors.

Strange that Ricky and Julian never got a ticket!

[HomespunLobster]

So, cops pulled you over for driving your car around illegally, give you a warning and you lip the cop off. They get back up, talk about it, still let you go with a warning and didn't tow your car and you are here to complain?

[travis_gillard]

^ sick chirp bud.

[frozenrice]

How do rat rods get away with it then? Definitely no hoods on most of the ones that I've seen.

[Kavy]

Originally posted by frozenrice
How do rat rods get away with it then? Definitely no hoods on most of the ones that I've seen.

Same reason most people drive for 10+ years with window tint and never get a ticket.

Asking for attention gets you attention.

I would assume that the car has an obnoxious muffler and he doesn't drive it like he is getting groceries.